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IBM Training Programs

Skills drive increased profits and revenue and IBM is committed to helping our Business Partners develop world-class technical skills and increase professional certifications. We offer discounted IBM training options that will significantly reduce the costs of growing your skills.

These training discounts can help with meeting IBM’s Software Business Partner channel strategy focus on Growth Through Skills , announced in October 2009.

We want to ensure our clients are working with experts who understand their business and can help them achieve their objectives. IBM Business Partners who have expertise across the IBM software and systems portfolio are well positioned to deliver high client value.

Program Criteria Benefits

Certification
  • IBM requires Professional Certifications for IBM Business Partners
  • Certified skills in sales, installation and support
  • Validates IBM Business Partners have the certified skills needed for a complex marketplace
  • Provides customers with the most qualified sales and technical support teams possible

25% IBM Training Discount
  • IBM Business Partners are eligible for a discount off IBM Training public classroom courses and most technical conferences
  • Typically 20-25% off public class tuition and selected conferences
  • Check local country for specific discount
  • Extensive portfolio of technical training for software and systems
  • Multiple “Non Travel Training” options

Partner Rewards (IBM Systems)
  • Eligible IBM Systems Business Partners earn education vouchers based on annual revenue attainment
  • Business Partners must request earned education vouchers
  • Redeemed vouchers can be used to get 80% off the cost of tuition on most IBM Systems classes and conferences
  • Covers 100% of the cost for Prometric certification testing

We Pay Offerings
  • Your country enterprise must have a current Value Package to be eligible for You Pass, We Pay or You Test, We Pay.
  • We Pay reimbursement maximums depend on your country enterprise program level.
  • Offset the expense of building your technical skills
  • Certification skills are also one of the elements used in passing leads to our Business Partners.

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