Cohort breakdown

Employers are invited to request to match their projects to the July 2025 Cohort. Visit getting started with IBM SkillsBuild: Employers for more details.

Selected learners are invited to confirm their eligibility by completing their application. Visit our application process help article for more details. Applications will close once we have reached out maximum number of applications.

Learners who are successful in the application process will receive their official invitations to join the cohort.

Learners will apply to projects during this window. You can apply to up to 4 projects. The first employer to accept your application is the project that you will work on. There are no opportunities to change projects once you are added to a project.

Projects officially begin. Learners and employers should start their collaboration from this date, and learners must complete the onboarding survey and hit “Start Project” in the platform to confirm the project's participation in the cohort.

All projects must be completed by this date. Visit 4. Guide to completing an IBM SkillsBuild project for more details.

Once projects are submitted, employers and learners must complete the exit survey and provide feedback for one another on the platform. A reminder that learner payment will be withheld up to 5 weeks or until the survey is completed & employers have provided their feedback.

After the project is completed, the payment process will begin for eligible learners. Learners will be compensated for their project work 4 weeks from the final cohort date. Visit payments for more details.

Employers are invited to request to match their projects. Visit getting started with IBM SkillsBuild: Employers for more details.

Selected learners are invited to confirm their eligibility by completing their application. Visit our application process help article for more details. Applications will close once we have reached out maximum number of applications.

Learners who are successful in the application process will receive their official invitations to join the cohort.

Learners will apply to projects during this window. You can apply to up to 4 projects. The first employer to accept your application is the project that you will work on. There are no opportunities to change projects once you are added to a project.

Projects officially begin. Learners and employers should start their collaboration from this date, and learners must complete the onboarding survey and hit “Start Project” in the platform to confirm the project's participation in the cohort.

All projects must be completed by this date. Visit 4. Guide to completing an IBM SkillsBuild project for more details.

Once projects are submitted, employers and learners must complete the exit survey and provide feedback for one another on the platform. A reminder that learner payment will be withheld up to 5 weeks or until the survey is completed & employers have provided their feedback.

After the project is completed, the payment process will begin for eligible learners. Learners will be compensated for their project work 4 weeks from the final cohort date. Visit payments for more details.

Selected learners are invited to confirm their eligibility by completing their application. Visit our application process help article for more details. Applications will close once we have reached out maximum number of applications.

Learners who are successful in the application process will receive their official invitations to join the cohort.

Learners will apply to projects during this window. You can apply to up to 4 projects. The first employer to accept your application is the project that you will work on. There are no opportunities to change projects once you are added to a project.

Projects officially begin. Learners and employers should start their collaboration from this date, and learners must complete the onboarding survey and hit “Start Project” in the platform to confirm the project's participation in the cohort.

All projects must be completed by this date. Visit 4. Guide to completing an IBM SkillsBuild project for more details.

Once projects are submitted, employers and learners must complete the exit survey and provide feedback for one another on the platform. A reminder that learner payment will be withheld up to 5 weeks or until the survey is completed & employers have provided their feedback.

After the project is completed, the payment process will begin for eligible learners. Learners will be compensated for their project work 4 weeks from the final cohort date. Visit payments for more details.

Selected learners are invited to confirm their eligibility by completing their application. Visit our application process help article for more details. Applications will close once we have reached out maximum number of applications.

Learners who are successful in the application process will receive their official invitations to join the cohort.

Learners will apply to projects during this window. You can apply to up to 4 projects. The first employer to accept your application is the project that you will work on. There are no opportunities to change projects once you are added to a project.

Projects officially begin. Learners and employers should start their collaboration from this date, and learners must complete the onboarding survey and hit “Start Project” in the platform to confirm the project's participation in the cohort.

All projects must be completed by this date. Visit 4. Guide to completing an IBM SkillsBuild project for more details.

Once projects are submitted, employers and learners must complete the exit survey and provide feedback for one another on the platform. A reminder that learner payment will be withheld up to 5 weeks or until the survey is completed & employers have provided their feedback.

After the project is completed, the payment process will begin for eligible learners. Learners will be compensated for their project work 4 weeks from the final cohort date. Visit payments for more details.

Selected learners are invited to confirm their eligibility by completing their application. Visit our application process help article for more details. Applications will close once we have reached out maximum number of applications.

Learners who are successful in the application process will receive their official invitations to join the cohort.

Learners will apply to projects during this window. You can apply to up to 4 projects. The first employer to accept your application is the project that you will work on. There are no opportunities to change projects once you are added to a project.

Projects officially begin. Learners and employers should start their collaboration from this date, and learners must complete the onboarding survey and hit “Start Project” in the platform to confirm the project's participation in the cohort.

All projects must be completed by this date. Visit 4. Guide to completing an IBM SkillsBuild project for more details.

Once projects are submitted, employers and learners must complete the exit survey and provide feedback for one another on the platform. A reminder that learner payment will be withheld up to 5 weeks or until the survey is completed & employers have provided their feedback.

After the project is completed, the payment process will begin for eligible learners. Learners will be compensated for their project work 4 weeks from the final cohort date. Visit payments for more details.