Software Skills for Global Markets

IBM Program for Students in Asia
Technology company IBM has announced a program to help university students in Asia enhance their software skills to compete in the global market. The new program targets more than 2,100 institutions in India, China, Singapore, and Vietnam.

IBM says that for a discounted rate of $30, students at universities across these four countries now have access to 25 Web-based exams covering IBM’s Rational software delivery portfolio. And 22 certifications are available in emerging technology job areas such as architecture management, change and release management, process and portfolio management, and quality management.

Extending its reach, the company plans to offer this discounted certification testing to students worldwide starting in the second half of 2008.

Quoting employment site Monster.com, IBM asserts that 1.5 million skilled IT experts will be needed by 2012 – a trend that is fueling major opportunities for innovation and career growth for IT students especially in India, China, and Southeast Asia.