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Microsoft AI Skills Fest

8 Apr 2025 00:00 - 23:59

Learn the AI skills today’s employers are looking for. AI is reinventing the way we work — and we’re joining forces with Microsoft to help you level up your skills in today’s rapidly changing job market. Join the Microsoft AI Skills Fest on April 8 and be a part of our historic GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM title attempt for the most users to take an online multi-level artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours. After April 8, continue expanding your AI skill set with additional, industry-relevant content to prepare you for a future workforce that’s increasingly reliant on AI.

Practical information:

8 Apr 2025 00:00 - 23:59
Online
English
Target audience: Everyone who wants to prepare themselves for a future workforce that’s increasingly reliant on AI.

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  • Price: Free
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Explore the role AI can play in your day-to-day workflow with two courses: one that’s designed around everyday prompting to increase efficiency, or a more advanced AI program on technical engineering concepts.

Use AI for Everyday Tasks

Gain firsthand knowledge and experience with practical AI skills that drive efficiency in your day-to-day tasks. Work with AI tools including Microsoft Copilot, and learn what makes an effective prompt.

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Know what generative AI is and ways to use it for everyday tasks
  • Understand the basics of writing effective prompts and identify useful prompt resources
  • Create and expand prompts and analyze results
  • Use different AI tools to prompt and build on results
  • Understand how to use AI responsibly and ethically

Getting Started with AI Agents in GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Agents are custom tools embedded in Copilot Extensions that provide additional functionalities tailored to the end users' needs. Course attendees will take part in a hands-on exercise to build a Copilot extension for a practical developer workflow.

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Explain what a GitHub Copilot Extension is and what an agent does
  • Understand the basics of creating a GitHub Copilot Extension and agent
  • Utilize GitHub Copilot’s features to build and enhance GitHub Copilot Extensions andagents
  • Implement a Copilot Extension and agent to assist with common developer workflows


Reserve your seat at the Microsoft AI Skills Fest

History is in the making — and this is your chance to be part of it. To celebrate Microsoft’s 50th anniversary of empowering users to innovate and challenge the status quo, we’re launching an unprecedented global AI learning event on April 8. This 24-hour event will be followed by 50 days of continuous education to provide learners worldwide with the critical skills that are needed to thrive in today’s workplace.

Participate in a record-setting opportunity

Join us as we attempt to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM title for the most users to take an online multi-level artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours. Choose from two free Microsoft courses — Use AI for Everyday Tasks, and Getting Started with AI Agents in GitHub Copilot — and earn a badge from Microsoft acknowledging your participation in this world record attempt. Learners on edX have the option to complete the verified track and earn a valuable certificate of completion to showcase on your résumé.

Continue learning with 30% off

AI is ever-evolving, and we all need to keep up on our skills. After you join us for this worldwide, record-setting event on April 8, you will receive a code to save 30% off a future course from edx.org.*