Singaporeans also diversifying their skills in cybersecurity, financial planning
Singaporeans remain committed to upskilling in artificial intelligence this year amid growing adoption of the technology in workplaces, according to a new report.
Coursera's 2025 learner trends revealed that there were more than 147,000 total enrolments in generative AI-related courses on the learning platform.
It noted that there was one GenAI enrolment every five minutes on Coursera, up from one every 15 minutes that was recorded a year ago.
The top GenAI courses in Singapore in 2025 are:
- Generative AI for Everyone from DeepLearning.AI
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence from IBM
- Introduction to AI from Google
- Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT from Vanderbilt University
- Generative AI: Introduction and Applications from IBM
Beyond introductory AI courses, the Coursera report further pointed out that Singaporeans are progressing to more applied and advanced courses, such as the Generative AI with Large Language Models course.
"Learners in Singapore are building the practical, multi-domain capabilities that modern roles now require – moving beyond simply understanding new technologies to knowing how to apply them effectively in their work," said Ashutosh Gupta, managing director, Asia Pacific at Coursera.
"This balanced approach is essential for translating technology into real productivity gains."
The findings come as more workplaces in Singapore adopt AI in their workflows. Findings from the EY 2024 Work Reimagined Survey revealed that 79% of employers are now using AI as part of their work, a major surge from the 24% in 2023.
Learning beyond AI
Overall, AI-related courses were the most popular ones for Singapore learners in 2025, with the "AI For Everyone" course from DeepLearning.AI emerging as the most popular course in 2025. Other popular courses include:
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere from Google
- Foundations of Project Management from Google
- Generative AI for Everyone from DeepLearning.AI
- Financial Markets from Yale University
- Foundations of Cybersecurity from Google
These findings indicate that Singaporeans were also diversifying their skills by investing in other courses in cybersecurity, project execution, financial skills, personal development, and wellbeing.
Skills have become a key focus in recruitment processes as of late amid the adoption of AI in workplaces, which has driven a surge in applications that were polished using the technology.
Employers in Singapore have also been shifting away from credentials as they recognise the growing value of diverse skills and perspectives in businesses, according to previous reports.
