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This credential earner demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset and the skills needed to build and test a business idea to create a valid business opportunity. The individual knows how to build a business model for an idea, pitch it, and launch it. This credential is designed for individuals who have not previously considered themselves entrepreneurs and who are now interested in developing entrepreneurial skills.

This credential earner demonstrates a thorough understanding of the resume creation and interview process. The individual knows how to research workplaces, build a professional social network brand, identify their skills, create a standout resume to bypass application tracking systems, and prepare for interviews. The earner has practiced using AI tools to enhance a resume and tailor it for different job roles.

This credential earner knows the best practices for providing customers with positive and engaging experiences and earning their loyalty. The individual understands strategies to build rapport with customers, gather information relevant to solving a customer’s problem, and develop attentiveness and persistence when helping customers. The earner can effectively use resources to troubleshoot problems and work efficiently in alignment with organizational processes and standards.

This credential earner demonstrates a foundational understanding of entrepreneurial concepts required to launch a new business, product, or service. This includes decision making, entrepreneurship skills, using tools and models for business, context analysis, planning, and social impact. This credential is designed for new business owners, individuals wanting to grow a business already launched, or learners interested in entrepreneurship.

This credential earner demonstrates a foundational understanding of marketing to support entrepreneurs and individuals launching new businesses, products, or services. This includes using the Lean Startup methodology, conducting a market analysis, creating a marketing strategy and plan, as well as understanding sales skills and tools. This credential is designed for new business owners, individuals wanting to grow a business already launched, or learners interested in entrepreneurship.

This credential earner understands mindfulness concepts and techniques, and has learned how to apply mindfulness practices for various situations. The individual understands how to further develop focus and self-awareness. The earner can use these skills as a foundation for further study in mindfulness and to apply mental and emotional management in any career path they choose.

This credential earner has knowledge of mentoring, its benefits, and the stages in the mentoring process. The earner understands the skills required to be an effective mentor, how to apply effective communications skills to foster relationship building, and how to help evaluate mentees’ needs and provide appropriate feedback. The earner is aware of two approaches that mentees use in professional or educational contexts and how to mentor using them: project-based learning and design thinking.

The IBM SkillsBuild Faculty badge is a credential awarded to faculty members who have successfully completed the IBM SkillsBuild learning path and demonstrated a commitment to empowering their students with digital skills. Faculty members who earn this badge are equipped to guide and support students in navigating IBM SkillsBuild courses, earning their digital credentials, and participating in skill-building activities such as projects, hackathons, and other experiential learning opportunities.

This certificate earner has advanced technical skills in IT support, such as supporting and troubleshooting hardware, networks, software, operating systems, cloud computing solutions, virtual machines, and security measures. Through completion of a comprehensive curriculum, application-based assessments, and authentic experiential learning, the earner has developed workplace and career management skills and industry knowledge, and is prepared for an IT support career across industries.

This certificate earner has advanced skills in UX design, such as redesigning existing and designing new digital products using information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, navigation design, UI design, and usability testing. Through completion of a comprehensive curriculum, application-based assessments, and authentic experiential learning, the earner has developed workplace and career management skills and industry knowledge, and is prepared for a UX design career across industries.

This credential earner demonstrates a strong understanding of how to position themself effectively for their first job opportunity. The individual knows how to build a strong, professional social media and online presence; how to conduct thorough and effective workplace research personalized to their interests and skills; and how to create a strong entry-level resume, even without any prior work experience. The earner has also practiced interviewing professionally.

This credential earner is recognized by the P-TECH Career Mentoring Program for developing and cultivating a mentoring relationship with a P-TECH mentee (student). The individual has taken relevant training to ensure quality feedback and guidance is provided to students. Mentoring is an important career development opportunity, which any individual can use to enhance skills and achieve long-term career aspirations.