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Worries Run High About Digital Credentials’ Expense, Academic Degrees’ Relevance for STEM Jobs, Survey Finds

By Rick Seltzer
Feb 24, 2023 10:00 AM ET
A person using a camera on a tripod to photograph a large device hanging from the ceiling of an glass enclosed space.
An attendee photographs IBM’s Q System One display at the IBM booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 6 in 10 respondents think they don’t have the right academic degrees for jobs in STEM fields, according to a new survey commissioned by IBM and released Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. David Becker via Getty Images

Originally published by Higher Ed Dive

About 6 in 10 students, job seekers and employees aiming to change careers think they don’t have the right academic degrees for jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math, according to a new survey commissioned by IBM.

IBM is promoting technology training internationally with a free program for adult learners, college students and faculty, and high school students that it calls SkillsBuild. It’s working with partners around the world to that end, announcing new or expanded partnerships with 45 organizations.

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