Turn learning access into career outcomes.
Your Big Year helps universities connect students to IBM-backed AI and enterprise technology learning, industry-recognized credentials, leadership experiences and the career skills needed to use them.
Explore University Opportunities below
Students do not need another disconnected list of resources.
They need clear, supported pathways that help them build relevant skills, remain engaged, gain experience and communicate their value to employers.
Your Big Year works with university leaders, faculty and career-services teams to connect technical learning with student activation and career readiness.
Immediate Opportunties include:
Recommend a student for:
Student Ambassador Program with IBM SkillsBuild
Best for students interested in AI, peer leadership, communications, events and helping other students discover career-building resources.
IBM Z Student Ambassador Program
Best for students interested in enterprise technology, mainframe skills, technical communities, campus clubs and deeper industry engagement.
Share with a class or student group:
AI Accelerator with IBM SkillsBuild
A no-cost, self-paced experience through which students explore practical AI applications, earn IBM credentials and understand how AI is being used across different careers and industries.
AI skills and credentials
AI Accelerator with IBM SkillsBuild
A practical, self-paced learning experience helping students understand how AI is being used across industries, earn IBM credentials and explore how AI may connect to their future careers.
Student leadership and campus activation
Student Ambassador Program with IBM SkillsBuild
A peer-led model that gives students leadership experience while helping their campuses expand awareness and participation in free AI learning opportunities. 75+ in the program.
IBM Z Student Ambassador Program
A global leadership and technical pathway through which students build enterprise-computing knowledge, create campus communities, connect with industry professionals and demonstrate their work.
Credentials matter. Knowing how to use and communicate them matters more.
CareerReady Connect strengthens the human and professional skills that help students turn learning into opportunity.
It can include:
Career-readiness curriculum
Live workshops and group coaching
Communication, networking and presentation skills
Confidence and professional identity development
Faculty and career-services resources
Customized student pathways
Engagement and progress tracking
Share
Add opportunities to newsletters, advising channels, career portals, classroom announcements and student organizations.
Activate
Host an information session, watch party, ambassador campaign, classroom presentation or campus event using ready-made promotional resources.
Embed
Build a structured pathway using CareerReady Connect, workshops, cohorts, faculty engagement, student tracking and customized implementation support.
This “Share, Activate, Embed” model is also useful during calls because it gives each institution a manageable starting point.
Ready-to-use resources for your campus
Program overview video
Downloadable university flyer
Newsletter and advising-channel copy
Classroom presentation materials
Faculty and student-club resources
Event-in-a-box activations
Formula 1 and technology watch-party kits
Let’s identify the right starting point for your students.
Whether you want to share a free opportunity, activate a campus community or develop a more structured career-readiness pathway, we can help you determine the right model.