Get a fast start with training for rookies at IBM TechU events
IBM Systems Technical University (TechU) events are industry renowned for delivering IBM’s most comprehensive systems training. Each year, we add new focus areas to meet the needs of our clients. An area that has gotten a lot of press in the past few years is the IT skills gap. More and more companies are finding […]
Interview with David Leaser on the background and the development of the Digital Credentials program
Susan Manning, Chief Success Strategist from Credly (Credly manages IBM’s badge program) has recorded a two-part series featuring David Leaser, Senior Program Executive for Innovation and Growth Initiatives at IBM. IBM has built a culture of continuous learning, supported by a robust badge program for its employees. David describes the origins and outcomes in this […]
IBM issues One Millionth badge
IBM’s Digital Badge Program has reached a significant milestone – we’ve issued our ONE MILLIONTH BADGE! More on our one millionth badge earners later in this article. IBM’s award-winning digital badge program was launched two and a half years ago with the simple goal of driving interest and increased engagement in training and development activities […]
New Exam Announcement – Cloud Solutions Architect v3
IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification -IBM Certified Architect – Cloud Solutions v3. This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate job skills and performance levels of an IBM Cloud Solution Architect. To attain the IBM Certified Architect – Cloud Solutions v3 certification, candidates must pass C1000-017, IBM Cloud Solutions […]
IBM Security: 3Q2018 50% Discount Promotion
The IBM Professional Certification Program (ibm.com/certify) has been in existence for over 25 years. Through these years, technical professionals have been able to validate their knowledge and skills, and demonstrate their expertise to others via their earned certificate recognized worldwide. Certification brings value. To the individual, certification provides a portable credential-skill validation, technical achievement, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]