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Workforce and trainingAugust 2, 2026

Ohio AI Accelerator Launches This Fall | Fast-Tracking AI Education and Enablement for Ohio Businesses

A program designed to connect Ohio businesses with tools, resources, and support to fast-track AI education and enablement.

EventsAugust 2, 2026

Announcing the AI Ready Ohio Virtual Town Hall and AI Training Day | August 26, 2026 | Registration Required

You’re invited to the AI Ready Ohio Virtual Town Hall and AI Training Day on August 26, 2026. Free to attend for Ohio residents and professionals. Registration required. Participation earns credit toward AI Ready Ohio certificates sponsored by JobsOhio and powered by ETA.

EventsAugust 2, 2026

AI Week Adds Dedicated Workshop Tracks for Microsoft AI Tools and Claude Code | Get AI Certified At AI Week

Attend AI Week to level up your AI Skills, Network, and Impact; and take advantage of two new Applied AI workshop tracks with Microsft and Claude AI Tools

Policy and economic developmentAugust 2, 2026

AI Ready Ohio Expands AI Training and Cert Program to Cleveland This August!

The AI Ready Ohio training and certificate program sponsored by JobsOhio and powered by Enterprise Technology Association is expanding to Cleveland this summer!

Workforce and trainingJune 13, 2026

AI for Educators: New AI Certificate Pathway from Enterprise Technology Association

A new certificate pathway is coming from Enterprise Technology Association focused on upskilling and preparing American educators transition from AI Ready to AI Enabled.

Workforce and trainingMay 27, 2026

ETA launches AIReadyAmerica.org to fast-track AI education, workforce, and economic development nationwide

The 501c3 nonprofit organization is dedicated to fast-tracking AI education, workforce, and economic development efforts nationwide; and is responsible for governing the National AI Accelerator powered by Enterprise Technology Association.

Workforce and trainingApril 21, 2026

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7: What It Means for the Enterprise Technology Workforce

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 just raised the bar for enterprise AI — outperforming GPT-5.4 on real-world software engineering, tripling visual processing capacity, and introducing autonomous multi-step workflows that fundamentally change how technical teams operate. For...

Workforce and trainingApril 13, 2026

NSF Invests $11M to Expand AI Professional Development for K-12 Teachers Nationwide

The National Science Foundation just committed $11 million to train up to 3,000 K-12 teachers in AI fundamentals — a federal signal that the pipeline for AI-ready talent starts in the classroom, not the boardroom. For technology executives building long-term workforce...

Workforce and trainingApril 10, 2026

$300 Billion in One Quarter: What the Biggest AI Funding Surge in History Means for the American Workforce

In a single quarter, $300 billion flooded into AI — with 80% going directly to AI companies — marking the largest venture funding surge in history and signaling that the AI infrastructure race is no longer a forecast, it's a fact. For technology executives, the urgent...

Workforce and trainingMarch 20, 2026

The Workforce of the Future: What Leaders Are Getting Wrong (And Right)

Leaders say they’re building for the future of work—but their systems tell a different story. Skills-based hiring without skills infrastructure, overwhelmed middle managers, AI layered onto broken workflows, and “flexibility” in name only are creating deeper cracks in how...

Policy and economic developmentFebruary 26, 2026

Who Is Delivering the DOL's New AI Literacy Mandate for America's Workforce?

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its national AI Literacy Framework on February 13, 2026 — a directive to every state workforce agency, American Job Center, and community college in the country to begin delivering AI literacy training immediately. The Enterprise Technology...

Policy and economic developmentNovember 6, 2025

JobsOhio and Enterprise Technology Association Launch “AI Ready Ohio” Pilot to Build the Future Workforce in Ohio

JobsOhio and the Enterprise Technology Association have announced the launch of AI Ready Ohio, a new initiative designed to prepare Ohio’s workforce for the intelligent economy through AI education, training, and certification pathways. The program will close gaps that...

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