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Your essential summer playlist
Summer is here! It’s the perfect time to connect with family, friends, and neighbors. And it’s the perfect time to get outside, read, and explore. That means dinners, concerts, art fairs, food festivals, and farmers markets. While you fill these long days with activities, check out some new tools and resources from the IBM Center […]
Reinforce your cloud knowledge with Study Jams
It’s hard to balance life and work, harder still when you’re studying for a certification exam. To help, IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT) has created intensive Study Jam sessions – two hours a day for two days – to help you prepare for certification exams. Study Jams are one of the most innovative and […]
Never stop learning
It’s graduation season. Time to celebrate achievements. Time to thank everyone that has made the day possible. And time to consider what comes next. For me, the most enduring plan is to be a lifelong learner. Be curious. Seek to understand. Listen. Because it’s important to grow both personally and professionally. Learn the way you […]
Let’s Create your Future at the IBM Center for Cloud Training
Let’s create something that changes everything. And we did. This week, the IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT) introduced two new cloud training initiatives to advance your career. Free role-based Cloud training Beginning April 12, all of our role-based cloud training courses are available at no charge. Discover role-based training for Cloud Architects, Cloud […]
IBM Center for Cloud Training expands its ecosystem
The reach of IBM training for cloud is expanding to as many as 40 million learners. That’s the number of people who participate in learning activities offered by edX, the latest partner to join the IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT) ecosystem. Our award-winning ICCT training and certification has arrived at edX. And it begins […]
Announcing the new IBM Cloud Advanced Architect certification
Cloud architects with three or more years of experience have a new opportunity to gain the enhanced skills and knowledge required to advance their careers—with the new IBM Cloud Advanced Architect curriculum and certification. This new program offered by the IBM Center for Cloud Training builds on the existing IBM Cloud Professional Architect certification with […]
Architecting your future success
Now is the time to take your cloud skills to the next level. In an industry with market demand projected to hit one trillion USD within the next five years (per ReportLinker, October 2021), the need for cloud professionals is high. So, as more are trained and certified in cloud, the better are the opportunities […]
Winning the War for Talent with Agile Learning
The term “war for talent” was coined by McKinsey’s Steve Hankin back in 1997 and was popularized by the book of that name in 2001. Back then, it referred to the intense competition to attract and retain employees at a time when too few workers were available to replace the baby boomers departing the workforce […]
What does Cloud learning look like to you? At IBM, we’ve got you covered.
What’s your learning style? Studies show that some learners prefer an in-depth, solo learning experience, taking one course at a time. Meanwhile, others thrive on social interaction such as intense, short-term study sessions with like-minded learners. Still, others look for a hybrid training solution – a mix of instructor-led training blended with digital self-study. All […]
This Month at the IBM Center for Cloud Training
February is filled with numerous opportunities to take your cloud skills to the next level. Certifications. Courses. Study Jams. Community connections. Conversations with subject matter experts. The IBM Center for Cloud Training is ready to help you move your career forward. Let’s look at the latest trends and ICCT news! Trends Technology, talent, and trust […]
Announcing a new certification: IBM Cloud Security Engineer Specialty
Security is indispensable for effective cloud computing. Now, with a new certification from the award-winning IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT), you can qualify to handle this critical responsibility for your organization. The new IBM Cloud Security Engineer Specialty Certification program provides an interactive curriculum that trains professionals to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, respond to […]
Disrupt Yourself in 2022 : Prepare for the most in-demand tech jobs
From digital transformation to hybrid offices, the world of work is changing at a rapid pace — accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary innovation in its wake. The Great Attrition is also happening. A record number of employees have or plan to quit. In the U.S., voluntary attrition increased by almost 800,000 in […]
Thrive in the Cloud and Go Beyond What Everyone Else is Doing
For a rapidly growing number of companies and computing professionals, the cloud is the place to be. And IBM can help you get there. The award-winning IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT) provides hands-on lab learning experiences as well as industry-recognized, role-based professional certifications to deliver the essential skills you need to thrive in the […]
Future of Work Trends: The Agile Learning Imperative
In 2020, the global workforce lost an equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs, an estimated $3.7 trillion in wages, and 4.4% of global GDP, a staggering toll on lives and livelihoods. While vaccine rollout has begun and the growth outlook is predicted to improve, socio-economic recovery is far from certain. Organizations and individuals which had […]
Getting to Know Our Training Partners – Arrow
IBM Training have teamed up with 7 Training Partners to provide and deliver training to our Clients and Business Partners across the world. In this Blog series, we will be getting to know each of these partners over the coming months. The next in this series is Arrow. Arrow offers IBM-authorized and certified training both online […]
IBM Professional Certificates on Coursera receive college credit recommendation from ACE
IBM is pleased to share that we have earned official recognition from the American Council on Education (ACE). This recommendation will allow learners to translate their Data Science, Data Analysis, and Cybersecurity Professional Certificate completions for up to 12 college credits, or roughly one semester of college coursework, from participating academic institutions. Why is this impactful […]
Building Cyber Resilience – The Time To Prioritize Cybersecurity Is Now
Recent events have forced rapid changes in the world of cybersecurity, as it has in all facets of operations. While remote work is not new for some job roles, especially in technical fields, the workplace-wide shift to remote work has been sudden and wide-ranging, leaving security professionals with little time to respond. Similarly, while cloud […]
Skill Up for the Data Job you want
Data is critical for any business as it helps them make decisions based on trends, statistical numbers and facts. Due to this importance of data, data science as a multi-disciplinary field has developed at a very accelerated pace. It utilizes scientific approaches, frameworks, algorithms, and procedures to extract insight from a massive amount of data. […]