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Certification
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Certification is IBM's way of validating individual as well as firm skills in the global marketplace.
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Listed below is general information on the certification requirements for IBM Systems Business Partners in Europe.
Information on how to report the certifications to IBM is given via the link below:
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To reap additional benefits of being an Advanced or Premier IBM Business Partner, a firm needs to maintain a minimum number of sales and technical certifications on specific IBM products.
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IBM requires Business Partners in Europe to maintain a minimum number of sales and technical certifications on selected IBM products in support of each of the firm's IBM Business Partner relationships.
For more information, please see the relevant product exhibit or the certification details in the pdf file below:
 IBM Systems certification and technical support requirements
(178KB - Last updated: 14th October 2009)
The following are the recommended certifications for IBM System x and BladeCenter Business Partners:
IBM System x and BladeCenter:
recommended minimum number of certifications
(55KB - Last updated: 8th October 2009)
(For System x and BladeCenter these are not contractual requirements.)
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Certification Expiration Dates
The platform certification requirements are separate from and different
to the requirements to be an Advanced or Premier Business Partner in
PartnerWorld. Where certifications are valid for both the platform
and Partnerworld requirements they may still have different Expiration
dates. All applicable platform expiration dates are included in the
requirements document above. Partnerworld expirations
are included in the Eligible skills table for Advanced and Premier
level attainment that is accessible via the link above ("Eligible
skills for advance and premier membership attainment")
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What is it
As first announced on April 30, 2008, IBM Business
Partner enterprises that have eligible Business Partner
locations in more than one country throughout the world
can now, subject to IBM approval, meet their product
certification requirements by having certified employees
located in only one of the countries, or in any combination
of the countries. They will be able to do this as long as
the total number of certifications attained in all countries
meets the total number of certifications required for all countries.
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For example, if one sales certification and one technical
certification are required for an IBM product in one country
and one sales certification and one technical certification are
required for the product in a different country, the two sales
certifications and two technical certifications for the product
could be located in one of the countries or could be located in
any combination of the countries.
This change is intended to enable IBM Business Partner firms to
aggregate their IBM certifications in whichever way is most convenient
for them and to support their IBM Business Partner operations in multiple
countries while remaining responsible to provide the same level of
support as would otherwise be required.
NOTE: Certification requirements may differ from country to country.
What to do next
As a qualifying Business Partner company, your next steps are to:
- Download the CBCCC Guide, so you can get the additional details
on the offering, what is expected of you for application and for
execution under this model, and other elements of the CBCCC process.
- Download the Frequently Asked Questions document, to see some
answers to questions that you may have on the CBCCC.
- Launch and Complete the application, specifying your HQ country
location, and each of the countries that you want to include in the CBCCC.
- Await approval that you have met all requirements of the CBCCC,
and that it is in effect.
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