AI Ready Ohio is live, and going statewide.
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Ohio is America's No. 1 state for business.
Ohio ranked No. 1 in CNBC's 2026 America's Top States for Business, and JobsOhio is building on that lead to make Ohio America's AI deployment capital, where companies put applied AI to work at scale. AI Ready Ohio is part of that plan: preparing Ohio's workforce for the AI economy.
Source: CNBC, America's Top States for Business 2026.
Ohio's statewide AI readiness program.
JobsOhio and the Enterprise Technology Association (ETA) are expanding AI Ready Ohio to fast-track workforce AI readiness across the state. It began as a pilot at Great Lakes AI Week and Future Tech Forum in 2025, expanded statewide in 2026 starting with Cincy AI Week, and is the first AI Ready State program. Join thousands of Ohioans on the AI journey.
Ohioans earn AI credentials in person at an Ohio AI Week or online, and Ohio organizations get coordinated guidance to move from interest to real AI implementation.
- AI Explorer: foundational AI literacy for every professional
- AI Empowered Professional: applied, role-based skills for practitioners
- AI Empowered Leader: strategy and governance for leaders
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