Sustainability Profession Scrambles To Fill ‘Extreme Gap’ in Digital Skills To Harness Power of AI
IBM has launched new sustainability skills courses through its SkillsBuild platform to address the growing digital skills gap in the sustainability sector. The free online education platform offers over 1,000 courses in 20 languages, covering AI, cybersecurity, data analysis and cloud computing.
The new sustainability curriculum, launched in November 2023, features AI-powered recommendations and combines ecological and biodiversity topics with technical training in AI and data analytics. The program targets adult learners, students, and underrepresented communities in technology, including women and low-income individuals.
According to IBM chief impact officer Justina Nixon-Saintil, demand for this type of training is increasing. The courses range from introductory levels explaining sustainability-technology connections to advanced coursework focusing on practical applications in AI, cybersecurity, and ESG reporting.
IBM ha lanciato nuovi corsi di competenze sulla sostenibilità attraverso la sua piattaforma SkillsBuild per affrontare il crescente divario di competenze digitali nel settore della sostenibilità. La piattaforma di educazione online gratuita offre oltre 1.000 corsi in 20 lingue, coprendo AI, cybersecurity, analisi dei dati e cloud computing.
Il nuovo curriculum sulla sostenibilità, lanciato a novembre 2023, presenta raccomandazioni basate sull'AI e combina argomenti ecologici e di biodiversità con formazione tecnica in AI e analisi dei dati. Il programma è rivolto a studenti adulti, studenti e comunità sottorappresentate nel settore tecnologico, comprese donne e individui a basso reddito.
Secondo la chief impact officer di IBM Justina Nixon-Saintil, la domanda per questo tipo di formazione è in aumento. I corsi variano da livelli introduttivi che spiegano le connessioni tra sostenibilità e tecnologia a corsi avanzati focalizzati su applicazioni pratiche in AI, cybersecurity e reporting ESG.
IBM ha lanzado nuevos cursos de habilidades en sostenibilidad a través de su plataforma SkillsBuild para abordar la creciente brecha de habilidades digitales en el sector de la sostenibilidad. La plataforma de educación en línea gratuita ofrece más de 1.000 cursos en 20 idiomas, cubriendo IA, ciberseguridad, análisis de datos y computación en la nube.
El nuevo currículo de sostenibilidad, lanzado en noviembre de 2023, presenta recomendaciones impulsadas por IA y combina temas ecológicos y de biodiversidad con formación técnica en IA y análisis de datos. El programa está dirigido a aprendices adultos, estudiantes y comunidades subrepresentadas en tecnología, incluidas mujeres e individuos de bajos ingresos.
Según la directora de impacto de IBM Justina Nixon-Saintil, la demanda de este tipo de capacitación está en aumento. Los cursos van desde niveles introductorios que explican las conexiones entre sostenibilidad y tecnología hasta trabajos avanzados centrados en aplicaciones prácticas en IA, ciberseguridad e informes ESG.
IBM은 지속 가능성 분야의 디지털 스킬 격차를 해소하기 위해 SkillsBuild 플랫폼을 통해 새로운 지속 가능성 기술 교육 과정을 출시했습니다. 이 무료 온라인 교육 플랫폼은 인공지능, 사이버 보안, 데이터 분석, 및 클라우드 컴퓨팅을 포함하여 20개 언어로 1,000개 이상의 과정을 제공합니다.
2023년 11월에 출시된 새로운 지속 가능성 커리큘럼은 인공지능 기능을 활용한 추천 시스템을 갖추고 있으며, 생태 및 생물 다양성 주제를 인공지능 및 데이터 분석의 기술 교육과 결합합니다. 이 프로그램은 성인 학습자, 학생 및 기술 분야의 소외된 커뮤니티, 특히 여성과 저소득층을 대상으로 하고 있습니다.
IBM의 최고 임팩트 책임자 Justina Nixon-Saintil에 따르면, 이러한 교육에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있습니다. 이 과정은 지속 가능성과 기술 간의 연결을 설명하는 기초 과정부터 인공지능, 사이버 보안, ESG 보고서의 실용적 응용에 중점을 둔 고급 과정까지 다양합니다.
IBM a lancé de nouveaux cours de compétences en durabilité via sa plateforme SkillsBuild pour répondre à la croissance du fossé numérique dans le secteur de la durabilité. La plateforme d'éducation en ligne gratuite propose plus de 1.000 cours dans 20 langues, couvrant IA, cybersécurité, analyse de données et cloud computing.
Le nouveau programme de durabilité, lancé en novembre 2023, propose des recommandations basées sur l'IA et combine des sujets écologiques et de biodiversité avec une formation technique en IA et en analyse de données. Le programme cible les apprenants adultes, les étudiants et les communautés sous-représentées dans la technologie, y compris les femmes et les individus à faible revenu.
Selon la directrice de l'impact d'IBM, Justina Nixon-Saintil, la demande pour ce type de formation est en augmentation. Les cours vont des niveaux d'introduction expliquant les connexions entre durabilité et technologie aux cours avancés axés sur les applications pratiques en IA, cybersécurité et rapports ESG.
IBM hat neue Schulungen für Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen über die SkillsBuild Plattform veröffentlicht, um die wachsende digitale Kompetenzlücke im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit zu schließen. Die kostenlose Online-Bildungsplattform bietet über 1.000 Kurse in 20 Sprachen an und deckt Themen wie KI, Cybersicherheit, Datenanalyse und Cloud-Computing ab.
Der neue Lehrplan für Nachhaltigkeit, der im November 2023 eingeführt wurde, enthält KI-gestützte Empfehlungen und kombiniert ökologische sowie biodiversitätsbezogene Themen mit technischem Training in KI und Datenanalyse. Das Programm richtet sich an erwachsene Lernende, Studierende und unterrepräsentierte Gemeinschaften in der Technologie, einschließlich Frauen und einkommensschwachen Personen.
Laut der Chief Impact Officer von IBM, Justina Nixon-Saintil, wächst die Nachfrage nach dieser Art von Ausbildung. Die Kurse reichen von einführenden Leistungen, die die Verbindungen zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Technologie erklären, bis hin zu fortgeschrittenen Kursen, die sich auf praktische Anwendungen in den Bereichen KI, Cybersicherheit und ESG-Berichterstattung konzentrieren.
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By Catherine Early
IBM runs a free online education platform offering more than 1,000 courses in 20 languages, covering AI, cybersecurity, data analysis and cloud computing. IBM SkillsBuild targets adult learners, high school and university students and staff, and aims to support educating communities underrepresented in the technology sector such as women and people on low incomes.
In November 2023, it launched new sustainability skills courses under SkillsBuild. Each learner receives AI-powered recommendations, while interdisciplinary coursework connects topics such as ecology and biodiversity with training in AI and data analytics. Introductory courses teach the connections between sustainability and technology through historical insights, while advanced coursework will ask learners to apply skills to sustainability topics across AI, cybersecurity and ESG reporting.
Demands for this type of training is growing, according to IBM chief impact officer Justina Nixon-Saintil.
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