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Listen to the full Whiteboard Advisors webinar here NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 8, 2024 / Lydia Logan, IBM VP of Global Education and Workforce Development, recently joined Whiteboard Advisors, along with other industry experts, to talk about IBM SkillsBuild, the shift towards skills-based learning across the industry, and hiring trends. "There are a lot of people who can work, and with a degree as the bar, they are kept out of the workforce unnecessarily or are kept out of the jobs...

By Jenny Taylor Originally published by FE News NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 7, 2024 / "Skills for Life" is both an inspirational and very appropriate theme for this year's National Apprenticeship Week . The half-life of skills is shrinking making continuous learning essential. In this article, Jenny explains how apprenticeships can help individuals and organisations fill the growing skills gap . "Skills for Life" is a very inspirational theme for this year's National Apprenticeship...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 29, 2024 / IBM: IBM SkillsBuild, a free education program, is at the heart of IBM's commitments to inclusively skill millions At its recent annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, The World Economic Forum (WEF) cited IBM SkillsBuild as one in a select group of "Skills-First Lighthouses." It said that these programs demonstrate unique significance, quantifiability, scalability, and sustainability for long-term workforce and learner impact. In an...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2024 / IBM: By Yerelee Gonzalez Watch the video here: How Indigenous perspectives can guide climate innovation for a just transition: IBM teams up with Net Zero Atlantic in Canada The windswept province of Nova Scotia lies on Canada's Atlantic coast, and comprises part of Mi'kma'ki, the traditional districts of the Mi'kmaq First Nations people. In recent years, Nova Scotia has become a promising site for the clean energy transition, with some of the...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2024 / IBM IBM LinkedIn In honor of National Mentoring Month, meet IBM's Marqueta Pomare, a Business Transformation Consultant and military veteran, who volunteers for IBM SkillsBuild as a mentor to fellow veterans and members of communities who are historically underrepresented in technology. Hoping to make a positive impact, Marqueta's decision to become a mentor was born out of a personal journey. During her transition from the military to a...

By Riya Anne Polcastro NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2024 / IBM Originally published by TriplePundit The tech company IBM is among those bringing AI into the sphere of mitigating the impact of weather-related disasters , and together with NASA, it's hard at work on revolutionary foundational models . These models learn from a broad dataset to make using them for many different tasks quicker and easier, as opposed to task-specific models that are trained with data designed to teach...

By Shinichi Otsu NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2024 / IBM Watch how IBMer Takahito Motonaga is creating a more sustainable future for Miyakojima City in Japan. IBM believes in the power of technology and innovation to drive climate solutions, especially for the communities and organizations most impacted by climate change and environmental challenges. At the center of this work is also a commitment to volunteerism, allowing inspired IBMers to combine their talent and skills with...

IBM India IBM's skilling initiatives will pave the way for a dynamic tech landscape in Gujarat. IBM SkillsBuild will equip Gujarat's workforce with essential skills in AI including generative AI, hybrid cloud and other emerging technologies. BENGALURU, INDIA / ACCESSWIRE / January 17, 2024 / IBM (NYSE:IBM) and the Commissionerate of Technical Education (CTE Gujarat) of the Government of Gujarat, today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster technical and professional...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2024 / IBM Irish partners include DCU and Fastrack into Information Technology By Ciara O'Brien Originally Published by The Irish Times IBM is to invest in a new training programme to help boost skills in artificial intelligence over the next three years, targetting 2 million learners globally by the end of 2026. The push to close the skills gap in AI, which build on its IBM SkillsBuild platform, will be done through a collaboration with...

IBM: Modernizing workforce development programs can benefit low-income and adult learners at different stages in their lives NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 9, 2024 / IBM Originally published by Workingnation.com By Justina Nixon-Santil If there is a bright spot of bipartisan hope for Congressional action, it's in support of the American workforce. In early December, the U.S. House of Representatives - a body once paralyzed for weeks by fierce partisanship - introduced two pieces of...

Originally published by EdUp Experience NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 4, 2024 / IBM The EdUp Experience Podcast: YOUR Higher Education Podcast We welcome YOU to America's leading higher education podcast! Higher Education is changing rapidly & the thoughts, ideas, & insights from today's brightest & most influential educational minds from across the globe are brought to YOU via The EdUp Experience. It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Lydia Logan, VP, Global Education...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2024 / IBM Written by David Gewirtz, Senior Contributing Editor Originally published by ZDNET IBM's AI Fundamentals program is built inside of its SkillsBuild learning portal . The credential takes about ten hours to complete, across six courses. Because I have had a long interest in AI ethics (I did a thesis on AI ethics way back in the day), I took the AI ethics class. It was good. It discussed the challenge of balancing technology with ethical...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 5, 2023 / IBM Originally published by Investment Reports Shortly after you assumed your role at IBM the company announced its goal of achieving net zero across all its operations by 2030. How does it feel to be at the heart of a team with such an ambitious program? IBM has a long track record of environmental sustainability. We issued our first environmental policy over 50 years ago, and we have publicly reported on our environmental goals for over 30...

-IBM collaborating with Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Government of Kenya and the United Kingdom's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre to expand application of IBM's geospatial AI technologies to urban heat island mapping, reforestation and climate resiliency in aviation. -IBM and NASA to create new AI foundation model for weather and climate. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 30, 2023 / IBM ( NYSE:IBM ) today announced new...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 28, 2023 / IBM By Justina Nixon-Saintil When extreme weather strikes, it hits vulnerable populations the hardest. In the current global climate of stronger and more frequent storms, heat waves, droughts and floods, how do we build more positive environmental and social impact? We have a responsibility to apply our technological expertise, resources and ecosystem to help the world become more resilient to these environmental challenges. We need a...

New sustainability projects: including collaborations with The University of Sharjah (UAE); The University of Chicago Trust (India); The University of Illinois (U.S.); Instituto IGUÁ (Brazil); and Water Corporation (Australia) Training: IBM SkillsBuild launches roadmap of sustainability courses to benefit learners across communities underrepresented in technology and address market need for green and technology skills ARMONK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 16, 2023 / IBM - As vulnerable communities...

New Offering Helps Organizations Leapfrog AIOps and Optimize Their Entire IT Operations in Record Time With Microsoft's US Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partner of the Year IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 14, 2023 / Neudesic , an IBM company and trusted technology partner for business innovation, is excited to announce the debut of its groundbreaking offering, the Intelligent Ops Accelerator, at Microsoft Ignite. Leveraging years of expertise in Azure environments, artificial intelligence...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 9, 2023 / Consider this: a quiz to guide you to your unique fit for tech skills based on your strengths and interests. Find your future with this personalized assessment, bringing you one step closer to new skills to enhance your career in tech and key skills like artificial intelligence (AI). And it takes less than 5 minutes. Find your future, find your Tech Type This quiz is a science-based psychometric assessment… or in simpler terms, it's an interest...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 1, 2023 / IBM Originally published on X Gabrielle Kelley uses IBM SkillsBuild to supplement her university studies and gain digital credentials in AI and other tech and professional topics. A university sophomore, she recently completed her first summer internship at a technology company. There, she was able to apply some of the principles she learned from free IBM SkillsBuild coursework. While she was a freshman, she earned IBM credentials in design...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 23, 2023 / IBM The landlocked country of Malawi, located in southeastern Africa, is home to rich, arable land and a subtropical climate suitable for farming. As a result, over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture, and their livelihood revolves around alternating rainy and dry seasons that dictate how the year's planting, growing and harvesting will unfold. But the once predictable seasons that smallholder farmers rely on are steadily shifting...