The number one skill that employers are looking for in 2026 is A.I. Readiness.

The number one skill that employers are looking for in 2026 is A.I. Readiness. So here are the AI certifications that you can get that you can list on your resume or on your LinkedIn. If you're new here, I'm Morgan. I'm the CEO of AfroTech and Blavity, and I teach people how to use tools so they can work smarter, not harder. So Coursera actually has a lot of these. One is called Deep Learning Specialization. This is a really fantastic fundamentals course, and I highly recommend this for somebody who's thinking about how research and large language models actually work. The next one on Coursera that I recommend is called AI for Everyone. This covers what AI can and cannot do and is really good for people who are managers, people who want to be in director positions and lead teams where their bosses are gonna ask them, well, how do you plan on incorporating AI into your work and how your teams work? This one's a little bit technical, but I think it's still really good even if you're not technical, which is IBM's AI Engineering course. If you're gonna be working with technical people, I highly recommend that you consider this and applied AI workflows, even if you're not technical. The next one that I love, and shout out to Google for this, is Google has AI Essentials. This one's fantastic, it's free, and this is awesome because it also has a certification. It focuses on how to use AI responsibly, which I think is fantastic, especially for people who want a broad perspective on AI. And it's just a great way to start. And it's free, so there's literally no downside. If you want to learn how to build with AI with no code, MIT actually has a no code certification for AI, and I think it's a really awesome start. This is the one that I'm actually gonna take in 2026 so that I can build more apps and websites and not necessarily always have to hire an engineer to finish my ideas. Last but not least, Harvard has a course called AI Essentials for Business. This is great if you're a business owner, an entrepreneur, or someone who's running large companies, this is gonna give you the fundamentals of what you need to know as a business owner. It's only four weeks, and it's a great start.