Salesforce Launches Free AI Training and Facilities to Bridge Skills Gap
Salesforce is offering its premium AI courses and certifications for free on Trailhead, its online learning platform, through 2025. The company will also open new spaces at its San Francisco headquarters for in-person AI training, including dedicated floors for employee upskilling. This represents an investment of over fifty million dollars to address the AI skills gap.
Salesforce is offering its premium AI courses and certifications for free on Trailhead, its online learning platform, through 2025.
The company will also open new spaces at its San Francisco headquarters for in-person AI training, including dedicated floors for employee upskilling.
This represents an investment of over $50 million to address the AI skills gap.
According to Slack research, executive urgency to adopt AI has surged but only 15% of workers feel adequately trained.
Salesforce aims to reach 100,000 new learners and has opened AI Centers worldwide, including in London.
The company will introduce global AI learning days and has rolled out over 100 AI-powered tools to help its 72,000 employees, saving nearly 3 million work hours since February.
Nathalie Scardino, President, and Chief People Officer emphasizes the need for employers to provide training opportunities to equip workers for AI roles.