First newsletter of the GenAISA project

Welcome to the first edition of the Generative AI Skills Academy (GenAISA) project newsletter! We are happy to share with you the main news, our first results and the progress towards building the necessary skills infrastructure for Europe in the era of generative artificial intelligence.

What is GenAISA?

GenAISA is a joint initiative co-funded by Erasmus+, which aims to respond to the growing need for new skills in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). With the participation of 13 partners from academia, vocational training, industry and digital innovation, the project aims to:

• It developed two curricula – for higher education and vocational training.
• Provide micro-certification through a massive open online platform (MOOC).
• Introduced a Digital Skills Passport for tracking and recognizing acquired competencies.
• Define new professional profiles such as "Prompt Engineer" and "Generative AI Developer".

What have we achieved so far?

Since our kick-off meeting in December 2024, the partners have reported significant progress:

• We conducted a thorough analysis of existing educational practices and labor market needs.
• We have built the basic framework of curricula for higher and vocational education.
• We discussed the concept of the online learning platform (MOOC) and virtual learning environment.
• We launched the official project website: www.genaisa.eu

Main conclusions from the study

As part of the project, we conducted a large-scale survey among educators and institutions from 16 European countries. The aim was to explore the current state of GenAI education and what the challenges are.

• 86% of the participants already offer or plan to offer artificial intelligence training.
• Only 49% currently offers specific courses in generative artificial intelligence.
• Most of the training is in the form of seminars or online courses, not full academic programs.
• Engineering disciplines dominate, but there is a growing need for business and user-centric approaches.
• Main obstacles: limited funding, access to tools and lack of ready-made training materials.
• An analysis of over 15,000 job postings showed strong demand for skills in Python, project management, UX design, and communication.
• Soft skills are becoming just as important as technical skills.
• New job profiles are emerging in fields such as healthcare, design, and manufacturing.

What's coming up?

• Testing of curricula and the Digital Passport in the second half of 2025.

• Launch of the MOOC platform for pilot training in early 2026.

• Organizing events, trainings and collaboration opportunities

Contact us

Visit the project website: www.genaisa.eu

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Thank you for supporting GenAISA – for more accessible, innovative and sustainable AI education in Europe!