What is IBM doing to help Business Partners develop those skills?
IBM provides education roadmaps for all brands and solutions. We are working on placing certification “mileposts” on the roadmaps, to help the Business Partner find the right time to stop and validate their skills through a certification or mastery exam. In addition, every IBM certification and mastery exam includes recommended training resources to help prepare to take the exam. We will continue to work on making the selection of relevant education as complete as possible from each IBM brand’s training roadmap. IBM also offers Know Your IBM (KYI), the Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) and PartnerWorld University – all of which offer an extensive portfolio of on-line education, available on your desktop at no charge.