AI Training & Workforce Readiness

Tracking AI literacy training across New York State agencies per NYS-P24-001 and the InnovateUS pilot

Comptroller Audit Finding: Non-Existent AI Training

OSC Audit 2024-S-4 found that none of the audited agencies had formal AI training programs. Only 16% of state employees are currently enrolled in AI literacy training.6 compliance-required modules must be completed by all staff operating AI systems before the September 2026 deadline (194 days remaining).

Enrolled

21,064

of 130,000 employees (16%)

Completed

10,923

52% completion rate

Avg. Score

73%

across all modules

Deadline

194

days until compliance deadline

Training Modules

AI Fundamentals for State Employees

Required

Fundamentals

17,888

completions

85% of enrolled staff · 2h course · NYS-P24-001 Section 4.2

AI Governance & NYS-P24-001 Policy

Required

Governance

13,454

completions

64% of enrolled staff · 3h course · NYS-P24-001 Section 4.3

Data Privacy & PII Protection in AI

Required

Governance

12,682

completions

60% of enrolled staff · 3h course · NYS-P24-001 Section 4.5

Responsible Prompt Engineering

Technical

10,930

completions

52% of enrolled staff · 2h course

AI Risk Assessment & NIST RMF

Required

Risk Management

7,972

completions

38% of enrolled staff · 4h course · NYS-P24-001 Section 4.4

Bias Detection & Fairness Testing

Required

Ethics & Fairness

6,108

completions

29% of enrolled staff · 3h course · RAISE Act Section 5

AI Procurement & Vendor Assessment

Governance

5,646

completions

27% of enrolled staff · 2h course

AI Incident Response & Reporting

Required

Risk Management

4,904

completions

23% of enrolled staff · 2h course · RAISE Act Section 8

Agency Leaderboard

#	Agency	Enrolled	Completed	Score	Rate
1	ITS Office of Information Technology Services	3,890	2,847	84%	68%
2	DFS Department of Financial Services	980	770	86%	55%
3	DHSES Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services	480	320	78%	40%
4	DTF Department of Taxation & Finance	2,100	1,260	79%	30%
5	DMV Department of Motor Vehicles	1,280	640	71%	20%
6	DOH Department of Health	2,080	1,040	74%	20%
7	DOT Department of Transportation	2,550	1,360	76%	16%
8	DOL Department of Labor	980	420	68%	15%
9	OGS Office of General Services	540	270	72%	15%
10	DOS Department of State	360	180	73%	15%
11	OFA Office for the Aging	44	22	69%	10%
12	DEC Dept. of Environmental Conservation	600	240	70%	8%
13	OCFS Office of Children & Family Services	580	174	63%	6%
14	DOCCS Dept. of Corrections & Community Supervision	2,800	840	65%	3%
15	OPWDD Office for People with Dev. Disabilities	1,800	540	66%	3%

Workforce Gap Analysis

Agencies operating AI systems with less than 40% training completion — highest risk for non-compliance

DOCCS

4 AI systems

Dept. of Corrections & Community Supervision

840 of 2800 completed (30%)Score: 65%

OCFS

3 AI systems

Office of Children & Family Services

174 of 580 completed (30%)Score: 63%

OPWDD

2 AI systems

Office for People with Dev. Disabilities

540 of 1800 completed (30%)Score: 66%

Data shown is for demonstration purposes. Training metrics based on the InnovateUS AI Training Pilot launched October 2025.