Practical AI skills with safeguards built in — courses, workshops, and work-based learning that move people from awareness to impact.
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AI Education & Workforce Development
RIL’s AI Education & Workforce track helps students, workers, and teams build job-ready skills with Safeguards and the INNOVATE framework embedded. Learners ship real
deliverables — not just quizzes — and document outcomes employers care about.
- Hands-on learning with authentic projects and rubrics
- Responsible-by-default: privacy, safety, inclusion, transparency
- Fast cycle time: working prototypes in 3–5 days
Training Tracks
Courses & Workshops
Modular sessions for campuses and orgs: AI literacy, prompt & workflow design, data basics, evaluation, and safeguards.
Work-Based Learning
Teams learn by shipping: scoped pilots with mentors and real users. Pairs perfectly with PIIC internships.
Certification (AskMave)
Skills-based certification aligned to artifacts (briefs, prompts, eval plans, demos) with coach support via AskMave.
Core Curriculum (Modular)
- AI Literacy & Use-Case Framing — problems worth solving, stakeholders, success metrics
- Prompt & Workflow Design — patterns, evaluation prompts, reproducibility
- Data Basics — structure, quality, provenance, small-data tactics
- Safeguards — privacy, safety, bias checks, refusal patterns, escalation
- Evaluation — human-in-the-loop testing, rubrics, impact measures
- Delivery — briefs, demos, and documentation for handoff
Campus Bundle
4–6 sessions + a NOVA pilot for a department or center.
Workforce Sprint
Two weeks to a prototype + team upskilling.
Instructor Toolkit
Slides, labs, rubrics, and persona packs for faculty.
Featured Student Projects
AI as a Thinking Partner + INNOVATE alignment
9-module course with reflection prompts and inclusive design.
Critical Thinking +AI Certification Course
Critical Thinking +AI YouTube Playlist
Responsible Tutoring Models
Survey of campus & industry approaches to teaching responsible AI.
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Who It’s For
Faculty
Plug-and-play labs, rubrics, toolkits.
Students
Ship artifacts for portfolios and credit.
Organizations
Run rapid pilots with measurable impact.
Pathways & Next Steps
Choose the route that fits your goals and timeline:
Rapid Pilot
Scope a real problem and ship a prototype in a week with NOVA.
Internship Cohort
Host a PIIC team to deliver outcomes while training talent.
Faculty / Trainer Enablement
Get the teaching kit and certification support (AskMave).
Ask Mave
Pose a dilemma or paste a brief. Mave will guide next steps with INNOVATE-aligned actions. This is the original lab assistant. She’s currently being upgraded and some of that is in the chat bubble you find on this site.
ASU Lineage
Lineage: piloted at ASU (2019–2025) across SFIS/Global Futures cohorts — foundational artifacts include the FIS480 poster and the course playlist. Those lessons now power today’s workshops, NOVA pilots, and PIIC internships.
FAQ
What makes this “responsible” AI training?
We thread Safeguards and INNOVATE through every module—privacy, safety, equity, evaluation, and documentation.
Can you tailor content for my industry?
Yes. We customize labs and datasets for education, civic, nonprofit, and small-business contexts.
How do learners prove skills?
Through shipped artifacts (briefs, prompts, eval plans, demos) and optional certification with AskMave.
Upskill Your Team — Responsibly
Book a workshop, launch a rapid pilot, or host a PIIC cohort.
We’ll help you move from awareness to impact—fast.