If you wish to up-skill your CAIO career or start one, it is important to hone and polish your AI skills. Here’s where you can.
Generally, when it comes to up-skilling in tech, there are myriad options and formats. Some courses are virtual, some instructor-led and some classroom lessons. While Data Science, Machine Learning, IoT and others even today are the most popular virtual courses out there, extremely focussed AI courses have starting to sprout up, giving you a unique opportunity to seriously consider a CAIO career path. We have sifted though hundreds of such courses and bring to you our handpicked recommendations.
Do understand that these courses range from around 6 weeks up to 32 weeks. You can take your pick among university affiliated courses, standalone certifications and industry bodies. Our recommendations are:
- AI Program for Senior Executives & CSuite (MIT xPRO) – comes with a verified certificate from MIT, with a duration of around 6 months including a combination of in-person + virtual modules.
- Global C-Suite /CXO Program (Wharton Executive Education) – Learn softer skills as long as you are ready to commit 9 months of your life to it.
- Generative AI for Business Transformation (Purdue University) – This one is extremely targeted to help you achieve transformative AI + Business Transformation intelligence over 4 months.
- Chief Data, Analytics, and AI Officer (CDAIO) Program (NUS – National University of Singapore) – Methodologies, tools and tech for CAIOs over 32 weeks with a world-renowned certification.
- Oxford Artificial Intelligence Program (University of Oxford) – Though this one sounds very generic, the course material is targeted at incorporating AI into business plans, the main role of a global CAIO. 6 weeks with an Oxford certification!
- AI Applications for Growth (Northwestern & Kellogg) – This collaborative course focusses on achieving best business outcomes with the use of AI with specific attention to transportation and automated vehicles. 2 months, all virtual
Going forward, we will bring to you blogs that are relevant to your geography and objective. But for now, do check out these 6 options that cover the length and breadth of a day in a CAIO’s life.
All the best!
