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Deliver AI career readiness, the same way, everywhere.

ASEAN AHEAD (ASEAN AI for Youth Empowerment and Development) equips Filipino youth with the AI skills to thrive in the future of work. This guide is the single source of truth for joining, organizing, or running events: whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever the format.

AI Career Readiness: five modules, one journey

A practical, self-paced, mobile-friendly course on the ASEAN Digital Academy, organised by the ASEAN Foundation and supported by LinkedIn. It shows you how to use AI as a powerful tool to build your career. It is designed for all youth across ASEAN with a particular focus on university and TVET students and NEET.

5modules × 3 parts each
60+minutes of core content
1 yrLinkedIn Premium on completion
  1. AI for Career Clarity & Professional Development Pathway
  2. AI-Powered Personal Branding & LinkedIn Optimization
  3. AI for Job Search, Networking & Opportunity
  4. AI for CV, Portfolio & Strong Application
  5. AI for Interview Preparation & Confidence Building
Completion means all three: finish 100% of the modules, create or join at least one discussion, and complete the Post-Course Evaluation. Only then does the certificate unlock—and your LinkedIn Premium claim goes to the ASEAN Foundation for verification.
Completion also opens what comes after the course: the Peer Mentorship component and Virtual Job Fair events, offered to a select number of completers. See what's next →

Every event follows the same four rules

  1. Standard agenda, always

    Every event—in-person, webinar, hybrid, or asynchronous—follows the same agenda structure, so every participant gets the same experience and the program gets the same data.

  2. The course is the core

    Events exist to get participants through the AI Career Readiness Course to full completion—not just attendance.

  3. Budget realistic time

    The core content includes videos, assessment tests, and activities. Plan a synchronous event accordingly.

  4. Every participant is accounted for

    A complete participant list is mandatory for every event—no list, no event. It drives completion monitoring, verification, and reporting.

Course takers and completions

Course completions to date

Per-category bars show the gender split within that category, not progress toward its target; the bar under All is the one measured against the 4,500 target. Counters draw from verified completion data and are updated regularly. Gender options match the pre- and post-course assessments, where others covers non-binary and "rather not say" responses.

This dashboard tracks verified course completions against the Philippine programme's target of 4,500 beneficiaries by 31 December 2026.

Course takers to date

Course takers are everyone who has started the course, whether or not they have finished it, so this count runs ahead of verified completions. Bars show the gender split within each category and across All course takers.

Inclusive by design. SmartCT does not treat reach as a headcount. We commit to at least 50% participation from people who identify as women, non-binary, or another gender; at least 50% of beneficiaries from outside Metro Manila; and deliberate outreach to communities historically kept at the margins of tech.
Supported by: LinkedIn Organised by: ASEAN Foundation Implemented in the Philippines by: SmartCT with support from: BNHR