1. Education
Business challenge
With retirees outnumbering new graduates in many technical disciplines, businesses face a growing challenge in finding and retaining skilled staff to manage and develop mission-critical systems.
Transformation
IBM Z Skills programs work with non-profits and training partners to provide technical education to under-served communities, transforming career prospects and closing the talent gap for employers.
“Our targeted training initiative goes a step further, creating a streamlined, integrated process to meet employer needs by shaping homegrown talent to fit the exact role they're looking to fill. It's a win for everyone involved.”
—Jim McKelvey, Founder and Board President, LaunchCode
Business benefits:
Helps
businesses develop the skilled technical people they need to run vital systems
Empowers
members of under-represented communities to start rewarding careers
Cuts the cost
and time required to find and train staff
Talent for IBM Z
The hottest jobs are growing in the quiet corners of core technology
Solution components
IBM® Z®
IBM z/OS®
Client Name
IBM Academic Initiative
Company Background
The IBM Academic Initiative program provides professors and students access to the latest technologies in open source and IBM software, hardware, course materials, training, technical support, and other resources.
Faculty members, research professionals, and students at accredited institutions all over the globe can join the IBM Academic Initiative at no cost. There is no limit on the number of members from an institution that can join. To learn more about the IBM Academic Initiative or to join, see ibm.com/university/data.
For more information on how IBM is helping clients to find, attract, train, and retain new mainframe talent visit the IBM Z Skills website.
Business challenge
With retirees outnumbering new graduates in many technical disciplines, businesses face a growing challenge in finding and retaining skilled staff to manage and develop mission-critical systems.
The benefit
Qualifying applicants get intensive technical training, typically linked to apprenticeships with potential employers. Enterprises close their talent gap while helping under-served communities.
Pull Quote
“Our targeted training initiative goes a step further, creating a streamlined, integrated process to meet employer needs by shaping homegrown talent to fit the exact role they're looking to fill. It's a win for everyone involved.”
— Jim McKelvey, Founder and Board President, LaunchCode
Solution components
IBM® Z®
IBM z/OS®
Case study Link
The IBM Academic Initiative program provides professors and students access to the latest technologies in open source and IBM software, hardware, course materials, training, technical support, and other resources.
Faculty members, research professionals, and students at accredited institutions all over the globe can join the IBM Academic Initiative at no cost. There is no limit on the number of members from an institution that can join. To learn more about the IBM Academic Initiative or to join, see ibm.com/university/data.
For more information on how IBM is helping clients to find, attract, train, and retain new mainframe talent visit the IBM Z Skills website.
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