LinkedIn has launched a new AI skills certification badge, allowing professionals to showcase their AI capabilities directly in their profiles. This initiative, through partnerships with multiple AI platforms, establishes a standardized skills verification mechanism to help companies more efficiently screen job seekers with AI skills during the recruitment process.
How do I get the AI skills assessment badge on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn's AI skills assessment system allows users to display specific skills assessment badges on their profiles, demonstrating their proficiency in using AI tools. Unlike traditional certification methods that primarily rely on certificates or courses, this system emphasizes practical application and usage. Through integration with third-party AI application platforms, LinkedIn generates corresponding skills certifications based on how users utilize these tools, their output, and their level of proficiency. The official process and evaluation criteria for obtaining certification have not been publicly disclosed; only that the certification results will be displayed on the profile page along with other professional skills for recruiters to reference.
LinkedIn is partnering with AI application platforms to assess users' operational capabilities.
In its initial wave of partnerships, LinkedIn has included several Vibe-Coding application platforms, including Descript ( podcast video editing tool), Replit (programming platform), Lovable (web design platform), and Relay App (AI agent building platform). These partners will leverage usage data from their systems to help assess whether users possess the necessary skills to operate the tools. LinkedIn stated that it will expand its partnerships in the coming months, adding platforms such as Gamma, GitHub, and Zapier, and opening applications to companies to become partners in its certified skills program, thereby promoting verifiable skill types and application scenarios.
Academic qualifications are losing their appeal; practical AI application courses are becoming an important criterion for companies to evaluate talent.
Skill-first has become a core principle for companies recruiting talent. More and more companies are reducing the weight of academic qualifications in recruitment decisions, instead focusing on practical skills, creative expression, and problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in Vibe Coding, AI-prompt-driven and intuitive coding skills, and practical experience integrating AI tools have gradually become important indicators for companies in evaluating talent.
To align with this trend, LinkedIn Learning has also launched a variety of AI-related courses covering topics such as AI Agents, cybersecurity, and practical applications, helping LinkedIn members prepare for skills verification and comprehensively enhance their AI capabilities to meet the needs of the modern workplace.
The market demand for artificial intelligence skills continues to rise. A recent report from online learning platform edX indicates that the number of job openings requiring AI skills has doubled in the past 12 months. Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn's VP of Product, also points out that as companies increasingly rely on AI technology to deliver results, effectively assessing job seekers' actual skills has become a critical issue. In response to this shift, establishing a credible skills certification mechanism is one of the platform's key strategies for adapting to market demands and transforming talent assessment models.
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