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KELLI JORDAN TALENT LEADER, IBM NEW COLLAR PROGRAMS

KELLI JORDAN TALENT LEADER, IBM NEW COLLAR PROGRAMS. Building 21 st Century Skills Preparing students for jobs of the future. 500,000 open technology jobs right now. only 11% of business leaders strongly agree that college graduates have the skills their workplaces need.

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KELLI JORDAN TALENT LEADER, IBM NEW COLLAR PROGRAMS

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  1. KELLI JORDANTALENT LEADER, IBM NEW COLLAR PROGRAMS Building 21st Century SkillsPreparing students for jobs of the future

  2. 500,000 open technology jobs right now only 11% of business leaders strongly agree that college graduates have the skills their workplaces need understanding today’s skills landscape colleges are only graduating 10% of the candidates needed to fill computer / IT occupations in the US

  3. "At the top of that list is the issue of skills. I believe it will be the issue of our time, and education must be fundamentally revamped to address it. That’s not just a job for schools. It requires all of us working together—business, academia, government and civil society—to ensure a future that belongs not just to the few, but to all of us." ~ Ginni Rometty Wall Street Journal January 17, 2018

  4. What partnerships are needed to ensure your students are ready to succeed?

  5. LET’S EXPLORE SOME KEY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT IBM HAS LAUNCHED Partnering on curriculum development Collaborating on work-based learning Engaging industry on campus

  6. Career Awareness Career Exploration Learning ABOUT work • Build awareness of careers, role of postsecondary education • Experiences include: workplace tours, guest speakers, career fairs Career Preparation Learning ABOUT work • Explore career options, motivate students, inform decision-making • Experiences include: informational interviews, job shadowing Career Training Learning THROUGH work • Apply learning through practical experiences • Experiences include: integrated projects, internships Learning FOR work • Train for employment / post-secondary education • Experiences include: internships, apprenticeships, cooperative education, on-the-job training

  7. ENGAGING INDUSTRY ON CAMPUS: CAREER AWARENESS AND EXPLORATION “.... a great introduction to a potential career path in cybersecurity...” “…opened my eyes to the many career paths in the cybersecurity.” “Afforded some real life knowledge on daily duties by the cybersecurity personnel for IBM.” “…IBM Cybersecurity is very fascinating and opened my mind to how vast my career can be.”

  8. PARTNERING ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: CAREER PREPARATION • Students must successfully demonstrate essential foundational knowledge and understanding of typical blockchain components, ledger data structures and their interaction with applications, and how the open source Hyperledger Composer tool is utilized within a Hyperledger Fabric to build Blockchain applications. • Students must successfully complete the IBM-developed Zero to Blockchain series of courses and activities. • Students must have successfully design and develop a course registration project using Hyperledger Composer. Students will present their final projects to a panel of IBMers at the end of the semester, and will also receive additional mentoring from IBMers throughout the duration of the course.

  9. “The demand for blockchain solutions in organizations of all sizes all over the world is growing exponentially. In order to meet this demand, companies like IBM that are delivering these solutions need significant resources,” said Jerry Cuomo, VP, Blockchain Technology, IBM. “Our work with Wake Tech to offer coursework and mentoring of faculty, as well as students, is an example of how we can start cultivating that talent right here in the Triangle area.”

  10. IBM’s Apprentice Program provides an “earn-and-learn” opportunity to build technology skills while getting hands-on experience and mentorship. Apprentices complete more than 200 hours of learning before graduation from the program. 2019 projection 450 year-end 2018 200 initial cohort of 7 onboard today 128

  11. WHAT DOES THE APPRENTICE EXPERIENCE LOOK LIKE? • Update my evidence • Ensure I’m prepared for my 3 month check-in • Dig into my role-based learning • Months 2 - 3 • Ensure I’m on track for wage progression at 6 months • Attend my 5 month progress meeting • Month 5 • I participate in meetups and hackathons • I’m focused on completing 100% of my learning • I’m continuing to work on projects • Months 7 - 9 • My 1 year apprenticeship has flown by! • I earned my Apprentice credential • I got a full-time job offer from IBM! • Graduation • Attend Start at IBM virtual session • Attend Apprentice onboarding session, including meeting my mentor and manager • Receive IBM welcome kit! • First week • Pre-start • Review Start at IBM content • Receive welcome note from Apprentice team • First 30 days • Focus on essential and foundational training in Apprentice Academy • Start earning digital credentials! • Begin shadowing my mentor • Month 3 • Attend my 3 month progress meeting • Start my first project • Continue to meet with my mentor • Months 10 - 12 • I participate in a capstone project with my cohort • I complete optional learning • I earn more digital credentials and certificates • Month 6 • I got a raise! • My manager and mentor help me find projects to apply my learning • I found a coach to help me with advanced skills • I’m 80% done with my learning

  12. WHAT DOES THE APPRENTICE EXPERIENCE LOOK LIKE?

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