New IBM Certification Website
The IBM Certification Team is excited to unveil the redesigned IBM Certification Certification Website! The new website has all the same information and is getting fantastic reviews on how much easier it is to navigate. Here are a few of the highlights. Simplified Indexes In the new Certification Website exams, certifications, and mastery exams […]
IBM Training, Skills & Support Offerings: Donna Walker – Looking forward to 4Q 2017
As we start fourth quarter, let me ask for a few minutes of your time to view this quarter’s kickoff video from IBM Training, Skills, and Support Offerings. In this installment, I talk about the enhancements to our Skills Gateway, updates in personalization to the Learning Dashboard, and present the benefits of MESH – Modeled […]
It’s one of those solutions you look at and say: “Wow – of course we should do that!” And now we do.
IBM is working to bring Support and Education together in a way that helps provide you with development recommendation(s) on key skills related to work being done in YOUR environment. IBM is leveraging Watson along with the IBM Skills Gateway to enable you to see education and enablement offerings customized to what you’re working on today. […]
IBM Digital Badge Program Wins Training Magazine’s 2017 Silver Medal Award
Lorri Freifeld, Editor-in-Chief for Training Magazine, presents IBM with the 2017 Silver Medal Award in the eLearning Challenge. Training Magazine awarded IBM’s Digital Badge Program the 2017 Silver Medal Award in its eLearning Design Challenge awards ceremony at the Online Learning Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The publishing company recognized the program for […]
IBM Security Certification Withdrawal – Effective November 30, 2017
The following certifications and applicable tests will be withdrawn on November 30, 2017. IBM Certified Solutions Specialist – i2 COPLINK Detect V4.x Test C2065-050: IBM i2 COPLINK Detect V4.x IBM Certified Implementation Professional – Intelligent Operations Center V1.6 Test C2065-052: IBM Intelligent Operations Center V1.6, Implementation IBM Certified Solution Advisor – Security Systems Identity […]
IBM Certified Application Developer – Mobile Foundation v8.0, available worldwide
IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Application Developer – Mobile Foundation v8.0. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate job skills and performance levels of a Mobile Foundation v8.0 Application Developer. To attain the IBM Certified Application Developer – Mobile Foundation v8.0 certification, candidates must pass […]
Northeastern University + IBM: Turning digital badges into academic credentials will create opportunities and better college graduates
Northeastern University published a press release announcing our innovative collaboration using IBM Digital Badges. IBM employees, customers, and members of the public can now use IBM issued badge credentials toward three Northeastern professional master’s degree programs—data analytics, project management, and portfolio management—with 51 additional graduate degrees and 17 certificate programs to follow. Game changer: converting industry […]
Interesting items on the web (September 2017)
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. 5 […]
IBM z14, IBM LinuxONE, Blockchain and more at IBM Z Technical Universities
With recent announcements, IBM Z has reinforced its position as the industry’s most secure and advanced enterprise platform for data-serving and next-generation applications. From the IBM z14 with its game-changing pervasive encryption, to the new IBM LinuxONE Emperor II and IBM’s commitment to blockchain, it’s clear that the Z platform can play a key role […]
Global Knowledge Announces IBM Training Exclusives
There is really only one way to learn how to do something and that is to do it. If you want to learn to throw a football, drive a car, build a mousetrap, design a building, cook a stir-fry, or be a management consultant, you must have a go at doing it. Throughout history, youths […]
Interesting items on the web (August 2017)
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. How […]
Skills Gateway embraces IBM New Collar Initiative
Training for the New Collar Worker IBM Training and Skills actively supports our New Collar initiatives with innovative offerings to develop a robust talent pool for our clients and Business Partners. We provide up-to-the-minute IT industry knowledge and digital credentials which complement the institutional knowledge developed in higher learning organizations. With technology evolving so rapidly, […]
Training provided by Tech Data Academy helped global tourism organization move more quickly to the latest version of ‘Campaign’ from IBM
Background A global player in the tourism industry, wanted to replace an old legacy application for managing marketing campaigns with IBM Campaign. For the adoption to be successful, it was important to get two things right. The time given to rollout the IT project was tight. Staff had to be trained quickly to ensure minimum […]
New Digital Learning from IBM
Does the word ‘class’ make you think of sitting in a classroom with an instructor, as you did when you were attending school? The traditional classroom style of learning is a model that has been used throughout history as the primary means to teach information, and it’s a great fit in many cases where students […]
Eighteen new and updated IBM Systems courses: Enroll today
Over the next few weeks, students across the country will return to their schools and universities to embark on their education journeys. They’ll be gaining knowledge and building skills. What about you? Why not start or continue your own learning journey by taking an IBM class? Many of the courses below are led by an […]
MESH (Modeled Education from Support History) has gone live!
IBM Support and Education is pleased to announce that project MESH has gone live in the Analytics and Security product areas! IBM’s products are ever evolving. Keeping abreast of changes and enhancements is a challenge. Getting the right skills at the right time is a critical need. MESH makes the task of finding and securing […]
The IBM Digital Badge Program is shaping opinions and influencing policy with the world’s leading thought leaders
IBM Open Badges featured in U.S. Department of Labor event IBM participated in a U.S. Department of Labor event on the future of digital credentials. Hosted and developed by Mathematica Policy Research, the forum “Tiny but Magnified? The Role of Microcredentials in Dynamic Labor Markets,” convened a panel of experts to discuss the rapid growth […]
IBM Training, Skills & Support Offerings: Donna Walker – Looking forward to 3Q 2017
Here is the next in our series of quarterly update videos where you can hear the latest news from the teams. In this update, you can hear about the latest Skills Gateway enhancements and our recent alignment with IBM Support. In addition, we have news from our Global Training Providers, information on the recent award […]