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A speaker in a blue blazer and blue glasses speaks in front of a group using a microphone. A professor works with two students at computer stations in class. A group of professionals discuss at a table breakout session at the AI Summit A speaker raises one hand pointing upwards while addressing a group of people. The 2026 AI Summit in Teaching and Learning at Bryant University held in the Quinlan/Brown Academic Innovation Center Forum

Applied AI Academy

Future-Ready AI Skills for an Evolving Workplace 

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way many organizations operate, make decisions, and create impact. The Applied AI Academy, powered by Bryant University’s Executive Education & Career Accelerator Team, helps professionals and organizations build practical AI capabilities that drive real-world impact.

Whether you are looking to improve productivity, enhance decision-making, lead AI initiatives, or prepare yourself and your team for the future of AI in the workplace, the Applied AI Academy provides a flexible, stackable learning experience designed for today’s professionals and business environment.

Practical. Applied. Workforce-Ready. 

Build the skills and confidence to leverage AI effectively in your role, team, and organization.

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Why the Applied AI Academy?

The Academy connects Bryant’s strengths in business, applied learning, and professional education with emerging workforce needs around AI. It focuses on helping learners understand, evaluate, and apply AI in real organizational settings, with an emphasis on responsible use, workplace application, and organizational impact.

  • Learn AI That Matters: Focus on practical application, rather than theory alone. The Academy covers how AI can solve real business problems, improve workflows, support decision-making, and yield measurable results.
  • Build Skills That Stack: The Academy is designed to be flexible and stackable. Each course and credential is part of a shared learning structure meant to grow with you. Harness your curiosity, accelerate your learning, and solidify your AI expertise through specialized pathways. 
  • Learn By Doing: Every course centers on hands-on learning, workplace relevance, and applied projects so that you gain the tools to apply in your organizations. 
  • Stay Ahead: AI is rapidly becoming a topic of discussion and relevance in the workplace. The Academy helps you develop the knowledge needed to remain competitive in an evolving field.

Always Online

Learn from anywhere with live Zoom instruction accompanied by asynchronous weekly assignments. Multiple run times for each course make advancing your skills flexible and on your schedule. 

Backed By Bryant

Built on Bryant’s extensive AI ecosystem across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, the Academy develops the skills, confidence, and shared language needed to use AI responsibly and effectively in real organizational settings.

The Bryant Applied AI Stackable Model

AI potential develops through continuous learning and application. At Bryant, the Applied AI Academy’s stackable model creates a flexible, interconnected learning pathway designed for working professionals to build expertise progressively through focused credentials. 

Gain Immediate Skills 

Apply practical AI tools and techniques immediately within your current role, while expanding your capabilities at a pace that fits your career and schedule. 

Build Long-Term Capability 

Develop advanced, up-to-date AI knowledge that grows with you as your responsibilities and career goals evolve.  

Showcase Your Expertise

Earn credentials that demonstrate to employers your commitment to curiosity, innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth. 

Continue The Journey 

Stackable learning pathways allow for opportunities to pursue additional professional education at Bryant University. 

Graduate Degree

1 Graduate Certificate + 6 Graduate Courses = 

1 Graduate Degree

Graduate Certificate

3 Credentials + 3 Credits = 

1 Graduate Certificate

Graduate Credit

3 Academy Courses = 

1 Graduate Credit

One Academy. Multiple Pathways.

The Applied AI Academy is based on a shared curriculum framework that serves people at every stage of their AI journey.

Open Enrollment Credentials

Individual learners can enroll in a chosen program designed to develop practical AI skills and advance their careers. 

Employer Training Programs

Organizations can provide teams with AI knowledge, role-based upskilling, and implementation methods through cohort-based training aligned with business goals.

Workforce Development Initiatives

Community partners, workforce organizations, and development agencies can leverage publicly funded cohorts to help individuals develop future-ready skills.

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