AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers
The firms will announce the pilot program in Canberra on Wednesday in collaboration with 13 industry and education partners, and in a move designed to promote wider adoption of AI technology.
The plan to boost Australia's AI use comes a day after the Productivity Commission recommended schools deploy the technology for both teachers and students, and after it named AI adoption as one of its priorities for the year.
Artificial intelligence technology is also expected to be a major focus at the federal government's Economic Reform Roundtable next week.
The Future Skills Organisation's pilot program, called Skills Accelerator AI, is designed to reach more than 30,000 vocational education and training staff, as well as the students they teach.
Equipping educators with AI tools and teaching them how to use them would be vital to boosting productivity and creating new industries, Future Skills Organisation chief executive Patrick Kidd said.
"We did some research across the finance, tech and business sectors and found that more than 60 per cent of people are using AI but less than 30 per cent have been trained in it," he told AAP.
"(AI is) happening, it's here, now we need to make sure that we're starting to put some shape around it so that we're doing it responsibly, safely and effectively."
The training program will include access to a wide range of AI tools, he said, as well as mentors and examples of effective AI use from industry partners.
Groups involved in the program include TAFE in Queensland and South Australia, the Swinburne University of Technology, the Commonwealth Bank, Business NSW, and the National AI Centre.
Targeting teachers in the first phase of the pilot would help to spread AI education widely, Microsoft Asia small and medium enterprise corporate vice-president Rachel Bondi said, and to encourage its responsible use.
"(AI is) reshaping every job and we have to make the training available to all roles and all jobs and not just in certain sectors that may have received that type of training before," she said.
"We're hoping that this collaboration of everybody coming together is really going to pave a way for a national approach."
Federal Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles said he hoped the partnership would help to create "practical, scalable training" for Australian workers.
In a report issued before the government's economic roundtable, the Productivity Commission recommended state and territory governments train teachers in the use of AI technology and that schools use the tools to assist students and teachers.
AI technology is expected to be a major focus at the three-day event in Canberra after the Tech Council predicted it could add $115 billion a year to Australia's economy by 2030.
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Content originally sourced from: One of two Infiniti QX80 concept vehicles revealed in the US over the weekend was designed and engineered by the Australian automotive engineering company that also helped create the hardcore Warrior versions of the Nissan Navara ute and Patrol large SUV. Look closely at the two detail images here and you'll spot Premcar decals on the QX80 Terrain Spec show car, which was revealed in California on Friday at The Quail motorsport exhibition during Monterey Car Week. Infiniti didn't mention the Melbourne-based engineering firm in its press release, but confirmed Premcar's involvement in the project via email. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "Infiniti worked with Premcar to create the QX80 Terrain Spec concept, which features an elevated ride height, off-road wheels with all-terrain tyres, fender flares and a side-exit exhaust," said an Infiniti USA spokesperson. 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"I think that vehicle is ideally suited to the Warrior treatment and I can't wait to get my hands on one," said Mr Quinn in a recent interview with CarExpert. In the same interview, Mr Quinn highlighted international expansion as a key area of growth for Premcar, which is now producing Patrol Warrior vehicles in and for the South African market, and the development of the Infiniti QX80 Terrain Spec is the latest example of this. "I think the biggest opportunity that has taken my time of late is the expansion of the Warrior brand and the expansion of Premcar into other markets outside Australia," he said. "I'm expecting big growth in the Australian part of our business, but also the same growth, if not bigger, on some international projects. "It's a thrill to take our Aussie-owned and Aussie-based company out into the wide world. This is where my job gets really exciting." 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"High performance and off-road capability are emotional entry points into how today's drivers experience luxury," said Infiniti Americas vice president Tiago Castro. "QX80 Track Spec and Terrain Spec reflect two distinct client mindsets – those who crave thrilling on-road performance and those who seek confident capability far beyond the pavement. "These concepts embody Infiniti's new, fast-to-market mindset – one that allows us to explore what resonates most with clients while accelerating our push into the premium SUV space." The pair of QX80 concepts were revealed in Monterey alongside the introduction of the Infiniti QX65 Monograph concept, which the Japanese premium brand said "provides a tantalizing preview of the next new vehicle in Infiniti's product renaissance". Content originally sourced from:
