Education is useless; only those who understand and use AI can get hired. LinkedIn introduces an AI proficiency badge.

LinkedIn (LinkedIn) Launches New AI Skills Certification Badges, Allowing Professionals to Showcase Their Practical AI Abilities Directly on Their Profiles. The program collaborates with multiple AI platforms to establish a standardized skills verification mechanism, helping companies more efficiently screen job applicants with AI skills during the recruitment process.

How to Obtain LinkedIn’s AI Skills Certification Badge?

The core of LinkedIn’s AI Skills Certification system is enabling users to display specific skill badges on their profiles, demonstrating proficiency in using AI tools. Unlike traditional certifications based on certificates or course completions, this system emphasizes practical operation and usage behavior. By integrating with third-party AI application platforms, LinkedIn assesses users’ tool usage, output results, and proficiency to generate corresponding skill certifications. The official process and evaluation standards for certification have not been publicly disclosed; it is only stated that certification results will be displayed alongside other professional skills on the profile page for recruiters’ reference.

LinkedIn Collaborates with AI Application Platforms to Assess User Operational Skills

In the initial partnership wave, LinkedIn has included several Vibe-Coding application platforms, such as Podcast video editing tool Descript, programming platform Replit, website design Lovable, and AI agent construction platform Relay App. These partners will utilize their internal system data to help evaluate whether users possess the corresponding tool operation capabilities. LinkedIn states that in the coming months, the scope of cooperation will expand to include platforms like Gamma, GitHub, and Zapier, and open up opportunities for enterprises to apply as certified skills program partners, promoting verifiable skill types and application scenarios.

Academic Credentials Are Less Valuable; Practical AI Application Courses Are Key for Talent Evaluation

Skill-First has become the core principle in corporate talent recruitment. More companies are reducing the weight of academic credentials in hiring decisions and focusing instead on practical work ability, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in Vibe Coding, prompt-driven AI, intuitive coding, and hands-on experience integrating AI tools are gradually becoming important indicators for talent assessment.

To align with this trend, LinkedIn Learning has launched a variety of AI-related courses covering AI Agents, cybersecurity, and practical applications, helping LinkedIn members prepare for skills verification and strengthen their AI capabilities aligned with modern workplace demands.

The demand for AI 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. LinkedIn Vice President of Products Hari Srinivasan also pointed out that as companies increasingly rely on AI technology to deliver results, effectively assessing applicants’ actual skills has become a key issue. To respond to this shift, establishing a credible skills certification mechanism is an important strategy for the platform to meet market needs and transform talent evaluation models.

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