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Kiwi Stories

Skills shortage stories

NZ's digital skills shortage reaches crisis point: How to attract and retain talent during tough times

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

By Katherine Swan • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Aug 2021

Investment

Budget 2021: Govt backs digital skills training for small & medium businesses

Budget 2021 allocates $44m over 2 years to support New Zealand's Digital Boost program for small and medium businesses.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021

Accenture

NZ businesses must urgently address IT skills mismatch

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

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Mar 2021

Global Stories

Skills shortage stories

EduTech

Role of IT continues to evolve, SolarWinds report captures tech pro sentiments

Almost half of tech professionals are proud of what they do and 44% love their work, according to a survey by SolarWinds.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 16th Sep 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

COVID-19 pandemic leads to surge in upskilling, study shows

COVID-19 and remote work have highlighted skills gaps and the need for upskilling, according to Pluralsight's new report.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Sep 2021

Google

Google welcomes new cohort into Women Founders Academy

Google announces second cohort of Women Founders Academy 2021, bringing together 10 founders from Asia Pacific to expand their skills and business leadership.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Aug 2021

Marketing Technologies

Skill Finder adds 20 new Career Pathways to support Aus economic recovery

Skill Finder launches 20 new Career Pathways to meet demand for skilled workers in data analytics, digital marketing, and UX design.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Aug 2021

Marketing Technologies

Skill Finder and Commonwealth Bank address Australia's growing skills gap

Adobe and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have partnered to offer Australians access to free digital courses via the CBA app.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Aug 2021

Hybrid Cloud

Using Open source Software (OSS) is critical for cloud transformations

Here are reasons why the future of the cloud should be incorporating open source — and it starts with helping to address the current skills shortage.

By Myk Shaforostov • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jul 2021

IT professionals

The new (and better) route to a career in IT

Employers desperately need relevant skills, competence and real-world experience, which multi-year degrees often fail to offer, writes DDLS CEO Jon Lang.

By Jon Lang • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jul 2021

Robotic Process Automation

Blue Prism partners with Coursera to close digital skills gap

Blue Prism partners with Coursera to address digital skills gap and provide training opportunities for future leaders.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jul 2021

Cloud Services

Pluralsight acquires A Cloud Guru in bid to close cloud skills gap

Pluralsight completes acquisition of A Cloud Guru to address the cloud skills gap, offering a comprehensive cloud skill development solution.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jul 2021

Hybrid Cloud

Accenture acquires CS Technology, builds out cloud first offering

Accenture has acquired technology management consulting firm CS Technology to expand its cloud first infrastructure engineering capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jul 2021

Hyperscale

AWS: Cloud usage surges amongst enterprise post pandemic

Cloud usage in Australia has increased from 42% to 55% following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jun 2021

eLearning

Pluralsight to acquire A Cloud Guru, looks to meet market demand for cloud skills

Pluralsight agrees to acquire cloud skills development platform A Cloud Guru, aiming to meet growing demand for cloud skill development.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jun 2021

Firewalls

Fortinet looks to reduces cyber skills gap with Training Advancement Agenda

Fortinet expands its Training Advancement Agenda programme to address the cyber skills gap and connect individuals to employers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Apr 2021

Digitisation

Skill Finder wins $2.7m grant from Australian Government

Australian Government grants $2.7 million to Skill Finder, a digital micro-skills marketplace, to offer free training to workers affected by COVID-19.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Apr 2021