IBM Apprenticeship Program
No Degree? No Problem! This New Collar program is designed to create new career pathways for candidates without an advanced degree.
Apprenticeships at IBM are all about picking up new skills – and lots of them. The IBM Apprenticeship program gives an opportunity for candidates without advanced degrees to build new technical skills while getting paid.
When you join IBM as an apprentice it is not just about training and qualifications. We have your long-term professional career in mind. We'll help you grow through an intensive work-based development program, with comprehensive learning, focused hands-on training, and mentorship. It's the kind of experience you simply couldn’t get anywhere else.
What Makes a Successful Apprentice
At IBM, we are looking for apprentices that have a passion for technology, an appetite for learning, and the determination to succeed. The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate skills in the following areas:
Adaptability
Communication
Client Focus
Creative Problem Solving
Drive
Teamwork
Taking Ownership
The Apprenticeship Experience
Apprentices are exposed to an environment where they can learn new skills, apply these to real-life projects, and get real-time feedback.
Collaborate with peers across many business units and geographies
Work with your managers and mentors to progress through your personal skills roadmap
Learn and demonstrate new knowledge and competencies through hands-on application with your project teams
Complete milestones along the way while earning digital credentials to validate your skills
Participate in on-going training and development focused on your professional and technical skills
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Apprenticeship Week
We believe that companies bringing advanced technologies to market have a responsibility to prepare students and workers for the way those technologies will shape jobs and the nature of our work. Innovation should unlock opportunities to make our workforce more inclusive, not less.
Real people,
Real stories
“ 'Are you serious?' This was my first thought when someone suggested that I make the change from serving coffee to developing code. ”
Tony
Software Engineer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
“ IBM fosters innovation and believes in growth. Those were the main things I was looking for in my career after service. ”
Cecilia
Technical Sales Specialist Apprentice
“ I always loved working with technology. I enrolled in online courses that promised an IT job, but nothing solid ever came from this. I learned about IBM's apprenticeship program and it was exactly what I was looking for! ”
Rahat
Technical Sales Apprentice, Red Hat Synergy Services, Consumer & Travel Market
“ What really intrigued me about IBM’s Apprenticeship Program was the fact that it gives those coming from non-traditional backgrounds the opportunity to step into roles that otherwise seemed unattainable. ”
Andre
QA Engineer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
“ 'Are you serious?' This was my first thought when someone suggested that I make the change from serving coffee to developing code. ”
Tony
Software Engineer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
“ IBM fosters innovation and believes in growth. Those were the main things I was looking for in my career after service. ”
Cecilia
Technical Sales Specialist Apprentice
“ I always loved working with technology. I enrolled in online courses that promised an IT job, but nothing solid ever came from this. I learned about IBM's apprenticeship program and it was exactly what I was looking for! ”
Rahat
Technical Sales Apprentice, Red Hat Synergy Services, Consumer & Travel Market
“ What really intrigued me about IBM’s Apprenticeship Program was the fact that it gives those coming from non-traditional backgrounds the opportunity to step into roles that otherwise seemed unattainable. ”
Andre
QA Engineer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
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