Statewide · Virtual · Free for Ohioans
AI Ready Ohio Virtual Training Day
Eight online sessions on August 26, 2026, open to every Ohioan from Toledo to Portsmouth. Earn credit hours toward your AI Ready Ohio certificate, and join the statewide town hall at noon. Free to attend for Ohio residents and ETA members, sponsored by JobsOhio.
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- Date
- Aug 26Wednesday, 2026
- Hours
- 9 to 5Eastern time
- Format
- VirtualEight sessions, all online
- Cost
- FreeOhio residents and ETA members
A statewide program
One day. Eight sessions. Every corner of Ohio.
AI Ready Ohio exists to make AI skills available to every part of the state, not just the largest tech employers. Running this day virtually is how we reach everyone: a shift supervisor in Lima, a nonprofit director in Cleveland, a county clerk in Athens, and a founder in Cincinnati can all take the same session without losing a day to travel.
Take one session or take all eight. Every hour you attend counts toward your AI Ready Ohio certificate. The goal is straightforward: help Ohioans level up their AI skills, help Ohio businesses level up in the AI economy, and move the state from AI Ready to AI Enabled.
August 26, 2026
Agenda for the day
All times Eastern. Each session runs one hour and is delivered online. Sessions are recorded and posted to the member portal, and recorded hours earn credit the same way live attendance does.
AI Basics and Intro to AI for Professionals
Start here if you are new to AI tools at work. No prior experience assumed.
AI Governance and Leadership
Policy, risk, and adoption for managers and executives.
Mastering Claude and Claude Code
Hands on work with one of the leading AI platforms.
AI Ready Ohio Virtual Town Hall Open to all Ohioans
A lunchtime conversation on where the program is headed statewide. Bring your questions.
Mastering Microsoft AI Tools
Get more out of the AI already inside your daily workflow.
Navigating AI Security in the AI Age
What to watch for, and how to keep your organization safe.
Using AI Agents to Grow Revenue
Practical agent use cases for sales, marketing, and operations.
Getting Beyond AI Pilots
Moving from proof of concept to production. What it takes to make AI stick.
The town hall is open to every Ohioan
You do not need to sign up for a training session, live in any particular region, or hold an ETA membership to join at noon. You do need to register, same as the trainings, so we can send your access link.
Credit hours
Earn your AI Ready Ohio certificate
Every one hour session contributes to the credit hours you earn toward these certificates. Expanded certificate pathways are coming soon.
AI Explorer
For anyone starting out. Build working fluency with AI tools, prompting, and safe everyday use.
AI Empowered Professional
For individual contributors ready to apply AI to real workflows, analysis, and daily output.
AI Empowered Leader
For managers and executives setting strategy, policy, and adoption across an organization.
Prefer to learn in person
AI Ready Ohio training at AI Week
AI Ready Ohio training and certification is delivered live at AI Week events across the state. Same certificate tracks, same credit hours, in the room with the people building Ohio's AI economy.
Columbus AI Week
September 10 and 11, 2026 · Vitria on the Square, Columbus
Two days spanning the Ohio AI Congress and the AI for Business Summit, with AI Ready Ohio training on site.
Registration openGreat Lakes AI Week
November 10 to 12, 2026 · BGSU and University of Toledo
Northwest Ohio's flagship AI gathering, and the event where AI Ready Ohio first piloted in 2025.
Registration openCleveland
2027 · With Greater Cleveland Partnership
In-person training expands to Northeast Ohio following the August 2026 virtual launch.
Coming soonDayton
2027 · With the Dayton Entrepreneur Center
Training built around the Miami Valley's manufacturing, aerospace, and defense employers.
Coming soonCincy AI Week
2027 · Greater Cincinnati
Returning after a 2026 edition that awarded 1,209 AI Ready Ohio certificates.
Coming soonSoutheast Ohio
2027 · With Ohio University
Bringing AI training and certification to Appalachian Ohio communities.
Coming soonDates and venues for 2027 markets are being finalized. Register for the virtual day and we will keep you posted as in-person sessions are announced near you.
Registration required
Save your spot for August 26
Registration is required for every session, including the town hall. Tell us which sessions you plan to join and we will email your access links ahead of the event. Registering five or more people from one organization? Note that below and we will coordinate a group session for your team.
Questions? Email hello@joineta.org. AI Ready Ohio is powered by the Enterprise Technology Association and JobsOhio.