Technological literacy
Last checked 30 September 2026
Being fluent enough with tools to evaluate them, not just operate them.
Measure this skill
Technological literacy feeds AI fluency in your AI readiness profile.
Take the free AI readiness testWhy it's rising
Tool cycles now turn over in months. Literacy travels; specific tool knowledge does not.
How ApplyAI measures this
Partly measured, through your AI and Digital Fluency result, part of AI Fluency.
Every score is reported with a confidence band derived from its standard error of measurement, never as a single point estimate, and never as a comparison against another person.
Courses that build this skill
- Build Foundational Generative AI SkillsMicrosoft4.3
- Draft, Analyse and Present with CopilotMicrosoft4.3
- AI Fluency for BuildersAnthropic4.3
Where does your technological literacy actually sit?
Free, about nine minutes, no card. You'll get your AI Adaptation Profile plus Adaptability, Human-Edge Skills and AI Fluency sub-scores, each with its confidence band.
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Questions
Being fluent enough with tools to evaluate them, not just operate them.
Technological literacy is number 6 on the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs 2025 core skills list. Tool cycles now turn over in months. Literacy travels; specific tool knowledge does not.
Start with Build foundational generative AI skills from Microsoft (free, about 2 hours 18 minutes, rated 4.3 out of 5). It is the top free course ApplyAI links to technological literacy.
Yes. Partly measured, through your AI and Digital Fluency result, part of AI Fluency.