IBM is helping to reinvent what education looks like through its P-TECH initiative – a public/private partnership that expands on traditional high school with an emphasis on technology skills. The P-TECH model enables students to earn a high school diploma, an associate’s degree, and gain relevant work experience through an ever growing coalition of industry partners. The P-TECH network includes over 125,000 students in 24 countries across the globe. Take a look at some stories and impactful moments from students, educators, and industry partners and see how P-TECH is empowering the next generation of tech leaders.

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young woman from Egypt wearing a white head covering

This school helps the students to have a strong personality, be more self-confident, increase our willingness to learn, and have a different view of the world.

Haneen

young man from korea with glasses and a grey sweatshirt

I used to be too shy to speak in front of people. Now I actively participate and lead the team project!

Woo-Jin

teacher from maryland USA with shoulder length hair wearing a P-TECH T-shirt

Watching students deliver their internship presentations in front of family, friends, and mentors, they were able to see themselves working for a technology company one day.

Lori

Teacher from taiwan with short hair, glasses, and a blue dress shirt

P-TECH is a great teaching and learning model that enables me to contribute years of experience in the industry to my students and help them find their passion in learning and in life.

Dr. Jui-Hung

IBMer woman from Ireland with long light brown hair and glasses

I see the value of this program and being involved in it, the mentors have the power to profoundly change the direction of someone’s life.

Aine

Young man from Colorado, smiling with short blonde hair and a blue dress shirt

My proudest P-TECH moment has to be when I earned an internship with IBM. I have learned a huge amount about what a career at IBM would look like and developed my professional portfolio.

Ethan

young woman from the Philippines, smiling, with long black hair

I was pleased to be a part of the Summer Skill Up and see people from different countries, especially the speakers as they share latest trends and information that can be used in my future career.

Rhea

Older man, bald, smiling with a grey beard

This P-TECH program has brought the local community together. It’s a program that breathes life into all involved whether it’s the students, teachers or supporting businesses!

Peter

Young woman from Chicago, smiling, standing in front of greenery, with two long braids

I went from making sandwiches to making a difference, earning my Associate's of Applied Science in Web Development at just 17 years old.

Azzaria

Young man from Egypt, smiling with arms crossed, wearing a grey collared shirt

I was very proud when I received IBM mentors feedback about my performance during the sessions.

Youssef

Career advisor from Australia, smiling, with short blonde hair and glasses.

I enjoyed seeing the many 'light-bulb' moments that occurred during our first workshop, as the students really started to understand why they had been chosen, and just what they could get out of P-TECH.

Stacey

young man from the Philippines, with short black hair, round glasses, and a red tie

The proudest moment I had with the P-TECH program was the first time I got to run a Java program successfully.

Misuari, Jr.

Teacher from Korea with short black hair and glasses

P-TECH has completely changed students' learning experience and the teaching methodology, mentoring students with IBMers, special lectures by industry experts, and interacting with the high-tech industry reshaped the school.

Hwa-Taek

teacher from Colorado, USA, smiling and bald. Standing in from of school posters

To watch these students walk tall and proudly across that stage with their IBM blue stole shining bright on a red gown, is easily my proudest P-TECH moment.

Greg

Young man from Australia, smiling, with short brown hair

It was interesting to learn about the diverse career that my mentor had experienced. I enjoyed the process of the mentor session and I’m looking forward to the next one.

James

Teacher from Korea, standing in front of a fence, smiling, with short black hair and a yellow collared shirt

P-TECH is becoming a role model to other schools. I'm sure we're going to nurture new collar talent, and make our society better through technology.

Sung-Su

young man from Australia with short red hair

Through P-TECH and my connections I became a design thinking practitioner, which is an experience that I will never forget.

Justin

Teacher from the Philippines, smiling, with short black hair, a blue dress shirt, black tie and black suit jacket.

My proudest moment in P-TECH is to be a part of this successful global project that provides the necessary skills of the future.

Reynaldo

Young man from New York, with very short black hair

One of my proudest moments in P-TECH was when the team and I were able to win a city championship, qualify for state, and come back with a new school record, my teammates and I had dreamed of achieving that accolade.

Matthew

Teacher from Ireland with dark hair tied in a ponytail and glasses.

My proudest P-TECH moment would have to be getting to know the students of the school.

Caroline

Teacher from Australia, with short grey hair and a hoop through his left ear. Smiling with a black dress shirt and dark purple tie.

Our students are eager to learn more from their industry mentor about what skills they need to develop for the world of work.

Andrew

Young man from Taiwan, standing in front of train tracks smiling with two thumbs up

P-TECH provides me with different resources like OPEN P-TECH and courses in communications. These are rare experiences that are not available in ordinary high schools.

Keng-Chia

Counselor from Colorado, smiling, with brown hair.

When I see students working and studying together and helping one another out it warms my heart knowing we are one team, one family with the goal in mind: success!

Louise

Young man from Egypt sitting in front of a white curtain wearing a blue and teal collared shirt.

We study different subjects in order to benefit our lives, not because it is something traditional, but rather our type of study depends on cooperation and the extraction of new ideas.

Yehia

Young man from Taiwan with short black hair, wearing a beige jacket and grey scarf.

I have learned to be a leader in the team, demonstrate openness to new and contrary ideas, set goals, and work toward accomplishing collective goals.

Kevin

Young woman from New Zealand with a long black braid, sitting in front of a snake plant in a dark purple sweatshirt

The proudest moment I've ever had in P-TECH was working together with other students to solve programming and coding as a team.

Monilaiti

Principal from Australia, smiling with short dark hair. Wearing a black suit jacket, blue collared shirt, and brown dotted tie.

The P-TECH program has certainly lifted aspirations and opportunity for our students through the connection P-TECH brings with our school's partners.

Rodney

The proudest moment in my P-TECH career was when I walked across that stage. I knew I was successful as not only a high school student, but as a college student.

Jorge

Man from New Zealand with dark combed-back hair and a medium-length dark beard. 

Being able to give back to the community and school that has given so much to me in my life, has been such a humbling experience.

John

young man from Taiwan with short black hair and a white T-Shirt

My proudest moment in P-TECH was the time that our group completed a competition. Although we didn't win the contest, I still feel very proud because we did our best.

Che-Pei

Principal from Chicago, with short grey/black hair. Wearing a light green collared shirt with a black tie.

My P-TECH proudest moment was seeing the smile and proud faces of my students, parents, and teachers when the students accomplished their goals.

Armando

Man with short black hair. Smiling. Wearing a blue and purple striped suit jacket and purple dress shirt

There aren’t enough superlatives to describe [P-TECH Students], but I’ll try; amazing, innovative, engaged, professional, smart, adaptable.

Kelem

Emily with long brown hair and glasses smiling

P-TECH prepares students to be great professionals by teaching us soft skills, speech techniques, working in teams, and much more!

Emily

P-TECH enables a great exchange of knowledge through mentoring, students learn from experts how to put their knowledge into practice.

Victor

Haggen with baseball cap and glasses smiling

I am very grateful that I can impart update-to-date knowledge and experiences in technology to students.

Haggen

With future technological development, now is the perfect time to equip ourselves with this type of coursework.

Asad

Justice has always loved technology. See how P-Tech has helped him harness that passion, inspired a career at IBM, and given Justice a springboard to his future.

Justice

Nothing could stop Suyhalia from getting a higher education and making a difference. See how P-TECH has opened doors to help her achieve her goals.

Suyhalia, Student, New York, USA

Justice has loved technology since he was little. Thanks to the help of a new education initiative founded by IBM called P-TECH, he’s turned that passion into a college diploma and a job at IBM at the age of 18.

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Justice, Student, Maryland, USA

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Learn more about P-TECH

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