IBM Global University Programs and the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Martin Tuchman School of Management have joined forces to offer an innovative program allowing degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students to learn skills that will make them competitive in the tech marketplace. This Flagship Alliance provides MTSM the opportunity to leverage their resources to provide students, alumni, professionals and veterans from diverse backgrounds access to in-demand skills training in business data science.
The program pairs real-world experience through hands-on learning with online instruction modules. Through NJIT and IBM’s partnership, students will be able to engage in career-oriented training, workshops and boot camps in Blockchain, Data Science, and Cybersecurity and earn industry-recognized IBM digital certification badges to show they’ve achieved mastery level skills in business analytics and business intelligence tools.
Flexible skills education models like this one offer the opportunity for countless individuals from diverse backgrounds to access in-demand skills training to quality for high-paying, rewarding jobs in some of our country’s fastest-growing fields. And, that training is available outside of traditional undergraduate or graduate degree programs, making it accessible to a broader population of potential students. By expanding and modernizing skills education to align classroom and real-world learnings with employers’ needs, we can also strengthen our economy and drive tomorrow’s technological advancements. For this reason, partnerships between industry and academic institutions are especially important.
Courses are offered for a full week from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Upon completion of a Skills Academy Workshop, students are prepared to take an exam to earn an industry-recognized digital IBM Practitioner Badge. Students who earn the IBM badge will gain access to IBM Talent Match directly connecting IBM customers and Business Partners that are interested in hiring, interns, co-op students, and full time employees with verified skills. As part of the course, students will also earn an IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner Badge - which will provide a baseline of design thinking skills including: collaboration, synthesis, design research, prototyping, and storytelling,