Blockchain Essentials

Overview

While blockchain technology has only recently been developed, it is improving banking, supply chain, and other transaction networks by making digital interaction and trade more secure and reliable. It allows us to rethink how data is stored, moved, and updated across a network.In this Blockchain Essentials Professional Certificate in collaboration with IBMx program, you will broaden your understanding of the world of blockchain technologies and learn how they are changing the way goods and services are exchanged between participants. Additionally, you will gain new skills as you design and work with smart contracts, bitcoin wallets, transactions, fabricode, Chain SDKs, and more.Businesses are implementing blockchain technology to bring a new level of trust, security, and durability to their network operations. As more and more employers look to leverage the benefits of blockchain technology, more employment opportunities for those with the in-demand knowledge and skills taught in this program will be created every day.

Blockchain can provide value in many business contexts, across the world. Take a deeper look and go beyond the hype as you learn not only the state-of-the-art in blockchain technology, but also how it will evolve in the future!

Job Outlook

• Job postings mentioning a requirement for skills and knowledge in blockchain rose 185% in 2021, making this a skill set with some of the fastest demand growth in today’s workforce. (Source: EMSI Burning Glass)
• According to a report from Indeed Hiring Lab, as the crypto and blockchain industry matures, companies are hiring fin-tech savvy employees with more diverse set of skills. (Indeed Hiring Lab)
• The share of job postings from cypto and blockchain companies in finance, marketing, human resource and accounting doubled from 2020 to 2021, now accounting for 17% of postings in the industry. (Indeed Hiring Lab)