Special Plan for New Graduates "EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation" offering!

EXIN Japan (CEO: Etsuko Nakagawa, EXIN headquarters: The Netherlands), an international testing organization offering vendor-independent certifications and skills assessments, is offering the EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation certification course and exam, which aims to deepen basic knowledge and ethical understanding of AI. Intelligence (AI) Foundation certification course and exam, which aims to deepen basic knowledge and ethical understanding of AI, together with EXIN's certified education partners as a special offer for new graduates. This program is designed to help new graduates in the 2025 academic year acquire AI literacy as a basic skill and play an active role in the digital society.

Background

With the evolution of generative AI in recent years, everyone is increasingly exposed to AI technology, which can improve operational efficiency and create new services by effectively utilizing AI. In addition, discussions on the ethical use of AI, such as the enactment of the AI Act, an AI regulation in the EU, are gaining momentum. In light of these circumstances, it is important for new graduates in their first year in the workforce to understand the basic mechanisms and ethical aspects of AI and to use it appropriately.

Outline of the Program

Target: New graduates in 2025

Content: Special program for EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation certification training and

　　　　　　 Special program for EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation certification training and exam

　　　　　　 Special price and customized course for a limited time only

Period: April to December, 2025

Offer method: Education and exam package provided by the following two certified training providers

What is EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation Certification?

Positioning of EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence(AI) Foundation

This certification is designed to assess knowledge and understanding of AI terminology and general principles, and to develop the following competencies

1. basic understanding of AI

○ Definition of AI terminology and understanding of its historical development

○ Explanation of the types of AI and their impact on society

2. ethical and legal considerations

○ Bias and privacy concerns in AI

Guiding principles for ethical AI development and strategies for risk management 3.

3. foundations of AI technology

○ Conceptual understanding of machine learning, supervised learning, and unsupervised learning

Role of robotics and common applications of AI 4.

Data utilization and management

Characteristics of data quality and its importance

○ Data visualization techniques and use of generative AI (e.g., LLM) 5.

Use of AI in organizations

Benefits, costs, and risk assessment of AI projects

Project management techniques and ongoing governance

Future planning and AI impact

Potential for human-AI collaboration and career opportunities

Social, environmental, and economic impacts

This certification focuses on the ethical and sustainable use of AI and provides a foundation for successful AI implementation in organizations and society.

EXIN's partners who provide certified training said the following.

Yusuke Fujisawa, General Manager, Education Services Department, A&PS Business Development Division, A&PS Business Headquarters, Hewlett-Packard Japan, LLC.

Understanding and utilizing AI technology is becoming an essential basic literacy in today's business environment. However, misuse may cause ethical and legal problems such as infringement of personal privacy and copyrights.

This plan comes with an exam that corresponds to the training content, allowing participants to learn about the basic knowledge, technological foundations, and applications of AI, as well as the issues of bias and the importance of privacy protection in AI, while maintaining a high level of motivation. It is also extremely beneficial for corporate human resource development personnel, as it allows them to quantitatively measure the level of understanding of new graduates.

Hewlett-Packard Japan will offer the course as a dedicated course for one company, based on the open course and tailored to the customer's needs."

Mr. Shigeaki Togo, Fellow, DX Consulting Inc.

We believe that the AI Foundation certification is useful for experienced developers and engineers, but it is also necessary knowledge for users and those involved in business.

We recommend the AI Foundation training and exam, which covers general knowledge and peripheral information, for those who want to deepen their knowledge of AI, introduce AI in their company, use AI-related services, or engage in planning, sales, and back-office operations.

The AI Foundation certification is also recommended for recent graduates who are entering the workforce.

The program is designed to be easy enough for first-time students with no outside work experience to tackle, and the knowledge gained from the AI Foundation training will not only deepen your understanding of AI, but also how AI is used in new products, services, and corporate business activities. The AI Foundation training is designed to help you understand AI better.

The lecturers are not only knowledgeable about AI, but also experienced in giving lectures to new graduates, so please consider this an opportunity to learn more.

■EXIN JAPAN

EXIN Japan is the Japanese subsidiary of EXIN (Headquartered in the Netherlands, President: Lukas Brandt), active in Japan since 2005 EXIN was established in 1984 by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and is a vendor-independent global independent testing organization. It offers qualifications and skills assessments as well as accreditation of educational providers, and has administered exams to more than 2.5 million people in 165 countries in 20 languages.

EXIN's global certifications enable digital transformation and a broad portfolio that is in high demand and directly relevant to real-world challenges. In particular, these include Service Management, Agile Scrum, DevOps, SIAM(TM), Information Security, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Center Management, and Cloud.

https://www.exin.com/ja/

Hewlett-Packard Japan, LLC.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) (Hewlett-Packard Japan, LLC) is a global Edge-to-Cloud company that helps accelerate business results by unlocking the value of all the data stored everywhere.

HPE Education Services offers a package of services from assessment to core personnel training to help you develop your DX-driven workforce. Please contact us for more information.

https://education.hpe.com/jp/ja/training

DX Consulting Inc.

DX Consulting is one of the operating companies of the ID Group, an independent SIer that has been in business for over 50 years, and provides consulting, solution implementation, and training services for human resource development in the areas of DX and IT service management.

In addition to AI, the training services include ITIL, SIAM, DevOps, and SRE training.

https://www.dx-consul.co.jp/