Access Partnership recently conducted a study commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on AI skills across various industries globally—including education. The study found that employers and employees in the education sector anticipate that AI utilization will improve productivity by more than one-third. When asked what their organization would do with 33 percent more capacity, both employees and employers identified task automation as the top productivity benefit. In addition, a majority of education employers (57 percent) envision generative AI driving innovation and creativity within their organization, and 38 percent expect to use generative AI tools significantly in the next five years. But as demand for AI talent across all industries grows, training for employees will be the best option to bridge the AI knowledge gap. Just 14 percent of employees say they have “advanced” AI fluency today,
