Future experts in artificial intelligence are being trained in Côtes-d’Armor

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As artificial intelligence (AI) redefines skills and transforms the future of organizations, the Microsoft by Simplon AI school has opened its doors in Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor) courant 2024.

Operated by the CCI Formation des Côtes-d'Armor and supported by the Brittany Region and France Travail, this initiative aims to train future talents in the field of AI.

Jobs of the future

This training meets the needs of organizations seeking specialized skills in this growing field.

Open to job applications from varied personal and professional backgrounds, without diploma prerequisites, it aims to be inclusive and accessible to all, taking advantage of Microsoft's technological expertise and Simplon’s inclusive pedagogy.

“We are delighted to open a new Microsoft by Simplon AI school in Saint-Brieuc, a project that illustrates our commitment to developing AI skills at the local level,” underlines Céline Corno, director of the AI ​​skills plan at Microsoft France.

Thanks to our valuable collaboration with the CCI Côtes-d'Armor, we meet the specific needs of organizations undergoing digital transformation in the region. Together, we help to strengthen the local digital ecosystem and offer job seekers new perspectives in the professions of the future.

« After Rennes, Brest and Lannionit is on the territory of Saint-Brieuc that a new Microsoft by Simplon AI School is opening, offering accessible training without the requirement of a diploma in the field of artificial intelligence”, welcomes Loïg Chesnais-Girard, the president of the Regional Council who released €133,000 for this excellent training.

“The Brittany Region is proud and happy to support this innovative action for more jobs in this sector of the future, designed and built in close collaboration with local businesses to respond precisely to their needs and guarantee access to sustainable employment to the trainees,” continues the boss of the Region.

In 2023, an identical training course was launched in Lannion in partnership with the CCI which ensures the logistical aspect, the hosting of training sessions and provides trainers: 55% of candidates from this first promotion found a job and 25% wanted to continue their studies.

Intensive 19-month training

The CCI is currently welcoming 15 learners to Saint-Brieuc for an intensive training period of 7 months which will end at the end of March, followed by 12 months work-study within a partner company of the promotion, for three weeks in the company and one week of classes.

The students' goal is to obtain the title of ” artificial intelligence developer » recognized and certified by the State (Bac +3 level). They will know how to collect and manage data, integrate artificial intelligence models into applications but also create applications integrating artificial intelligence.

Women too!

Very heterogeneous, this new promotion includes 50% people with disabilities. “32% of them have a baccalaureate and only 8% come from a digital background. The others come from commerce, education, nuclear maintenance… Unfortunately, we have no women. Proof once again that a lot of awareness-raising work remains to be done to encourage the orientation of young girls towards mathematics,” underlines the educational manager.

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