Skills stories

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE)’s Digital Boost programme has now attracted more than 40,000 New Zealand businesses.>>

Australia's reduction in migration has created a shortage of skills in the economy, and the impact has been particularly severe on the technology industry.>>

Workday has announced that more than 1,000 organisations are now using the Skills Cloud>>

AVEVA Unified Learning is designed to help AVEVA customers advance industrial workers from novice to expert, by using blended custom and generic experiential training modules.>>

As tech pros look to the future, 62% of respondents say they're motivated to succeed in their roles and nearly all (81%) agree there will be multiple opportunities to develop and enhance their careers in the next year.>>

“Finding a community of like-minded women who are building tech-based businesses in Asia hasn’t been easy," says Ketty Lie.>>

The relationship between employers and employees has become more nuanced and driven by a desire for a healthy lifestyle beyond work.>>

“Accenture’s acquisition of CS Technology expands the hybrid cloud infrastructure capabilities our clients need to become cloud-first enterprises and realise value faster.">>

Pluralsight intends to combine A Cloud Guru’s certification courses, hands-on labs and sandboxes, exams and quizzes with the existing library of Pluralsight Skills cloud courses.>>

“Greater adoption of digital skills and processes will help businesses and their staff to keep working safely through potential future disruptions or civil defence emergencies.”>>

This grant will help to further develop the platform to enable Australian workers and businesses impacted by COVID-19 to acquire applicable digital micro-skills for free.>>

New Zealand's business community must bear some responsibility for the skills mismatch and make changes to attract graduates, retain and upskill staff.>>

The region aims to bring Azure services and upskill an additional three million Indonesians.>>

There is increasing importance on Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) having and developing the skill of emotional intelligence, a new report states.>>

Many organisations are still struggling to realise the full value of their cloud investments, even after years of effort, according to a new report from Accenture>>

"Digital technology businesses are having problems attracting, developing and retaining people with tech and creative skills needed to help New Zealand grow faster, especially out of the COVID pandemic.">>

Did you know an Azure Certification can help you lead digital transformation in your organisation? But's not the only reason to become Azure certified...>>

SnapLogic field chief technology officer Brad Drysdale discusses the roadblocks to a successful machine learning implementation and the ways they can overcome them.>>

Microsoft, LinkedIn and GitHub have reached 10 million learners globally since announcing their digital skills initiative. The ultimate aim is to help 25 million people worldwide gain more digital skills in 2020. >>

“While the majority of organisations are utilising a reactive approach to skills building that doesn’t work, most are still striving to be more predictive to get ahead of skill shifts.">>

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and other intelligent automation technologies are increasing in popularity with businesses as they look to leverage competitive advantage during this uncertain time. However, having a people-centric approach continues to be a critical advantage. >>

“We are committed to fostering a more diverse and inclusive technology sector and creating new opportunities for our graduates as they become entry-level cloud practitioners.">>

Two thirds of employers say digital upskilling is at the top of their training agenda amid the COVID-19crisis, according to a new report.>>

Deloitte finds that organisations need to invest in key values of reskilling, belonging and ethics to ensure their workplaces are prepared for the future of work.>>