Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): Fundamentals for the Latin American and Caribbean Civil Service
Issued on 23 Nov 2025 by
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
The Inter-American Development Bank, through AcademiaBID, awards the following digital badge and certifies that the person wearing it has successfully completed the course “Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): Fundamentals for the Latin American and Caribbean Civil Service”. This recognition reflects the holder's ability to understand the basic operation of GenAI, appreciate its characteristics for content generation and envision its continuous evolution. The holder recognizes the importance of adopting GenAI in the civil service, given its broad application and the paradigm shift in work practices that it promotes; comprehensively understands the advantages, limitations and risks of GenAI in the workplace and the public service in particular; identifies the fundamental differences in the tools for using GenAI; and applies good practices to formulate effective prompts. With all this, the badge holder has the skills to take advantage of the potential of GenAI and use it responsibly as a support tool in the civil service.
| Achievement Type | Course |
Issuer
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
BID-INDES@iadb.org
Criteria
Learning goals
- Characterize Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), highlighting its mode of operation and its current and future evolution
- Recognize the importance of learning how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence in context, given its massive and extensive use in different fields
- Identify the uses, advantages, limitations and risks of the GenAI, in order to use it responsibly in your context
- Identify criteria for selecting GenAI tools, according to the needs and context of use
- Describe how to interact most effectively with the GenAI tools, following the recommendations for developing prompts
- Identify possible uses of GenAI tools in your context
Learning experience and activities
The recipient has obtained this badge through self-paced e-learning and has successfully completed the following tasks:
- Visualization of interactive multimedia resources
- Completion of a prior knowledge assessment
- Participation in knowledge comprehension assessments in each of the four modules
- Completion and approval of a practical exercise consisting of designing prompts and analyzing the responses obtained, based on an defined purpose and objective in the field of civil service
- Successful completion of a final summative and comprehensive quiz
Content / Topics
- Characteristics and applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
- Considerations for the responsible use of GenAI
- Criteria to consider when using GenAI tools
- Main GenAI tools and their features
- How to generate effective interactions with GenAI tools
- Proper structure of prompts aligned with the purpose and objective to be achieved
- Keys to build effective interactions
Assessment description
This badge is issued to the recipient upon successful completion of:
- Four modular assessments, each containing 5 questions, designed to evaluate the knowledge gained in each course module
- A practical exercise involving the creation of effective prompts tailored to a specific purpose and objective within the civil service context
- A final summative and comprehensive quiz of 10 questions
Estimated effort
Completing this coursework required a time commitment of approximately 7 hours.
Badge type
Assessment badge
Alignments
IDB Digital Credential Framework
https://credencialesbid.openbadgepassport.org/app/profile/page/view/312
