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IBM Hosting Nearly 2,000 U.S. Students For Workplace Learning To Grow Diverse Talent Pool In Tech

This summer IBM will host nearly 2,000 U.S. students for a unique learning experience that will focus on underrepresented minority backgrounds to help them build skills for jobs in tech….

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This summer IBM will host nearly 2,000 U.S. students for a unique learning experience that will focus on underrepresented minority backgrounds to help them build skills for jobs in tech.

The virtual programs include 1,000 paid summer internships for students from P-TECH schools in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Texas and more -- 90% of which are young men and women of color. At P-TECH schools, students earn public high school diplomas and no-cost associate degrees, as well as professional experience for STEM careers.  Additionally, 1,000 students will participate in IBM Accelerate, an 8-week live, free interactive learning program to prepare early-year U.S. college students for careers in technology.

Obed Louissaint,  IBM Senior Vice President, Transformation & Culture said, “We recognize that we need to actively carve out pathways for non-traditional workplace learning experiences to help make highly skilled jobs more inclusive and accessible to people from all walks of life.”

Interested parents and students log onto P-TECH and IBM Accelerate

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