By Teri Austin on 18 March 2020

Recognition for your investment in skills!

IBM has always believed that if you love what you do, and you have the skills to do it, you can change the way the world works. By developing revolutionary concepts in learning, IBM Skills Gateway has made it easier and faster for you to develop the skills you need to succeed: Easy access to […]

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By Sharon Kent on 18 March 2020

Train without travel with IBM TechU Talks

In light of the global precautions for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and to comply with World Health Organization guidelines, IBM Systems has postponed all TechU conferences through June 2020. However, you can still grow your skills via IBM TechU Talks, a free, weekly series of one-hour webcasts that focus on hot topics from our spring conferences. […]

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By ARMEN Pischdotchian on 17 March 2020

When Data Science met Machine Learning

Is there a distinction between a data scientist and a data analyst? Well, not exactly the same profession nor skill set I’d argue, with the exception of two common attributes, both beckon a curious mind and it all begins with data, and perhaps at first, the not so sexy job of the 21 century, rather, […]

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By Heather Munro on 11 March 2020

Take your certification test from your home or office

Take your certification test from your home or office IBM Certification offers online proctored exams for technical certification and technical mastery exams. While Sales Mastery exams and Assessment Tests have been taken online for years, PearsonVUEs also allows you to take your Technical Exams from home, office or even a hotel room. Your Convenience The […]

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By David Leaser on 4 March 2020

IBM enhances the learning experience on its Skills Gateway

IBM has always believed that if you love what you do, and you have the skills to do it, you can change the way the world works. By developing revolutionary concepts in learning, IBM is challenging the status quo in how an organization can develop its workforce to win in the market. As 2020 unfolds, […]

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By David Leaser on 27 February 2020

New volume: How IBM used badges to connect on-the-job learning to academic credit

In collaboration with IBM, Northeastern University gained recognition as the first academic institution to articulate workplace digital badges for college credit. Now, a new volume, titled Credentials for a new era of work and learning: Lessons and recommendations from industry leaders, highlights the IBM/Northeastern program and shows others how to create similar programs. The volume […]

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By sonia.malik on 25 February 2020

Stack up and Stand Out from the competition

The World Economic Forum predicts that the digital revolution will transform the future of work and the workplace: as many as 133 million new jobs will be created, but 75 million jobs are likely to be eliminated. This “job churn” will eventually impact a quarter of all work and will be concentrated in a set newly […]

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By Kathleen De Jongh on 25 February 2020

Interesting items on the web (February 2020)

The Training & Skills team are voracious readers and we come across so much content on the web that would be of interest. We’re committed to making the most of your time – so we’ve chosen only the “best of the best” of the things we’ve seen this month, and present it here for your […]

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By Melanie Smith on 21 February 2020

Build your credentials at Think 2020

Get the skills to succeed at Think Academy! Whether you want hands-on experience or want to learn at your own pace Think Academy has what you need to build new skills. Featured labs that will be available at Think 2020 have just been posted online. From RedHat labs, to certifications and master classes they’re all […]

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By David Leaser on 19 February 2020

LinkedIn’s Top 10 emerging jobs around the globe may (not) surprise you

When you look at LinkedIn’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report, you may say to yourself, “Maybe we should just drop the IT from information technology jobs.” Jobs, increasingly, have an IT component, and that trend is likely to increase in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA). The LinkedIn Emerging Jobs analysis […]

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By Heather Munro on 18 February 2020

New Cert Exam: IBM Cloud Pak for Integration V2019.4 Administrator

  IBM is pleased to announce the release of a new certification – IBM Certified Administrator – IBM Cloud Pak for Integration V2019.4. To attain the IBM Certified Administrator – IBM Cloud Pak for Integration V2019.4, candidates must pass C1000-081, IBM Cloud Pak for Integration V2019.4 Administrator exam. Thank you to all the subject matter […]

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By Keith Tilley on 18 February 2020

New course: IBM Content Navigator Administration V3.0.6.

We are pleased to announce the availability of classroom course WF270G and self-paced virtual classroom (SPVC) course ZF270G, IBM Content Navigator Administration V3.0.6. This course provides technical professionals with the skills that are needed to configure, customize, and administer the IBM Content Navigator web client for IBM FileNet Content Manager. It begins with an introduction […]

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By Mahdad Majd on 18 February 2020

Four Reasons to Attend TechU Orlando

Learn from experts in your field at the upcoming TechU conference How often do you get the opportunity to meet with people behind the products and services you work with every day? That’s exactly what you’ll get at IBM Systems Technical University (TechU) Orlando, May 18 – 22. From high-level strategy to deep product insights […]

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By sonia.malik on 25 January 2020

New decade: New you! Use your 2020 goals to envision the future you want

As the calendar flips to a new year, nearly every single one of us makes a conscious effort to think about what we would like to change in the coming year. It may not always be in the form of a new year resolution; it also could be thinking about your word of the year […]

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By Heather Munro on 24 January 2020

New IBM Cloud Certification – Business Automation Workflow v19 using IID

  IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Application Developer – Business Automation Workflow v19 using IID. This certification is designed to measure and validate the skills of a Business Automation Workflow Application Developer. To attain the IBM Certified Application Developer-Business Automation Workflow v19 using IID certification, candidates must pass […]

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By Rob Shook on 24 January 2020

Interesting items on the web (December 2019 – January 2020)

The Training & Skills team are voracious readers and we come across so much content on the web that would be of interest. We’re committed to making the most of your time – so we’ve chosen only the “best of the best” of the things we’ve seen this month, and present it here for your […]

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By David Leaser on 23 January 2020

The Rise of Assessment Tech in Learning and Development

On an ASU-GSV panel, a professor from a distinguished university told the audience, “I wouldn’t hire any of my students based on a diploma. I would require a pre-hire assessment.” It was a bold, honest statement, mirrored by thought leaders like Ryan Craig who argue “Colleges continue to act as though they’re preparing students for […]

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By Alex Bellows on 22 January 2020

ExitCertified: your key to profiting from OpenShift sooner

It’s been just a few short months since IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat, but the deal has already had a seismic impact on the ways in which the enterprise is thinking about the cloud. Much of IBM’s software portfolio is now cloud-native, and it’s optimized to run on Red Hat’s OpenShift through the new IBM […]

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