By Alexander Ziegler on 25 June 2018

Evolution of Badges – Labor Market Insight and Talent Search

Badges Most people dealing with education know the terminology. Discussions around digital credentials and badges are everywhere in the internet. I want to show you in this blog that today’s usage is only the start. The evolution around micro credentials will be huge. The newest evolution is far beyond giving a recognition. You’ll see below that badges […]

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By Heather Munro and Beverly Bone on 22 June 2018

Rising Indellient Star Working on the IBM Professional Certification Program Recognized as a Top 30 Under 30 Developer

The Developer 30 Under 30 Award highlights Canada’s top young development talent and technical innovators Oakville, ON – June 19, 2018 – Aesees Kaur, Technical Lead, and Software Developer at Indellient Inc. – a technology solutions and professional services firm that empowers businesses to meet and exceed their critical business and technology objectives, has won […]

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By Rob Shook and Kathleen deJongh on 21 June 2018

Interesting items on the web (June 2018)

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 Jim Sullivan on 20 June 2018

LearnQuest releases Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) suite 6.0.5

In May, LearnQuest completed their update to the IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) suite to release 6.0.5 for both instructor-led and self-paced training offerings. The CLM suite of tools integrates IBM Rational Doors Next Generation, IBM Rational Team Concert and IBM Rational Quality Manager to deliver requirements management, change and configuration management with quality […]

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By Brent Brandow on 20 June 2018

Making Bank with IBM: The Highest Paid IT Jobs

Perhaps Will Ferrell as Brendan Huff in Step Brothers said it best, “I’m ready. Walking tall. I’ve been earning and burning, snapping necks and cashing checks.” A little aggressive, but the desire to earn more in your chosen field is universal. But how do you get there? This month Forbes featured findings from The 2018 […]

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By Hamid Karbasi on 19 June 2018

IBM – Microservices Specialization on Coursera – a learning journey

About this specialization: IBM – Microservices Specialization is intended for application developers seeking to understand the benefits of microservices architecture and container-based applications. The student learns how to develop and deploy microservices applications with Kubernetes on IBM Cloud and IBM Cloud Private via a continuous release pipeline. There are four self-study courses in this specialization, […]

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By Alexander Ziegler on 15 June 2018

Net Promoter Score: Impressive and helpful even in Training

Net Promoter Score In the case you never heard about Net Promoter Score (NPS) then please first have a look to the NPS entry on Wikipedia. You’re wondering why I’m writing about it? The answer is simple: It is a great approach. And improves services and products. The biggest route to market for IBMs training are […]

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By Heather Marley-Allen on 15 June 2018

Technology continues to change – invest in tech training!

The world is ever changing and it is not the world as we once knew. Time seems to increase as we wish it would slow down. We have made major purchases over the years such as vehicles, a home, our education and it seems like we must continuously receive an upgrade to maintain and keep […]

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By sonia.malik on 13 June 2018

Skills + Recognition = Career enhancement

Start stacking your resume with digital credentials that matter Today, we must constantly hone and enhance our skills to remain relevant in the workforce. As a society, we know we need to rapidly re-skill vast number of people on an ongoing basis to both remain relevant globally and to avoid long periods of high unemployment. […]

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By joanne.cowper on 13 June 2018

Meet the Team – Meg Petersen

Let us introduce you to Meg Petersen, Senior Content Strategist and Program Manager, IBM Training and Skills. Meg was recently featured in Learning Solutions – Leaders in the Limelight.   In the article Meg covers the best business advice she received and how having fun led to a change in career direction. This is a […]

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By Heather Munro on 7 June 2018

New Exam: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus V10.1.1 Implementation

  IBM Systems Storage Software is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Deployment Professional – Spectrum Protect Plus V10.1.1. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate job skills and performance levels of an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus V10.1.1 implementer. To attain the IBM Certified Deployment Professional – Spectrum Protect Plus […]

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By Rob Shook on 28 May 2018

Interesting items on the web (May 2018)

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 consideration. Reshaping […]

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By Carl Sawatzky on 23 May 2018

Has the IoT Made Enterprise Asset Management a Challenge? Learn to Take Control of Your Data.

In the era of IoT, organizations can now benefit from being connected to all their people, sensors and devices. However, the era of IoT also means Enterprise Asset Management systems are being flooded with data from being connected to all their people, sensors and devices. This is where IBM’s Maximo Asset Management 7.6 can help. […]

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By Ricardo Rossi on 23 May 2018

Tech Data Launches Online IBM Skills Assessment Service in India

Tech Data India is launching a new service aimed at helping students who take IBM instructor led and digital courses, evaluate their competency through pre and post training skills assessments. This new service, available online, will also help students evaluate their readiness level for certification exams.  This completely automated and engaging offering will: Encourage students […]

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By Robert Bailey and Deb Templeton on 22 May 2018

Get to know our brand new IBM Case Manager courses

Our newest releases include an environment sandbox for you to learn using the real product! Announcing brand new instructor-led and self paced courses: F2930G-IBM Case Manager: Solution Deployment from Design to Production (V5.3.2) This course is designed to show you how to migrate and deploy Case Manager solutions from development to pre-production and production. Participants […]

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By Heather Munro on 1 May 2018

New IBM Certification – IBM Certified Application Developer – Operational Decision Manager Standard V8.9.1

  IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Application Developer – Operational Decision Manager Standard V8.9.1. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate job skills and performance levels of an IBM Operational Decision Manager Standard V8.9.1 Application Developer. To attain the IBM Certified Application Developer – Operational Decision […]

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By Heather Munro on 25 April 2018

New IBM Certification: IBM Certified SOC Analyst – Security QRadar SIEM V7.2.8

  In collaboration with CompTIA, IBM Security is excited to announce the addition of the following job role certification to the Professional Certification Program from IBM. In an age in which cyber threats run rampant, it is critical that organizations keep their systems and data secure.  Having the proper training and skills is a critical […]

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By Kathleen De Jongh on 25 April 2018

Interesting items on the web (April 2018)

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 consideration. The […]

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