The
Mississippi
Skill-AI-Thon

  • Step 1: Register for the AI-thon! (And LinkedIn if you don’t have one!)

    Step 2: Follow the link in your email from us to watch a series of online videos and complete short quizzes.

    Step 3: Complete all modules to receive a LinkedIn certificate in Career Essentials of Generative AI.

    Step 4: Upload your certificate of completion via mississippiai.org so you are eligible for cash prizes!

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Earn a Career Essential in Generative AI Professional Certificate from LinkedIn Learning - free to all residents of Mississippi!

Career Essentials in Generative AI

10 points

Embrace the future with Generative AI!

Take part in this specialized and free upskilling program at
your own pace online. 

  • Develop an understanding of generative AI models

  • Learn about the ethics of using generative AI

  • Explore the impact of generative AI tools

Start your AI & Digital Skills Learning Journey 


AI-thon Categories

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AI-thon Categories *

Compete for cash prizes in the following categories!

Small business owner/Entrepreneur

Nonprofit Organizations

Educator

University/High School Student

Administrative Staff

Marketing and Public Relations Professionals

Industry/Manufacturing Professional

Librarian and Information Specialists

Healthcare Practitioners

General

Participating Organizations

Check out the other courses in the Skill-IT-thon! Worth 1 point each.

Administrative Professional

1 Point

  • Develop essential skills needed for administrative roles, including communication, writing, time management, and must-have software skills.

  • • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

    • Writing skills

    • Time management tools

    • Basic software skills

Project Manager

1 Point

  • Discover how to manage projects effectively with scheduling, budgeting, and communication, and explore PM tools in Microsoft 365.

  • • Scheduling, budgeting, and plan building

    • Stakeholder management

    • Assessing and managing risks

    • Project management software

Business Analyst

1 Point

  • Explore foundational business analysis concepts and understand key processes. Practice using software tools for common business analysis tasks.  

  • Agile principles

    • Requirements for gathering and analysis

    • Data science basics

Systems Administrator

1 Point

  • Learn about this multifaceted role — from managing on-site, cloud, physical, and virtual implementations, as well as storage security.

  • Server and operating systems basics

    • Basic networking

    • Cloud admin

    • Backup, recovery, and security

Data Analyst

1 Point

  • Explore foundational concepts used in data analysis and practice using software tools for data analytics and data visualization. 

  • Data gathering and cleaning

    • SQL queries

    • Quality data sets and visualizations

    • Data analysis software tools

Software Developer

1 Point

  • Understand the core concepts and structure of programming languages and learn how they’re applied.

  • Programming core concepts

    • Working with collections

    • Using external code

    • Finding and fixing bugs