{"id":10713,"date":"2021-06-20T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T11:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalcreed.in\/?p=10713"},"modified":"2021-06-20T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T11:48:13","slug":"ibm-skillsbuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalcreed.in\/ibm-skillsbuild\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Collaborates with 30 Organizations to Skill 500,000 People by end ’21"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the World Economic Forum<\/strong>, closing the global skills gap<\/strong> could add US$11.5 trillion<\/strong> to global GDP by 2028<\/strong>, but education and training systems need to keep pace with market demands. In addition, as reflected in a new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value<\/strong> (IBV), job seekers are facing big challenges, and one in four consumers surveyed globally plan to switch employers in 2021.<\/span> With this in mind, IBM announced a new partnership with 30 global organizations<\/strong> including governments, community colleges, non-profits, and employment agencies, focused on improving underserved populations\u2019 skills and employability. 11 organizations from India<\/strong> will be part of the collaboration and will contribute to IBM\u2019s total goal of 500,000<\/strong> by the end of 2021<\/strong> through the IBM SkillsBuild<\/strong> <\/a>program. The announcement was made by IBM CEO Arvind Krishna at at VivaTech.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cClosing the global skills gap is one of the most pressing issues of our time,\u201d said Arvind Krishna, IBM, Chairman and CEO<\/strong>. \u201cThat is why I\u2019m proud of these partnerships, which will help people of all backgrounds acquire the skills they need to thrive in a fast-changing global economy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The alliances span 12 countries, close to 30 organizations, including 11 from India – The American Indian Foundation Trust, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development, CSC Academy, CSRBOX, Edunet Foundation, Training Point, Reacha Foundation, Tata Community Initiatives Trust, Unnati Foundation, Uvi Jagriti Sansthan and Jeevitam-VSS Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These organizations will leverage the online learning program IBM SkillsBuild with their members, mostly underserved populations such as veterans, women, minorities, refugees, and unemployed young adults. The program is designed to empower job seekers within 3-6 months with professional workplace readiness and technical skills, earn badges and credentials recognized by the market, in local languages, and with personal mentoring.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>In addition, ManpowerGroup<\/strong>, a world leading workforce solutions company, plans to connect these job seekers to real career opportunities. ManpowerGroup\u2019s Experis brand \u2013 global leaders in IT resourcing – will provide data-driven insight on the tech roles employers are seeking to fill, leveraging its experience developing talent and connecting people to positions in cloud and infrastructure, cyber security, data analysis, digital workspace and enterprise applications. ManpowerGroup\u2019s Talent Agents will offer assessment, coaching and personalized support to help learners from organizations in this collaboration to access growth roles and build employability for the long-term.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This alliance will support IBM\u2019s goal to skill 500,000 people by the end of the year through the IBM SkillsBuild program. In addition, the collaboration will also collectively seek to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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