OpenAI Academy: Revolutionizing AI Training in the Workplace

The Rise of AI in Organizations

The introduction of artificial intelligence into the professional world has opened new perspectives for organizations. Thanks to AI, tasks that previously required specialized skills or considerable time can now be executed more efficiently. However, for this promise to materialize, it is essential that employees know how to use these tools in their specific professional context. This is where the OpenAI Academy comes in, focusing on practical training to help organizations integrate AI into their processes smoothly and effectively.

OpenAI, as a leader in the field of AI, does not just develop models and products. The company is also committed to working closely with organizations to ensure that these technologies are applied optimally. The OpenAI Academy is an initiative aimed at transforming this expertise into concrete learning programs, allowing companies to enhance their employees' AI skills and maximize the added value of these technologies.

Three New Courses for Successful AI Integration

Today, OpenAI Academy announces the launch of three new courses: AI Foundations, Applied AI Foundations, and Agents and Workflows. These training programs are designed to guide teams through a journey from understanding the basics of AI to applying this knowledge in structured workflows, culminating in the advanced use of agents to optimize processes.

From AI Fundamentals to Repeatable Workflows

The courses offered by OpenAI Academy are based on a pragmatic approach: participants learn to use AI by working on projects that matter to them. To achieve this, OpenAI collaborates with partners such as BCG, Accenture, and BBVA to provide training that combines theory and practice.

• AI Foundations: This course introduces learners to the essential concepts for effectively using AI in their daily work. It covers skills such as formulating queries, providing context, reviewing results, and using AI responsibly. Participants thus acquire the necessary foundations to improve common tasks like writing, summarizing, planning, and preparing meetings.

• Applied AI Foundations: This module teaches how to transform queries into structured and repeatable workflows. Learners develop workflow plans that integrate the right inputs, models, tools, checkpoints, and human reviews, while balancing quality, speed, and cost.

• Agents and Workflows: This course focuses on managing agent-assisted work. It teaches how to provide context, define outcomes and boundaries, and review results. Participants leave with the ability to manage and refine a reusable workflow while identifying when human intervention is necessary.

Together, these courses enable learners to progress from improving a daily task to building a repeatable workflow plan, and then to practicing an agent-assisted workflow that they can apply to future work.

Practical and Scalable Learning

The OpenAI Academy is shaped by OpenAI's AI research, product, security, and deployment teams. The program is designed to evolve in parallel with the company's models and products, integrating new capabilities, updated security practices, and lessons learned from organizational experiences. For companies, this creates a consistent learning standard, grounded in the technology used daily by their employees.

Skill Recognition with Certificates

Participants who complete a course receive a certificate of achievement, which they can share with their teams and networks. These certificates provide companies with a simple way to recognize participation, celebrate early adopters, and link learning to practical work already underway. They can also help champions find peers who are building new workflows and encourage teams to share what works within the organization.

Integrating Courses into Organizations

Organizations can use these courses for employee onboarding, corporate learning programs, or broader AI adoption initiatives. They provide a common foundation for teams that are just starting and help more experienced organizations transform individual use into workflows that can be shared and improved across teams.

"Widespread AI adoption is not just about giving people access to technology. It requires learning systems, trust, and new ways of working that help people apply AI every day," said Dr. Lan Guan, Chief AI and Data Officer at Accenture. "OpenAI Academy is an important part of how we help our collaborators develop the practical skills, workflows, and habits necessary to use AI responsibly and effectively. Together, we can bring this same hands-on approach to our clients as they integrate AI into their workforces."

These courses are just the beginning of a broader learning roadmap for OpenAI Academy. We will continue to update them as our products evolve, expand reporting capabilities for organizations, and introduce new learning paths for additional roles and use cases.