Richard Regan, Head of Partner Engineering, UK and Ireland, Google Cloud explains how the company is creating new career opportunities. A year ago, in a forum with chief technology officers from our Google Cloud Partner network, there was one topic on everybody’s mind: talent. Or more specifically, a lack of …
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Apogee Corporation, has announced a further £250,000 investment in employee training. The investment will go towards education and upskilling initiatives across the organisation, including apprenticeships, professional qualifications, leadership and management and sales training programmes. The training combines coaching and mentoring particularly in IT and compliance. The company is using an …
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A recent report by the UK government suggested that strengthening and supporting digital ecosystems could add another £41.5bn to the economy by 2025 and support 678,000 new jobs. According to Cezary Dynak, Head of Node.js at software development company STX Next, supporting data skills and coding throughout education should be …
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By Mark Onisk, Chief Content Officer at Skillsoft Sustainability is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a strategic necessity and business imperative. Pressure is mounting for all organisations to be more socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable, with the ultimate goal of reaching a place of net-zero emissions. Many organisations are …
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Tech Data has been helping partners finding new ways to add value and extend their propositions by bringing together channel businesses with specialist skills in a particular solution or technology with others who have access new marketplaces. Two of Tech Data’s partners who faced exactly these challenges have now teamed-up to …
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A survey by BT has revealed that, given the opportunity, 69% of people would reskill and work in a different specialism, with technology (18%), health (17%) and finance (10%) topping the list of sectors that people wished they could switch to. Many employed UK adults dream of changing their situation, …
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ServiceNow is working with Lloyds Banking Group as part of its NextGen Professionals Program. NextGen addresses the talent shortages currently faced by companies and helps participants carve a path towards long-term employment from communities that are typically excluded from the workforce. Supported by customers and partner companies like Lloyds Banking …
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Skillsoft’s Skill Benchmark Assessments is a new capability within its learning platform, Percipio, that enables organisations to determine their learners’ proficiency across the most in-demand technology, leadership, and business skills and deliver personalised development paths to expedite skill mastery. Skill Benchmark Assessments assesses skill proficiency using criterion-based tests measure capabilities …
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SYNAXON UK and Exertis have teamed up to offer access to Exertis’ EGIS stock and availability platform, enabling resellers to see their personalised prices and manage details of their orders, including live order tracking and RMAs. At the same time, the company is announcing extended 60-day trials of EGIS for …
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Skillsoft is embarking on a strategic initiative with iamtheCODE, the first African-led global movement to mobilise government, private-sector, and philanthropic foundations to advance STEAMED education for women and girls in marginalised communities. The partnership is designed to support iamtheCODE’s mission to train 1 million women and girl coders worldwide by 2030 …
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