After returning from military service, I enrolled in a computer academy.
I remember in the mid-90s, but these days, it was an Excel program training course that even middle and high school students use.
Most of my college assignments were written and submitted by hand, so I think I got the feeling that learning the Excel program was a bit ahead of a liberal arts student.
If I had to compare it, I think computer programming and coding are similar to Excel at the time.
No, even in elementary school, coding classes are taught, so I think it's more familiar than that.
It was not long ago that programming was thought to be the exclusive domain of science and engineering students.
However, we are now approaching the age of AI certification that anyone can take.
100 eras of AI certifications
Artificial intelligence AI feels like a very specialized field.
In fact, that is also true.
However, even with AI, it varies greatly depending on the level of application.
There are high-tech fields that research institutes and large corporations deal with, and there are fields that are practical in everyday life.
In fact, AI has already become so popular in the private sector that there are over 100 related certifications.
However, many of them focused on the written test or evaluated the degree of use of a specific program, so it was evaluated as lacking in versatility.
The AI Fundamentals for Business (AIFB), a certification for AI practical qualifications released by KT, is expected to contribute to making the utility of AI more common in terms of its composition.
Shall we take a look?
First, looking at the configuration, it is divided into three levels according to the level of AI utilization.
The first stage, 'Basic', is designed so that you can take the exam even if you cannot run the coding program yourself.
This course is for business managers and non-majors who need to understand the principles and processes of AI application. It verifies that data analysis and modeling can be done through a tool that can be operated with just a click on the screen without directly coding the data used most in practice. do.
From the second stage, 'Associate', coding and operation skills like Python are required.
This course can be taken by planning analysts, semi-majors, and majors who want to innovate their work using AI. It checks whether you can analyze, process, and model data with Python coding.
It is said to be the most general course, and it is a step that anyone with knowledge of coding can try.
The third stage, 'Professional', is a course for developers and majors who use AI technology to solve business problems while dealing with various types of data such as images and text.
It verifies whether coding-based data analysis, processing, and modeling can be advanced.
Liberal Arts Student 'AI/Coding' Patch
A liberal arts student cannot be a science and engineering student.
This is because the subjects studied are different and each has different strengths.
However, we are already living in the age of convergence.
It is in the same vein that Samsung Electronics' DS (semiconductor) division added software courses such as coding to the training schedule for new recruits in the second half of last year.
Even if non-majors do not directly code or develop AI, it is necessary to utilize the tools developed for easy use and to increase their understanding of related systems and terms.
KT plans to give additional points to AIFB recipients versus hiring transitional interns.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is also promoting the introduction of AIFB at the group level.
11 KT group companies, including financial companies within KT such as BC Card and K-Bank, have already started implementing AIFB.
Not only companies, but also universities and employment-linked institutions such as Kyonggi University, Dankook University, Keimyung University, and Hongik University have introduced AIFB-related education and certification exams.
In order not to be another 'specialization'
Although some large corporations and universities are working on it, it seems that the day when AI or coding will be treated like Excel is not far from the general trend in society.
Of course, there are some concerns that the release of these certifications will lead to another competition to build up specifications.
However, if relevant knowledge is becoming an essential factor enough to provide separate training for new employees, a more active attitude is required.
In fact, it is not just yesterday that people started flocking to coding education.
Coding is hot not only in the youth job market, but also in the re-employment market for middle-aged people.
However, the government and industry need attention so that AI/coding education and certifications do not become another means of earning money derived from the job market, so that they can contribute to nurturing the necessary competencies in the industrial field and nurturing convergence talent.