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Learn the basics of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision as you try out IBM Watson Studio.

Unlock your potential in AI with this comprehensive course from IBM SkillsBuild.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is among the hottest technologies reshaping the future of work! Here's your opportunity to build your knowledge, understand what AI can mean for your future, and visualize yourself in an AI-driven career. You'll begin by exploring AI's history, then discover how it can change the world around you. As you progress, you will delve into how AI understands language, interprets images, and learns using neural networks modeled after the human brain. You'll complete a series of simulations to build and test a machine learning model using IBM Watson Studio, then you'll learn about AI ethics and finish with tips on how to navigate the fast growing AI job market.

Computers are everywhere! It is because the term “computers” refers to more than just a personal computer or laptop. Your smartphone is a mini-computer. A server is a super-computer. Cars, smart TVs, your game console – they all have a computer. Having a basic understanding for these devices and how they work is critical for success in today's digital world. This course is a great starting point for any IT career.

Computer Hardware Basics explores the fundamentals of computers and mobile devices, the components that comprise them, how they work, and basic troubleshooting tools and techniques.

Learn to create digital documents and practice using collaborative tools to work effectively in hybrid and remote settings.

Remote work is transforming how and where we work. Nearly 1 in 5 people worldwide work from home - and of those, 67.8% work in the tech industry.* This course is designed to equip you for working in remote and hybrid environments with confidence.

You'll begin by exploring the fundamentals of digital content creation, learning how to work with various types of audio, image, text, and video, and understanding their formats. As you progress, You'll create, edit, and manage digital documents, gaining skills in text editing, formatting and layout design. You'll also develop a strong grasp of email etiquette, learning when and how to use CC, BCC, and Reply All, while maintaining clarity, conciseness, and proper tone in your communications. Then, deep dive into digital collaboration using popular video conferencing and project management tools like Webex, Discord, Asana, Trello, and digital whiteboards.

You'll get 23 engaging videos, 9 problem-solving scenarios, plus 5 'Try Me, Show Me' activities that allow you to first attempt tasks independently then receive guidance or demonstrations as needed.

Your newfound skills will empower you to collaborate with teammates effectively, enhance your productivity, and improve your social interactions both inside and outside of the workplace. Ready to elevate your digital collaboration skills? Begin your journey today.

Develop advanced knowledge that you will use in the workplace as a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst. This course explores governance in cybersecurity and threat management. Learn to develop policies and ensure your organization complies with ethics standards and legal and regulatory frameworks. You will also gain skills for managing threats, such as how to assess a network for vulnerabilities, manage risks, and respond to security incidents.

This data analytics essentials course teaches you the fundamental tools of a data analyst. You will learn to transform, organize, and visualize data with spreadsheet tools such as Excel. You will also learn how to query data from a relational database using SQL and how to improve your data presentations using powerful business intelligence tools like Tableau. By the end of the course, you will have an analytics portfolio complete with an analysis of the popular movies dataset, showcasing your skills in Excel, SQL and Tableau.

Learn practical digital skills you can apply at home, school, or work, and how to stay safe online. Are you curious about the digital world but not sure where to start? Designed with the beginner in mind, this course equips you with fundamental knowledge and practical digital skills you can apply at home, school or work. Think of digital skills like your toolbox for the online world. Learn tips and tricks for searching the internet, creating strong passwords and tackling pesky technical problems such as slow performance and Wi-Fi or connectivity issues. You will also learn how to manage your personal data and protect yourself from online threats, like phishing scams and malware. 

This course provides an easy format including drag and drop quizzes, exercises, real-world examples, and interactive activities. Prefer learning through videos? No problem. We've got you covered with 20 short videos and step-by-step guides that are clear and easy to follow.

This course is a great resource for teens, seniors, parents/guardian, educators, and anyone new to technology looking to build digital skills. 

Ready to take the first step into the digital world? Empower yourself with skills that last a lifetime. Get started today! 

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Build entrepreneurial skills and develop a solution-oriented approach to problem solving through real-world examples and interactive branching activities.

This course covers entrepreneurship fundamentals, including the entrepreneurial perspective, identifying opportunities, and crafting your entrepreneurial story. Offering a solid foundation for anyone interested in developing entrepreneurial skills.

Gain the foundational knowledge you will use in the workplace as a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst. Each day billions of devices are connected to the network, and each one needs to be protected. Build the skills to secure your network all the way to the edge, including hardware, software, and media.

In this course, you will learn how to assess the network, operating systems, and endpoints for vulnerabilities, and how to secure the network. You will also gain skills to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability in your network and your data.

The digital landscape is evolving at an unprecedented rate and cyber threats lurk around every corner. Cybersecurity resilience in the modern world cannot be just an add on - it's a necessity. Offensive security professionals like ethical hackers and penetration testers can help proactively discover unknown threats and address them before the cybercriminals do.

This course is designed to prepare you with an Ethical Hacker skillset and give you a solid understanding of offensive security. You will become proficient in the art of scoping, executing, and reporting on vulnerability assessments, while recommending mitigation strategies. Follow an engaging gamified narrative throughout the course and get lots of practice with hands-on labs inspired by real-world scenarios.

After completing this course, continue your cybersecurity career in offensive security as an ethical hacker or penetration tester. Or use this course to strengthen your defensive security knowledge. By understanding the mindset of threat actors, you will be able to more effectively implement security controls and monitor, analyze, and respond to current security threats.

In today’s digital world, more and more devices are connecting to the network than ever before. A smart home, city, or grid can have hundreds of Internet of Things (IoT) devices! The possibilities are endless. In this course, use your Cisco Packet Tracer skills to make a smart home network. Learn how to add IoT devices to a home network and connect, configure, and monitor them. You will also become more familiar with IoT devices, including what they are, what they can do, and how they are programmed. You will even create your own IoT device and use it in your smart home network.

Practice networking skills from your own computer. In this course, you will create and explore a branch office network in Cisco Packet Tracer. The Getting Started with Packet Tracer course introduced you to a home office network. Now let’s try something a little more complex to expand your networking knowledge. This course shows you how to connect and configure devices in your network, including wireless devices, and how to verify their connectivity. You will learn about packets and how they travel across a network. Plus, get introduced to a network controller and why it is so powerful to monitor and manage the devices in your branch office network.

Meet our innovative network simulation and visualization tool, Cisco Packet Tracer. This virtual lab is an interactive way to practice networking, IoT, and cybersecurity – no hardware required! This course introduces you to the Cisco Packet Tracer simulation environment. Learn how to use Cisco Packet Tracer to visualize and simulate a network using everyday examples. Practice your skills with interactive virtual lab activities, and hone your problem-solving skills, too. Get valuable tips and best practices and gain confidence to use this powerful tool in later courses or for your own practice.

This introductory course takes you inside the world of cybersecurity. You will learn cybersecurity basics to protect your personal digital life and gain insights into the biggest security challenges companies, governments, and educational institutions face today. Cybersecurity professionals who can protect and defend an organization’s network are in high demand.

This introductory course takes you inside the world of data science. You will learn the basics of data science, data analytics, and data engineering to understand how machine learning is shaping the future of business, healthcare, education, and more. Data science professionals who can provide actionable insights for data-driven decisions are in high demand all over the world.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast-growing area of technology, with new companies, products, and job opportunities springing up all over the world. Discover how IoT, along with emerging technologies such as data analytics and artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, are digitally transforming industries and expanding career opportunities. Invest in learning IoT skills and you can transform any business in any industry, from manufacturing to environmental conservation. Today over 26 billion people, systems, and physical objects are connected and share data seamlessly over the Internet – and it’s rapidly changing our world. Learn the IoT skills you will need to land a well-paying job in this exciting field.

Learn to use AI in your daily life, craft effective prompt chatbots, and use computer vision and machine translation.

AI chatbots are revolutionizing the way we work and learn. Millions of people worldwide use them to simplify tasks like homework and ideating, writing, editing and even career advice.

If you are new to AI and ready to give it a try, look no further! Introduction to Modern AI is a beginner-friendly course designed to help you learn key AI concepts and get hands-on practice with AI-enabled apps. You will start with an overview of AI. Then you'll explore computer vision using a photo app and machine translation with an online translation tool. Finally, take a deep-dive into chatbots–full of tips for writing better prompts and hands-on practice with 10+ popular chatbots and AI tools, including ChatGPT, Meta AI, Gemini, Google Translate, Claude, Hugging Chat, NotebookLM and more.

Get started today and discover how AI can make everyday tasks easier and boost your productivity!

This course is the first in a 2-course series that will prepare you for the JSE – Certified JavaScript Entry-Level Programmer and JSA – Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer certification exams.

The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the JavaScript language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

The course will prepare you for jobs and careers connected with widely understood software development, which includes not only creating the code itself as a junior developer, but also computer systems design and software testing.

JavaScript is a vital programming language that powers our online experiences. From interactive websites to dynamic web applications, JavaScript is the driving force behind the user-friendly interfaces and functionality we enjoy today. In fact, just about every website around the globe utilizes JavaScript to provide the best user experience possible. Given the global reach of JavaScript, learning the foundations of the language can serve you well.

JavaScript Essentials 2 is the second course in a 2-part series designed to build your programming skills from the ground up. Building on the foundations laid in JavaScript Essentials 1, you'll learn how to analyze and model real-world problems using object-oriented programming and explore more intricate aspects of JavaScript such as asynchronous programming and functions.

After completing this course, you’ll be prepared to take the JSA – Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer certification exam. Earning this certification showcases your skills and competence in JavaScript, including knowing how to design, develop, deploy, refactor, and maintain JavaScript programs and applications.

The first in a 2-course series. Gain a solid Linux foundation and prepare for Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 certification.

As the world becomes increasingly digital, Linux has emerged as a foundational pillar powering many industries and technologies. From cloud computing and cybersecurity to data analytics and artificial intelligence, Linux is at the heart of innovation.

This course will give you the skills and knowledge to thrive in the ever-evolving IT landscape – whether you want to become a system administrator or enhance your skills for jobs in software development, network engineering, or cybersecurity. With hands-on labs and activities, you'll gain practical experience and confidence using the command line, installing and configuring Linux on computers, and setting up basic networking using virtual machines.

This is the first course in a 2-course series – no prior knowledge required. After continuing to Linux 2, you will be prepared for the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 certification exam to verify your skills and open doors to career opportunities. For a shorter introduction to Linux, consider starting with the Linux Essentials course. The concepts in this course, Linux 1, are covered at a more challenging pace than Linux Essentials.

This is a paid self-paced course. Once you enroll, follow the prompts to enter your payment (USD $29.95) or access code.

This course is developed in collaboration with Network Development Group (NDG).

The second in a 2-course series preparing you for the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 certification. Elevate your Linux skills.

Linux is an open-source operating system that enables technology used everywhere.

Linux 2 is the second in a 2-course series preparing you for the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 certification. In this course, you will build upon the knowledge you learned in Linux 1 to become skilled in the Linux command line. Learn about shells and shell scripting, user interfaces and desktops, administrative tasks, essential system services, networking fundamentals, and security. This course prepares you for the second LPIC-1 exam (Exam 102).

After completing this course, you will be ready to pursue entry-level roles or further education in cloud computing, cybersecurity, information systems, networking, programming, software development, big data, and more. Get started today!

This is a paid self-paced course. Once you enroll, follow the prompts to enter your payment (USD $29.95) or access code.

Developed in collaboration with Network Development Group (NDG).

Build foundational Linux skills and prepare for the Linux Essentials certificate exam from Linux Professional Institute.

Linux, an open source operating system, has a global reach in the world of tech. It's playing a major role in innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and much more. Whether you want to become a system administrator or enhance your skills for IT jobs in software development, network engineering, or cybersecurity, learning Linux is foundational.

This course quickly builds your Linux knowledge and gives you real-world practice with the command line and virtual machines. No prior knowledge required. It also prepares you for the Linux Professional Institute Linux Essentials Certificate, a credible third-party certificate that will help you stand out in the job market and verify your new skills to employers. The Linux Essentials certificate is also a stepping stone to the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 certification.

This course is developed in collaboration with Network Development Group (NDG).

You already know a strong networking background can open the door to rewarding career opportunities in tech. Deepen your knowledge and gain valuable skills needed to start a professional career.

This course explores key concepts for Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and basic network troubleshooting. Learn about the physical, data link, and network layers and how they work together to provide end-to-end connectivity. Understand how IP addresses are calculated and assigned. Then practice your troubleshooting skills to keep a network up and running.

Gain the intermediate knowledge you will use in the workplace as a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst. This course covers ways to monitor your network and how to evaluate security alerts. Delve into the tools and techniques used to protect a network, including access control, firewalls, cloud security, and cryptography. These monitoring and defense tools, along with others, work together to create a layered defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategy. The knowledge and skills that you learn will help you defend networks against many types of attacks and quickly react to any exploits that may occur.

If you're interested in a career in IT, a support help desk role is a common starting point for entry-level network technicians. In this course, you will learn the basics of network and user support, which are essential for a successful career in networking.

You'll start with learning how to support endpoints, networks, and users by diagnosing problems and documenting them. Then, you'll move on to working as a part of a help desk team and troubleshooting networks and endpoints. Finally, you'll learn how to remotely support users and access networks. This course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to be successful in IT.

The internet is built on computer networks. So no matter what kind of tech career you are interested in, it is essential to know some networking basics! Whether you are preparing for a career in networking, refreshing your knowledge for an industry-recognized certification, or are just curious about what networking is all about, this is the place for you.

This course covers the foundation of networking and network devices, media, and protocols. You will observe data flowing through a network and configure devices to connect to networks. Finally, you will learn how to use different network applications and protocols to accomplish networking tasks. The knowledge and skills you gain can give you a starting point to find a rewarding career in tech.

If you know the basics of networking, then get ready to strengthen your foundation. A strong networking background is key if you are interested in exciting fields such as Cybersecurity and Network Development (DevNet) or want to continue towards a networking certification like Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

This course covers the essentials of network devices and how to configure them. Learn the characteristics and benefits of Cloud and Virtualization technologies. Explore how to provide Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to devices both manually and automatically. Using this knowledge, you will calculate an IP addressing scheme, configure Cisco devices to create a small network, and test for connectivity issues.

Every smart device uses an operating system (OS) -- smart devices like personal computers, smartphones, game consoles, smart TVs, and the list continues. Whether the OS used is Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, or iOS, knowing how it works is a key digital skill you will need. Take this course to build your foundational knowledge for success in any IT career.

Operating Systems Basics teaches the fundamentals of operating systems. It covers basic concepts and skills needed to understand the purpose and characteristics of operating systems, the implementation of basic OS security, and how to configure mobile device network connectivity and email.

Used by startups and tech giants like Google, Facebook, Netflix, and more, Python offers you endless possibilities for creating small and large-scale software projects. User-friendly with easy-to-read code, Python is a great first programming language to learn and requires no prior programming knowledge. Python skills open you up to careers in almost any industry and are required if you want to continue to more advanced, higher paying software development and engineering roles such as software engineer, systems administrator, and security engineer.

In this course, you will learn in-demand skills such as how to design, develop, and improve computer programs, methods for analyzing problems using programming, programming best practices, and more.

Endless possibilities await when you acquire in-demand programming skills. Python is a multi-paradigm programming language used by startups and tech giants like Google, Facebook, Netflix, and more. With intuitive, readable syntax, Python is a great first programming language to learn. Having Python skills qualifies you for careers in almost any industry and is required for advanced and higher paying software development and engineering roles.

This course is the second in the two-course Python Essentials series and is designed for learners already familiar with the basics of Python. Dive into advanced Python concepts, learn Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and develop your own programming portfolio.

Learn basic skills on how to use computer and mobile devices effectively to access online services. Today, there are more mobile phones than people1. In just 6 hours, this course can help you grow the confidence to use devices with greater independence and ease.

You'll begin with the basics, learning how to use computers and mobile devices, including features, hardware, operating systems, and software. You'll learn how to download and update apps, connect to the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or Bluetooth, and improve your device performance by managing storage, memory, and clearing the cache. You'll also learn to move, copy, delete, and restore files on Windows, Android, and using the cloud. Additionally, you'll grasp trackpad and mouse functions and gestures, such as left, right, and double-click, two-finger tap, swipe from the edge, and pinch to zoom. Through interactive practice activities, videos, and how-to guides, you'll gain the skills to use technology with confidence and boost your digital skills.

Your newfound knowledge is a gateway to connections in the digital world. It can enhance your personal life, deepen connections with family and friends, support your educational pursuits, and boost your job prospects, earning potential, and productivity.

Ready to your level-up your tech-savvy? Get started today!

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Source: World Economic Forum, 2023