Turn your potential into a paid career in 6 weeks
Rise AI Academy is a DOL-registered pre-apprenticeship built for 16–24 year olds who are done waiting for an opportunity — you'll earn Google AI certifications, build a real professional identity, and unlock the on-ramp to a paid AI Solutions Specialist apprenticeship in construction and the trades. No experience. No excuses. Just results.

I don't teach at you — I build with you, because the only difference between where you are and where you want to be is the work we're about to do together.— Tiffany Bradfield

What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Build and sustain the ethical-AI growth mindset and personal accountability habits required to succeed in a 21st-century workforce — and launch a professional BOSS (Builders of Sustainable Success) personal website.
- Demonstrate professional communication skills — written, verbal, and body language — and navigate remote vs. in-person workplace expectations with confidence and emotional maturity.
- Apply proven conflict-resolution strategies using emotional intelligence, and earn both the Google AI Basics and Google AI Essentials certifications through Coursera.
- Construct a polished digital professional identity: updated resume, optimized LinkedIn profile, and a custom Blinq digital avatar ready to share with employers.
- Assemble a career portfolio — including weekly homework, journal reflections, and three AI-generated professional prompts — that demonstrates growth and readiness to a real hiring audience.
- Complete all graduation requirements to become eligible for enrollment in the yearlong DOL-registered paid AI Solutions Specialist apprenticeship, with a clear on-ramp into the construction and trades industries.
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 23 lessons

AI Workforce & the Mind to Succeed
Establishes the ethical-AI growth mindset, personal accountability habits, and digital foundation — including launching each student's BOSS personal website — that underpin every week that follows.
- 1.1Why Your Mindset Is Your Most Valuable SkillIncluded
- 1.2Becoming a Responsible & Ethical AI UserIncluded
- 1.3Taking Your AI Education Seriously — Your Future Depends on ItIncluded
- 1.4Build Your BOSS Website: Builders of Sustainable SuccessIncluded
Professional Communication in the Modern Workplace
Teaches the written, verbal, body-language, and emotional-maturity skills employers demand — and contrasts remote vs. in-person workplace expectations.
- 2.1Why Professional Communication Changes EverythingIncluded
- 2.2Body Language, Tone & First ImpressionsIncluded
- 2.3Emotional Maturity & Integrity — Doing the Right Thing When No One Is WatchingIncluded
- 2.4Remote Work vs. In-Person: Navigating Both Like a ProIncluded
Conflict Resolution, Emotional Intelligence & Google AI Basics Certification
Combines proven conflict-resolution strategies rooted in emotional intelligence with the first Coursera Google AI certification milestone.
- 3.1Understanding Conflict: Why It Happens & What It CostsIncluded
- 3.2Emotional Intelligence as Your Conflict SuperpowerIncluded
- 3.3Conflict Resolution Strategies That Actually WorkIncluded
- 3.4Google AI Basics Certification — Coursera (Part 1)Included
Google AI Essentials Certification & Workforce Application
Advances students through their second Coursera Google AI certification while connecting AI tools directly to real construction and trades industry use cases.
- 4.1Google AI Essentials Certification — Coursera (Part 2)Included
- 4.2AI Tools in the Construction & Trades IndustriesIncluded
- 4.3Applying Your Certifications: What Employers Actually WantIncluded
Capstone — Build Your Digital Professional Identity
Students assemble and polish every element of their professional digital footprint — resume, LinkedIn, Blinq digital avatar, and complete career portfolio — ready for real employer eyes.
- 5.1Resume Transformation: Old You vs. New YouIncluded
- 5.2LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Young ProfessionalsIncluded
- 5.3Your Blinq Digital Avatar: A Next-Level Professional IntroductionIncluded
- 5.4Portfolio Showcase: Homework, Journal Reflections & Three AI PromptsIncluded
Graduation, Certification & Your Apprenticeship On-Ramp
Celebrates student completion, awards certificates, officially unlocks eligibility for the DOL-registered paid AI Solutions Specialist apprenticeship, and sets a clear launch trajectory.
- 6.1Graduation Requirements: Your Checklist for CompletionIncluded
- 6.2Certificate of Completion & Apprenticeship EligibilityIncluded
- 6.3Your Roadmap into the AI Solutions Specialist ApprenticeshipIncluded
- 6.4Graduation Celebration & Employer ShowcaseIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
The High School Go-Getter
You're still in school but you're already thinking ahead — this pre-apprenticeship lets you earn real certifications and a career on-ramp before you even graduate.
The Recent Grad Without a Plan
You've got your diploma but not a clear direction — Rise AI Academy gives you professional credentials, a polished digital identity, and a paying apprenticeship to step into.
The Trades-Curious Explorer
You've heard construction pays well and you like working with your hands — this program shows you exactly how AI fits into that world and gets you qualified fast.
The Career Switcher (Early Edition)
You've had a job or two but none of them felt like a future — now you're ready to build a professional identity and enter an industry that's actually growing.
The First-Generation Trailblazer
Nobody in your family has mapped this road for you, and that's exactly why a structured, federally registered pathway with real mentorship matters so much right now.
The Motivated Self-Builder
You've been teaching yourself things online for years — Rise AI Academy turns that hustle into recognized Google certifications and a DOL-registered apprenticeship credential.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Tiffany Bradfield
Hey — I see you.
Maybe you've been told college is the only path that leads somewhere real. Maybe you've been looking at the job market and thinking, where exactly do I fit in this? Maybe you're sharp, you're motivated, and you just need someone to give you a legitimate on-ramp instead of another door closed in your face. I built Rise AI Academy because that gap is real, and it's not your fault — but closing it is absolutely your responsibility. And I'm here to help you do exactly that.
Here's what I know: the construction and trades industries are being reshaped by artificial intelligence right now, and the young people who get in early are going to be the ones building careers, earning real money, and leading teams. Not someday. Now. But nobody hands you that opportunity — you have to walk in prepared. That's what these 6 weeks are about. We start with your mindset because I've seen talented people flame out simply because they weren't ready to operate with accountability and integrity. Then we build everything else on top of that foundation: professional communication, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, Google AI certifications, and a full digital professional identity that makes employers stop scrolling and pay attention.
I'm not going to sugarcoat it — this program asks something of you. You'll build a BOSS personal website. You'll transform your resume. You'll earn two Google certifications through Coursera. You'll put together a career portfolio that shows real growth to a real hiring audience. That's not busy work — that's the difference between someone who says they're ready and someone who can prove it. Every lesson, every reflection, every prompt is designed to move you closer to the moment you walk into that apprenticeship and say, I belong here — because you will.
And here's the part I want you to sit with: completing this pre-apprenticeship makes you eligible for a yearlong DOL-registered paid AI Solutions Specialist apprenticeship. That's a federal credential. That's income. That's a career in an industry that isn't going anywhere. I'm not promising you easy — I'm promising you real. If you're between 16 and 24 and you're ready to bet on yourself, I'm ready to go to work with you. Let's rise.
— Tiffany Bradfield
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