IBM SkillsBuild via VA: AI for Sustainability (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
At a glance
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
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Full details
- Cost
- Free IBM SkillsBuild learning through the VA partnership. Course completion, any learning badge and job placement are separate; external professional certification coverage is not established.
- Who qualifies
- Age 18 or older: veteran, service member, National Guard or Reserve member, or qualifying veteran spouse, adult child or caregiver. IBM account and partnership enrollment required.
- Format
- Online guided learning with live sessions, weekly learning plan and support.
Check current terms: Individual eligibility, seats and coverage must be confirmed with the provider.
- Credential
- Completion certificate / badgeIBM GLE digital credential; mapping to the separately published AI for Sustainability badge remains unconfirmed.
Before you decide
- What is free
- VA explicitly states IBM Skills Build training is free; no paid certification exam or job guarantee established.
- Who qualifies
- Age 18 or older: veteran, service member, National Guard or Reserve member, or qualifying veteran spouse, adult child or caregiver. IBM account and partnership enrollment required.
- What you get
- Explore AI applications for sustainability through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with guided learning and support.
- Credential and key limits
- IBM SkillsBuild GLE digital credential; the exact awarded badge and completion rubric for this cohort remain unverified because its learning plan could not be opened. IBM separately publishes an AI for Sustainability badge requiring course completion and assessments at 80% or higher; exact GLE mapping is unconfirmed.
- Format
- Online guided learning with live sessions, weekly learning plan and support.
- Duration
- Four weeks.
- Location
- Online; eligibility restrictions still apply.
- Deadline
- Status evidence: VA current October 7 publication: enrollment November 9–27, 2026; training 2026-11-30 through 2026-12-27. Seat availability is not guaranteed. Application window: Published enrollment window: November 9–27, 2026. Published training dates: 2026-11-30–2026-12-27. IBM account and plan enrollment required; confirm seats and the live schedule. Application deadline: 2026-11-27 Availability limits: Public information or an application link does not guarantee a seat, funding, acceptance or a job.
- Next start
- 2026-11-30
- Stipend / housing / travel
- A separate stipend, travel or housing allowance is not established unless specified in cost details.
- Availability
- Upcoming
- Details checked
- 2026-10-09
Application and credential details
- How to apply
- Read the current VA IBM SkillsBuild cohort schedule.
- Create or sign in to the linked IBM SkillsBuild account and enroll in the exact learning plan during its published window.
- Documents to prepare
- Account/profile requirements are shown by IBM at enrollment.
- Additional requirements and limits
- Published dates do not guarantee capacity. The authenticated plan was not reviewed.
- Application link
- Open official application page
- Credential or outcome
- IBM SkillsBuild GLE digital credential; the exact awarded badge and completion rubric for this cohort remain unverified because its learning plan could not be opened. IBM separately publishes an AI for Sustainability badge requiring course completion and assessments at 80% or higher; exact GLE mapping is unconfirmed.
- Application details checked
- 2026-10-09
- Application review status
- Checked against the official page. Details can change.
- Sources for these details
- Availability checked
- 2026-10-09
- Current availability
- Upcoming
- Status evidence
- VA current October 7 publication: enrollment November 9–27, 2026; training 2026-11-30 through 2026-12-27. Seat availability is not guaranteed.
- Application window
- Published enrollment window: November 9–27, 2026. Published training dates: 2026-11-30–2026-12-27. IBM account and plan enrollment required; confirm seats and the live schedule.
- Application deadline
- 2026-11-27
- Program start
- 2026-11-30
- Availability limits
- Public information or an application link does not guarantee a seat, funding, acceptance or a job.
- Timing sources
Credential and exam evidence — October 11
IBM SkillsBuild GLE digital credential; the exact awarded badge and completion rubric for this cohort remain unverified because its learning plan could not be opened. IBM separately publishes an AI for Sustainability badge requiring course completion and assessments at 80% or higher; exact GLE mapping is unconfirmed.
Sources
- https://www.va.gov/education/other-va-education-benefits/ibm-skillsbuild-program/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://skills.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/PLAN-BE7923074A5B?ngo-id=0273&utm_campaign=open-4Q26COHaisustentabilityENG-VA — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.credly.com/org/ibm/badge/ai-for-sustainability — checked 2026-10-11
Some current source pages could not be accessed. Partial findings use the identified official cached material; unresolved terms remain unconfirmed.