{"id":11010,"date":"2024-09-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?post_type=sf_press_release&p=11010"},"modified":"2024-09-18T22:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:24:23","slug":"ai-training-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"sf_press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/09\/18\/ai-training-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"AI for All: Salesforce Provides Free AI Training, Dedicates Office Space to Help Anyone Succeed in an AI World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Salesforce will offer free hands-on AI courses and certifications through 2025, a more than $50 million investment in training people for the jobs of tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company will open a pop-up AI Center at its headquarters with plans to roll out AI training spaces in its offices around the world for communities and employees<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 September 18, 2024 \u2013 <\/strong>Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced plans to expand access to skilling opportunities with free AI<\/a> training for anyone. The company will offer its premium AI courses and AI certifications free of charge and available to anyone through its free online learning platform, Trailhead<\/a>, through the end of 2025. To support these efforts, Salesforce will open new spaces at its San Francisco headquarters, including a pop-up AI Center for in-person community AI training courses and a dedicated floor for employees to skill up on AI tools and agents. Salesforce\u2019s new offerings represent a more than $50 million investment in helping skill up the workforce and address a growing AI skills gap.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive urgency to incorporate AI tools into business operations has increased seven times over the past six months and is now a top concern, above inflation or the broader economy, according to Slack research<\/a>. But the same research shows that more than two-thirds of workers have yet to use the technology at work \u2014 and only 15% of workers<\/a> strongly agree that they have the education and training necessary to use AI effectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The advent of AI and agents represents the biggest technological shift of our generation, and will radically change how people work.\u201d<\/p>\nBrian Millham, President and Chief Operating Officer at Salesforce<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe advent of AI and agents represents the biggest technological shift of our generation, and will radically change how people work,\u201d said Brian Millham, President and Chief Operating Officer at Salesforce. \u201cWe need to ensure everyone is equipped with the skills they need to succeed in this new AI world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n