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End 2020 on a High Note with imPower Technologies! Whether you are in need of RPG or IBM i training for new employees or continued education for your existing team, imPower can help! Backed by nearly four decades of industry knowledge, Jim Buck and imPower Technologies offer IBM i and RPG online courses, speaking sessions for beginners and seasoned programmers, and Jim’s very own books which are used by the IBM i community to learn RPG and IBM i skills and are used by most all colleges providing IBM i curriculum.

The lead instructor and co-founder of imPower Technologies, Jim Buck, has spent more than 35 years in the IT field-15 of them as a college professor. Jim has equipped thousands of students, then and now, with the tools needed to be successful on the IBM i platform. He brings his knowledge to many more IBM learners every year through imPower sessions and webinars.

imPower sessions help companies train-and continue training-their employees in the latest technologies to develop the next generation of IBM i professionals. Our year-end schedule is booking up quickly. Contact the imPower team today to register!

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“In a matter of 3 months, I went from not knowing what RPG stood for to being able to build full-on ILE RPG programs. Within 2 days after completing the course, I was able to get down to business and begin helping my current employer with building and maintaining company programs.”
— Francis Calizo, imPower Graduate
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Bucking the System, Hold the College

Jim Buck spent 15 years teaching IBM i and RPG at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Buck achieved great things there, finding hundreds of students good jobs around the country. But ultimately the college experience grew old for Buck, so he ventured out on his own. That’s when he founded his own online IBM i educational company, imPower Technologies. Click here to read the interview with Alex Woodie on IT Jungle

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