By Heather Munro on 16 November 2017

IBM Certification – Online Proctored Exams available Dec 4, 2017

  IBM Certification is coming to your home December 4th, 2017 with Online Proctored Exams for Technical Certification and Technical Mastery Exams. While Sales Mastery exams and Assessment Tests have been taken online for years, PearsonVUEs new Online Proctor Program allows you to take your Technical Exams from home, office or even a hotel room. […]

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By John Adby on 7 November 2017

Flexible Digital Training at your fingertips!

Access IBM digital learning content for 12 months – all at one low price Our customers are a mix of people – different learning style, different needs, different preferences for when & where they learn. It’s important that IBM meets our customers where they are, and we do: we understand the shift toward more digital […]

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By Heather Munro on 6 November 2017

Global Knowledge – Salary Survey 2018

 Now extended to December 8th! The IBM Certification Program aims to validate your skills through Certifications and Badges, providing an industry standard to the IBM IT Community. It makes sense that you would want to confirm the value of IT Certification; which is why Global Knowledge, a trusted IBM Global Training Provider, puts out a […]

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By Kathleen De Jongh on 24 October 2017

Interesting items on the web (October 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. Leading […]

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By Elisabeth Stahl on 20 October 2017

The apple of my eye: pervasive encryption with IBM Z

By Elisabeth Stahl, IBM Distinguished Engineer One of my absolute favorite things to do this time of year where I live in Ohio (besides raking leaves—just kidding) is to head out east about 20 miles to go apple picking. Apple pie, apple crisp, baked apples, spiced apples, apple butter, applesauce…there are endless possibilities. Everybody has their […]

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By Heather Munro on 16 October 2017

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 […]

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By Donna Walker on 16 October 2017

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 […]

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By Corbett Schollmeyer on 16 October 2017

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. […]

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By David Leaser on 3 October 2017

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 […]

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By Heather Munro on 27 September 2017

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 […]

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By Heather Munro on 27 September 2017

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 […]

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By David Leaser on 27 September 2017

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 […]

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By Kathleen De Jongh on 25 September 2017

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 […]

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By Sharon Kent on 21 September 2017

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 […]

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By sonia.malik on 18 September 2017

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 […]

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By Kathleen De Jongh on 25 August 2017

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 […]

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By David Leaser and Teri Austin on 22 August 2017

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, […]

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By Ricardo Rossi on 21 August 2017

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 […]

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