IBM SkillsBuild
AI Campus Takeover
Make your first steps towards your future career with recognized credentials - available to all fields of work and beginner friendly
AI in different Careers
“GenAI skills are proven to boost your salary as much as 47%. The gains are most evident in “sales and marketing (43% higher salary); finance (42%); business operations (41%); legal, regulatory, and compliance (37%); and human resources (35%),”
AI in different Careers
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Industry Recognized Credentials
Companies are increasingly asking their potential technology hires: Do you know how to work with AI?
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. tech jobs posted so far this year are seeking employees with artifical-intelligence skills, job-listings data shows, as firms in nearly every corner of the economy adjust their their recruiting pipelines to embrace technology.
In the information sector, which includes many of the tech giants investing heavily in AI development and deployment.
From academia to careers, find out how AI is bringing the edge to your peers across the US.



CAMPUS EVENTS
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Connect with the global community, build your networking skills, and earn rewards
The first prize draw is March 14! Just by signing up, you will enter the first prize pool:
FAQs
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Your Big Year® is partnered with IBM SkillsBuild to bring students resources and rewards to help you achieve your Getting Started with AI badge.
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It is a free learning platform.
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Understanding the basics of AI is fast becoming essential in every industry today. This badge is an industry-recognized credential.
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Our program has step-by-step guides to help you set up your IBM SkillsBuild and Credly accounts. The first step to earning your new credential.
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Most students report that it takes approximately 3 hours to earn the Getting Started with AI badge. It does not have to worked on over 3 hours straight. You can work on the badge as long as you want, save your place and come back to finish it later.
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Yes! Thanks to IBM SkillsBuild all of this learning is free! Our Resource & Rewards program is also free.
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Yes, to participate in the AI Campus Takeover run by Your Big Year® you must be at a US University or College. Students anywhere in the world can access IBM SkillsBuild and earn badges.