Articles about Skills shortage

Less focus on degrees as SA transforms into skills economy

ICT firms prioritise skills over tertiary qualifications in recruitment, according to Pnet.

SA youth increasingly enticed by offshore ICT jobs

While digitally-skilled local youth are progressively finding offshore employment, this provides quality experience and dollars that must be brought home.

Steps to build a more inclusive, skilled workforce

Datacentrix’s graduate programme emphasises cross-functional training, encouraging the outcome of multi-skilled individuals.

Cyber crime in Africa: A huge risk with huge opportunities

Frustrated cyber-savvy youth who can’t find employment turn to cyber crime, says iTOO.

Overcoming barriers to AI adoption by SMEs

Artificial intelligence will be a key business tool, and small and medium enterprises have to ensure they are in a position to use it.

Tackling the skills shortage

The sluggish economic growth resulting from the pervasive skills gap indirectly affects most businesses, says Portia Mabaso, technical account manager at Redstor.

Data centre skills dearth sees SA players poach talent

As South Africa’s data centre skills gap continues to worsen, local data centre operators are fiercely “pulling” talent from each other, say industry pundits.

Fortinet Skills Gap Report uncovers increase in breaches attributed to lack of cyber security skills

The cyber security skills shortage has contributed to critical IT positions not being filled, which increases organisations’ cyber risks, such as breaches, according to the report.

SARB invites IT graduates to apply for internship

The one-year Grow-IT programme aims to address the central bank’s current and future IT skills requirements.

‘Chronic ICT skills shortage’ deepens amid skills recycling

SA’s critical shortage of ICT skills worsens, with the recycling of skills, instead of investing in upskilling employees and youth, seen as the top contributing factor.

Digital bridges built with virtual nails

It’s time to invest in skills development solutions that will permanently cover the skills shortage in SA, says Henk Olivier, MD at Ozone Information Technology Distribution.

Business Change Academy offers training path to reduce business analyst skills shortage

Business Change Academy provides a training programme to develop existing employees into the business analyst role.