Turn Coursework Into Real Work Experience
WorkReadyLabs brings hands-on AI, workplace scenarios, and real deliverables into the courses students already take.
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WorkReadyLabs
WorkReadyLabs by Codio brings real-world, hands-on AI experience into the courses students are already taking. Students can start here directly, with no prior coursework required, or pair with Codio's AI Literacy course for a deeper foundation. Each lab drops students into a scenario with a real job title and a real deadline. From there, they work hands-on with an integrated AI assistant to produce the deliverable, verify the output, and earn a badge toward a stackable credential.
Applied skills, not just AI theory
Applied, Not Abstract
Students take on a role, respond to a realistic business challenge, and use AI to complete the work. Every lab gives them structured practice with the tools, decisions, and deliverables they will encounter on the job.
AI Built Into the Work
The AI assistant lives inside the learning environment itself, giving every student structured, hands-on practice with live AI tools.
Real Tasks, Real Proof
Every lab produces a portfolio-ready artifact, a badge, and, over time, a stackable credential.
Take a tour of WorkReadyLabs with Codio's CEO, Doug Hughes:
How WorkReadyLabs Work
Step Into a Real Workplace Scenario
Take on a Real Role
Students step into a specific job and respond to a realistic business challenge with a clear goal and deadline.
Start With a Real Problem
Each lab begins with a workplace trigger that gives students context, constraints, and a reason to act.
Do the Work With AI and Industry Tools
Use AI in Context
Students work with integrated AI as part of the assignment, not as a separate exercise or demonstration.
Create Real Deliverables
They use AI and industry tools to solve the problem and produce work that reflects what they would do on the job.
Get Feedback and Build Evidence
Improve With Real Time Feedback
Built in intelligence evaluates work across concepts, professionalism, technical proficiency, and the final deliverable.
Leave With Proof of Skills
Students finish with tangible work, badges, and progress toward stackable credentials.
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