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Offering Management in IBM Training
Offering Management in IBM It is not a long time ago that IBM established a new practice in IBM: The Offering Manager. While IBM was successful with the old role of Product Managers the new role is matching IBMs Digital Transition. Instead of long and complex processes the Offering Manager is moving forward fast. His […]
Meet… MESH (Modeled Education from Support History)
Wouldn’t it be great if you could see education and enablement offerings customized to what you’re working on today? IBM is working to bring Support and Education together in a way that helps provide this focus on key skills related to work being done in YOUR environment. ‘Modeled Education from Support History’ (MESH) – is […]
IBM receives another award for Digital Credentials – a joint post by Donna Walker and Tanya E. Moore
IBM’s Open Badge Program, in collaboration with our supplier Acclaim, was awarded the prestigious 2017 Platinum Learning Impact Award at the IMS Global Learning Impact Leadership Institute Conference on May 19 in Denver. The Learning Impact Awards recognize the most powerful and influential uses of technology in support of learning worldwide. The submission process was […]
IBM’s Open Badge Program was awarded the prestigious 2017 Platinum Learning Impact Award!
GREAT NEWS! IBM’s Open Badge Program, in collaboration with Acclaim, was awarded the prestigious 2017 Platinum Learning Impact Award at the IMS Global Learning Impact Leadership Institute Conference, May 19 in Denver. The Learning Impact Awards recognize the most powerful and influential uses of technology in support of learning worldwide. The submission process was rigorous and included […]
Personalization is here to stay!
Dr. Seuss says it best “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. One size fits all does not work for learners today. IBM is on a journey to deliver learners the best in class learning experience to help you achieve success. The most […]
IBM Partner Recertification program
A number of the existing IBM Systems certifications are expiring in June this year, and for partners holding these certifications there is an imminent requirement to recertify to maintain their accreditation status. As IBM’s largest distributor and a Global Training Partner, we are running instructor-led Certification Bootcamps specifically designed to prepare partners for the new […]
IBM’s Open Badge Program a Finalist in the IMS Global Leadership Awards
Cast your vote for the IBM Open Badge Program to win at the 2017 Learning Impact Leadership Awards. Created in 2007, the IMS Global Learning Impact Awards (LIA) recognizes outstanding applications of educational technology to address the most significant challenges facing education. Nominations come from around the world from organizations and institutions that meet the […]
Updated! Getting to know our GTPs: Arrow Education Services
Myself My name is Julie Bartholomae and I am the Partner Relationship Manager for IBM Training and Skill’s GTP, Arrow. I’ve been with IBM and with IBM Training for over 25 years, enjoying several different positions, including Operations Manager, and Delivery Business Manager for North America. I’m very happy to now be working with Arrow […]
Updated! Getting to know our GTPs: Avnet
Myself Hello, I am Corbett Schollmeyer, SSE for North Dakota and the Avnet Partner Relationship Manger (PRM). I have worked in Support, Services and Education from the late 90’s working in California, AP (China, Japan, and Taiwan), and now out of Bismarck North Dakota. Outside of work I am the Chairman for the Northern Badlands […]
IBM Training & Skills: Donna Walker looks ahead to 2Q 2017
Here is the next video in the IBM Training and Skills chats, where I cover what is coming up in 2Q 2017 and recap 1Q. Hear about the success of IBM’s Open Badge program (winning the ITCC 2017 Innovation Award), our presence at Partner World Leadership Conference and IBM Interconnect and other key conferences, where […]
IBM Client Success Badge Program
Personal Corbett Schollmeyer Client Success and Support Champion I have been a support professional for over 30 years. I have worked in the Submarine community on Sub-safe level 1 repair operations, in the Aviation sector on Safe for flight repair evaluations, and in the Tech industry in both hardware and software environments. In all these […]
Updated! Getting to know our GTPs: LearnQuest
Myself I am the Partner Relationship Manager for LearnQuest, and am located in Toronto, Canada, where I previously was responsible for the IBM Canada Education Centre. With over 20 years of education and training experience I am excited to be able to work with LearnQuest and continue the journey of growing IBM skills worldwide. LearnQuest […]
ITCC honors IBM Open Badge program with their Innovation Award
We’re proud to announce that IBM has just been awarded the IT Certification Council (ITCC)’s 2017 Innovation Award for our Open Badging program. Open Badges provide digital recognition for skills, offer a method of sharing credentials in social media, and are used inside IBM as well as by our customers around the world. Last year, […]
IBM Open Badge Program wins ITCC Award
IBM is proud to announce that our IBM Open Badge Program has won the 2017 Information Technology Certification Council’s (ITCC) Innovation Award. The award is given to organizations that have created a product, service, or initiative that creates a difference within the IT Certification Industry. The IBM Open Badge Program not only provides recognition […]
Learning gets personal with The IBM Skills Gateway
In support of our community of learners, we launched a refreshed IBM training website last April and immediately delivered value to learners developing IT skills. The new site had a sleek user experience and carefully curated content that went way beyond the traditional formal courses. We have now taken that site and transformed it even […]
Mastering Learning as a skill
As we come to the close of the 1st quarter in 2017, we have been exposed to a multitude of publications around top skills and/or top jobs for 2017. Here are some stand-outs from my perspective : LinkedIn data reveals the most promising jobs in 2017 Monster’s 5 new collar jobs you could land […]
IBM wins top industry award for innovation in digital credentials
By David Leaser (@david_leaser) In just a few short years, Open Badges have barnstormed into the digital credentials space, providing a unique way to issue a digital credential which can be shared instantly on social sites – the perfect marriage between social media and credentials/recognition. Badges can be issued for a wide variety of activities, […]
Skills Gap: 2015, 2016,…
Learning from the history I completed yesterday a short learning snipped around Digital Transformation. While working through this a link to an article came up from Gartner from 2015. The article highlighted, that already in 2015 65% of CIOs believed, that there is a talent crisis. I was surprised. I remember I heard and read […]