Skills shortage stories - Page 27

The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised the healthcare industry while overcoming staff shortages, social distancing requirements, and lockdowns.

The Fortinet Training Institute has made significant progress in closing the cybersecurity skills gap, on track to train one million people by 2026.

Here we explore reasons that companies can benefit from investing in staff training and certification as well as ways to persuade leadership teams to invest.

AWS gains approval for billion-dollar Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region project, set to create 1,000 jobs and boost local cloud computing services.

The shortage has multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money.

Zoho launches TrainerCentral, a new business division aimed at filling the gap in the e-learning market and helping trainers create online courses.

Supporting rusty but willing workers to brush up on their skills can be a win-win, says Class Ltd chief technology officer, Alexis Rouch.

Australia's recent budget ushers in the nation's 'biggest ever' cybersecurity spend and, likely also, massive demand for cybersecurity jobs.

HCL is bringing its TechBee early career programme to NZ in an effort to help close the country's IT skill gap.

According to a new survey from Secure Code Warrior, only 29% of developers believe that writing vulnerability-free code should be prioritised.

The capability enables organisations to determine their learners' proficiency across in-demand technology, leadership and business skills.

One million more New Zealand workers will require digital skills training for their jobs in the next year, according to new research.

Salesforce commits to training 400 New Zealanders in Salesforce skills to address the country's digital skills crisis.

January and February were record months for job ads on seek.co.nz, yet candidates are hesitant to hit the apply button.

You don't have to look far to see that AI is on a rapid growth trajectory in Australia, as it's being used in almost every industry.

In time for International Women's Day, MYOB has launched their highly sought-after DevelopHer programme for the first time in New Zealand.

Degreed has announced the implementation of its Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) program has seen a significant increase in women in leadership roles.

The Global Data Management Report by Experian found that 75% of businesses that improved data quality in 2021 also exceeded their business objectives.

Incident responders need a wide range of technical and business skills to effectively tackle cyber threats and protect organisations.

The digital technology sector is now one of the country's top earners, contributing an estimated $6.6 billion to the economy in 2019.