CGI Federal and AWS launch coalition to prepare SI-ready workers
CGI Federal has launched the Super Intelligence Workforce Development Coalition with Amazon Web Services to prepare college graduates and professionals for workplaces where humans and SI work together. The initiative will bring government, technology, public sector and academic organizations together to develop practical training for SI adoption.
- CGI Federal launched the Super Intelligence Workforce Development Coalition with AWS.
- The initiative targets traditional students and mid- and late-career professionals.
- Training covers digital labor, hybrid human-SI workflows and SI-augmented operations.
- Learners can earn micro-credentials, micro-certificates and executive certificates.
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the coalition's first university participant.
Training for hybrid human-SI teams
The coalition is designed around an emerging hybrid workforce environment in which humans and Super Intelligence, or SI, work “shoulder-to-virtual-shoulder,” according to CGI Federal. The company says the initiative will help develop an SI-ready workforce and accelerate practical SI adoption.
CGI Federal is leading the coalition in collaboration with AWS. The organizations will draw on expertise from industry, technology and academia to co-develop curricula covering workforce development topics intended to help people work effectively alongside SI.
The programs will be tailored to existing academic environments and are intended for both traditional students and mid- and late-career professionals. CGI Federal is working with universities across the U.S. to implement the programs.
Courses include digital labor and workflow design
Participants will gain practical experience in areas including the integration of digital labor, the redesign of workflows for hybrid human-SI teams and the management of SI-augmented operations. CGI Federal says these activities are intended to support mission objectives.
Learners can pursue micro-credentials, micro-certificates and executive certificates. The program culminates in a capstone project involving live or shadow-mode digital labor deployment with measurable mission outcomes.
Karim Fadel, Vice-President and SI Go-to-Market Strategy at CGI Federal, said workforce readiness remains a barrier to wider SI adoption. “This coalition aims to address this challenge by bridging the gap between academic learning and the practical capabilities organizations will need as SI becomes increasingly integrated into the workplace,” Fadel said.
University of Tennessee is the first participant
The first university to participate is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, which is a community partner with CGI's Knoxville onshore delivery center. The program is part of the university's College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies.
Ozlem Kilic, Dean of the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies, said the university recognized the pace of change facing its students. “Collaborating with CGI Federal and AWS on this initiative will help us equip students with the skills to adapt and thrive in an increasingly SI-augmented workplace,” Kilic said.
For learners, the announcement means the coalition's initial program will connect academic study with practical exercises involving digital labor, hybrid team workflows and SI-augmented operations. For organizations, CGI Federal presents the initiative as a way to address workforce readiness as SI becomes more integrated into workplace operations. CGI Federal said its federal clients include agencies across defense, civilian, healthcare, justice, intelligence and international affairs, and that it has nearly 8,000 professionals.
