IBM launches new professional skills program: The top five soft skills you need to succeed in business
By David Leaser A recent LinkedIn study found 57% of leaders say soft skills are more important than hard skills. Soft skills include the ability to work effectively, from presentation to collaborations skills. But soft skills are becoming harder to find in today’s labor market candidate pools. To help solve the problem, IBM is hosting free […]
Top skills you need to succeed in the modern workplace
On April 11th, IBM Training & Skills ran a Twitter Chat to explore what skills are needed for success in the modern workplace. Over the course of an hour, we posted 5 questions to spark discussion. In total, the 5 questions yielded 8,604 total impressions and 452 engagements (likes, retweets, responses, etc.). We have future […]
Join the IBM Sponsor User program
IBM Training & Skills seeks people who have participated in IBM courses, badges, and certifications to help us by being part of user interviews. We welcome your input & feedback. Experience with these is not required for participation. Being part of the IBM Sponsor User program is a rewarding (and fun!) experience. If selected, you […]
Access IBM Skills directly through IBM Marketplace
IBM’s Marketplace As of this week you have access to the IBM Digital Learning Subscription for Cloud in the IBM Marketplace. IBM’s Marketplace is a central place to find IBM’s and IBM’s partners products and services. In their view on marketplaces, Forbes stresses that it is important to have the right content. They are not defining what is right, […]
Interesting items on the web (March 2019)
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 […]
NEW!! Global Skills Index Report
This past week, Coursera released the inaugural issue of the Coursera Global Skills Index (GSI), an in-depth look at skill trends and performance around the world, made possible by the millions of learners who come to Coursera to learn and grow. As the types of skills needed in the labor market change rapidly, individual workers […]
The Journey to Cloud for IBM Business Partners
With cloud, the future is bright! The IBM Cloud gives your customers more ways to migrate, modernize and build innovative cloud apps, and easily connect them all. The IBM Cloud maximizes your clients’ ability to unlock the value of their data and accelerate their journey to AI. It allows them to work with all their […]
New IBM Cloud Certification: Blueworks Live and Business Automation Workflow v18
IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Business Analyst – Blueworks Live and Business Automation Workflow v18. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate the underlying concepts of developing process models using Blueworks Live and Business Automation Workflow v18. To attain the IBM Certified Business Analyst – […]
Join our first IBM Training & Skills Twitter Chat!
We want to engage with our Twitter audience. For many people, Twitter ends up being a one-way communication vehicle: you put ideas and thoughts and interesting facts and resources “out there” and hope that people see it, like it, and re-share it to increase your reach. There are other platforms where a back-and-forth dialogue may […]
Business Partners – Your one stop shop for building sales & technical skills
Over the last few months IBM has been working to transform our Business Partners learning experience. The outcome: a single source of “learning” truth that is an inspiring experience for exploring, learning and gaining expertise in IBM products and solutions. I am pleased to share the NEW BUSINESS PARTNER EXPERIENCE IS LIVE ON THE SKILLS […]
Reskilling for the Robots
Amidst the great debate over whether AI will replace human jobs, there has been less discussion of how it will transform corporate cultures. At Mobile World Congress 2019, Yun-Hee Kim, technology editor for The Wall Street Journal, hosted a panel of industry leaders to discuss the disruption and opportunity AI will bring. The panel included […]
New IBM Cloud Certification: Solution Implementer – API Connect 2018.x
IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Solution Implementer – API Connect 2018.x. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate the underlying concepts of developing, publishing, configuring, and managing APIs using IBM API Connect 2018.x To attain the IBM Certified Solution Implementer – API Connect 2018.x […]
Interesting items on the web (February 2019)
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 […]
THINK at a glance
IBM manages a spectrum of credentials to fit the needs of many audiences. IBM Professional Certifications represent the acquisition of deep knowledge on a particular topic and enable customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBMers to demonstrate to colleagues and employers their expertise in the related IBM technologies and solutions. As we have done a several […]
Your journey to the workforce of the future begins here
Build skills that ensure you thrive tomorrow and today. How do you plan for a future in an age of massive disruption? Technology is transforming old industries and creating new job categories that didn’t exist as recently as 5 years ago. Adding the impact of artificial Intelligence, machine learning, genetic engineering, and the Internet of […]
New IBM Skills Training to Get Clients Up & Running on AI
We are at an inflection point. Data Science and AI technologies are not just a continuum of old technologies. They represent a complete paradigm shift that take us from a deterministic world to a probabilistic world, increasing the potential to profoundly change human society, and to become a new engine of economic development. Around the world, […]
TechData Academy wins Global Training Excellence Award
At Think 2019, IBM Business Partners were recognized for their outstanding business solutions & excellence. Included in these was TechData Academy, an authorized IBM Global Training Provider who won the Global Training Excellence Award. The IBM Excellence Award program recognizes IBM Business Partners that deliver stand-out results to help drive business value and transform the […]
Reskilling for Robots: AI and the future of jobs
What do you need to do to prepare for an AI driven future? By David Leaser Just five years ago, the late scientist Stephen Hawking made a dire prediction: The “development of full artificial intelligence (AI) could spell the end of the human race.” These ideas are not new. In 1867, Karl Marx wrote, “The instrument […]