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Microsoft partners with DIO and aims to fill thousands of vacancies in free Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses, considered the profession of the future. Training aims to combat the shortage of professionals in the area.
Microsoft and DIO have entered into a new partnership to launch the program Microsoft AI for Tech, an initiative that is part of the Microsoft ConectAI program. The initiative aims to offer free Artificial Intelligence courses to 5 million people by 2028, preparing them for the profession of the future and combating the shortage of professionals.
Understand how Microsoft's free Artificial Intelligence and DIO courses will work
In total, there will be 6 free bootcamps for the profession of the future, which together offer 75 thousand vacancies until June 2025, to combat the shortage of professionals.
Free artificial intelligence courses provide practical training guided by expert mentors from Microsoft and DIO, with content structured to meet different levels of knowledge. Free courses on the profession of the future that are already open include:
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Creating Smart Prompts
In this training, Microsoft students will delve into best practices for writing effective prompts with hands-on mentoring and the Refine Framework. Develop skills as a Prompt Engineer by exploring language models, guardrails, backstories, and prompt chaining techniques, with exclusive bonus material.
AI-900
In this course, students will master concepts such as computer vision, intelligent image classification, and AI-powered document intelligence. They will also become familiar with Microsoft Azure technologies while preparing to successfully take the AI-900 certification exam.
GitHub Copilot
Here you'll explore how to use GitHub Copilot while learning Git commands, branch management, and collaboration on open source projects. You'll also learn advanced refactoring and productivity skills, and prepare for the GitHub certification practice test.
How to participate in free Artificial Intelligence courses
To register, simply select one of the Microsoft and DIO courses for the profession of the future. The collaboration between the companies seeks to change the training scenario in tech in the country, with the ambitious final goal of distributing more than 200 thousand vacancies by June 2025, aiming to combat the shortage of professionals.
The initiative will be made possible through work between Microsoft and DIO with free Artificial Intelligence courses in collaboration with major partners, offering high-impact training opportunities and promoting access to the technical knowledge desired to boost careers in the AI sector, the profession of the future.
AI is already transforming the job market and everyday interactions. Taking part in AI training courses in 2025 is an opportunity to be at the forefront of this revolution, acquiring new skills that bring a range of possibilities for promising careers.
Impact of Microsoft's free Artificial Intelligence and DIO courses
The partnership between the companies has already provided training to more than 10 people, combating the shortage of professionals in the area. However, the impact goes beyond the numbers. According to Suellen Lima, a participant in one of the bootcamps for the profession of the future, participation was a positive thing, since she only knew about AI from what everyone else knows, such as chat surveys.
However, it goes far beyond that and these free Artificial Intelligence courses expanded her knowledge, made her train more, understand better and this automatically impacted her career.
According to the Director of AI Training at Microsoft Brazil, Lucia Rodrigues, the objective, in addition to combating the shortage of professionals, is to offer access to the most current technologies for the population, expanding job openings.
There is a unique opportunity with the expansion of AI in the job market and, by offering these free courses, it is possible to combat inequality of opportunities and contribute to the profession of the future.
excellent initiative from Microsoft. Congratulations
Very good, many young Brazilians would really like this opportunity.
Congratulations, it would be a great course for minors, many young people looking for an opportunity