{"id":607572,"date":"2023-02-13T07:49:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/13\/improve-business-outcomes-by-developing-employees-skills\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T07:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:49:06","slug":"improve-business-outcomes-by-developing-employees-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/13\/improve-business-outcomes-by-developing-employees-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve business outcomes by developing employees&#8217; skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-header\">\n<h2>Cloud experts, cybersecurity professionals and data scientists are among the most sought after vacancies. Building up skills internally can help<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-center\">\n<ul>\n<li><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i data-icon=\"2\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"contributors-block\">\n<p><span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tMaureen Lonergan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tPublished: <span>09 Feb 2023<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"content-body\">\n<p>No one would argue that 2022 was a challenging year. One constant has been the ongoing evolution of technology, innovation, and growth of cloud computing, and it\u2019s not slowing down any time soon. More and more organisations see how cloud can accelerate their operations, competitive agility, and ability to innovate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Organisations undertaking cloud must see the correlation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252527942\/Civil-servants-want-more-digital-skills-training-survey-finds\">investing in their people<\/a>. While operating plans for 2023 are being tightly evaluated in light of economic uncertainty, those that invest in their people\u2014especially in these times\u2014will find the return is well worth their investment. A recent study from Forrester Research found that organisations that train their people in cloud skills achieve a 100% return on their investment (ROI) within six months, and 234% ROI over three years. And organisations that have a workforce with advanced digital skills are generating innovations (or products and services) that raise the annual global gross domestic product (GDP) by an estimated $6.3 tn by boosting the income and productivity of workers. As we move into 2023, we\u2019re seeing some strong signals of how cloud skills training will benefit any organisation.<\/p>\n<section data-menu-title=\"IT investments and the skills you\u2019ll need\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>IT investments and the skills you\u2019ll need<\/h3>\n<p>If your organisation has already made the move to cloud, or you\u2019re thinking about it, you may be experiencing the effects of the shortage of talent with advanced cloud skills. There are five million cloud jobs unfilled, and cloud computing roles top the list of most challenging-to-fill positions. So, if you are looking for cloud talent, the best strategy is to focus on building the skills of your current workforce. According to Skillsoft\u2019s <em>IT Skills and Salary Survey 2022<\/em>, cloud computing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/whatis\/feature\/15-highest-paying-IT-certifications\">tops the list of investments,<\/a> followed by cybersecurity\/information security, AI\/ML, infrastructure and systems and data analytics\/data management, and data science. It makes sense that these mirror the staff training that decision makers prioritise: security, data analytics, developer tools, and dev ops. Your organisation\u2019s technology investments likely look similar for 2023. If so, take a closer look at your current staff\u2019s skill set across these areas and ensure you have a training plan to meet your goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Retain advanced cloud talent by investing in training and certification opportunities\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Retain advanced cloud talent by investing in training and certification opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>If training isn\u2019t already in your operating plan for 2023, ask yourself if you can afford for it not to given the global talent shortage. Within AWS Skill Builder, for instance, there are ample training resources to help you offer robust continued development opportunities. The alternative could be a longer waiting period to fill open positions, delays to delivering innovations, and operational inefficiencies. Make it your organisation\u2019s goal to invest in your top asset: your people. Offering opportunities for skills training can lead to higher employee satisfaction and retention. Additionally, when you take a step further and fund your employees\u2019 certification exam fees, employees are less likely to seek employment elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Lean into early career talent to future-proof your organisation\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Lean into early career talent to future-proof your organisation<\/h3>\n<p>We know it\u2019s not as easy as snapping your fingers to fill your skills gaps, but doing so could be a means to relieve your staff\u2019s workload burden. With advanced cloud talent driving salaries ever higher, another approach is recruit early-career talent. These individuals come armed with basic cloud skills, plus industry certifications, and are ready to take on technical support, troubleshooting, QA, testing, and remediation work. Starting new hires out with these types of tasks helps them gain mastery of the overall tech stack, sets them up to progress in their careers, and before long, they are ready to take on more complex and challenging work over time. And ESG found that 90% of organisations that invested in early-career talent have seen positive ROI. Early-career talent are motivated to learn, easy to upskill, and achieve \u201ctime to value\u201d in about half the time as an expert-level hire. Simply put, early career talent can help you innovate and increase revenue enabled by cloud, and retain tenured talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Employees and leaders alike value integrated learning\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Employees and leaders alike value integrated learning<\/h3>\n<p>Hopefully now you\u2019re looking at your operating budget for 2023 and carving out resources to train your staff. But where should you invest? Look no further than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchhrsoftware\/feature\/New-enterprise-learning-tools-put-employees-in-control\">virtual instructor-led training (VILT)<\/a>. Before 2020, the majority of live training was delivered in person. But as the world of work changed, so too has the delivery of virtual training, with sophisticated approaches heightening the learning experience absent a physical classroom environment. Learners and decision makers alike agree that the VILT format is extremely effective, increases knowledge retention, and is more budget-friendly, eliminating travel costs. Given this, VILT will increase in availability and consumption in the next 12-24 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Certifications continue to add value to the organisation\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Certifications continue to add value to the organisation<\/h3>\n<p>Industry certifications help you distinguish high calibre talent, and in 2023, we\u2019ll see more organisations invest in building their bench strength by investing in certifying their staff. According to ESG, certified staff put the organisation in a better competitive position to succeed. Whether your organisation plans to, or already invests in helping your employees get certified\u2014and favourably regards candidates who hold industry certifications\u2014you\u2019ll see a boost to your organisation\u2019s productivity, innovation potential, and employee retention.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Training non-tech employees\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Training non-tech employees<\/h3>\n<p>With the growth of cloud no longer isolated to the IT department, leaders are increasingly building cloud fluency across their organisation, from finance, to sales, human resources, marketing, and even administrative staff. Volkswagen, for example, invested in strengthening its employees\u2019 cloud knowledge and skills using a cloud-centric framework. This resulted in reduced time to market and improved cross-team collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-menu-title=\"Take the next step\">\n<h3><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i>Take the next step<\/h3>\n<p>No matter where you\u2019re at in your cloud journey \u2013 if you\u2019re making a business bet on cloud, this is your year to go all-in on your people\u2019s skills to take you into your future confidently.<\/p>\n<p><em>Maureen Lonergan is vice president of training and certification for Amazon Web Services (AWS).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"DigDeeperSplash\">\n<h4>\n\t\t\t<i data-icon=\"m\"><\/i>Read more on IT education and training<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252529654\/Employees-over-55-want-new-skills\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/old-versus-new-technology-fotolia_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/old-versus-new-technology-fotolia_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/old-versus-new-technology-fotolia.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>Employees over 55 want new skills<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/computerweekly\/Clare-Ellen-McDonald-140px.jpg\" alt=\"ClareMcDonald\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Clare\u00a0McDonald<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252522797\/Putting-automation-into-motion-will-put-the-wheels-on-UK-economic-growth\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/automation-powershell-fotolia_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/automation-powershell-fotolia_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/automation-powershell-fotolia.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>Putting automation into motion will put the wheels on UK economic growth<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252521648\/British-businesses-to-recognise-Google-skills-certificates\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero Images\/online-learning-training-school-3-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero%20Images\/online-learning-training-school-3-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero%20Images\/online-learning-training-school-3-adobe.jpeg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>British businesses to recognise Google skills certificates<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/computerweekly\/Karl-Flinders-profile-pic-2022-140x180px.jpg\" alt=\"KarlFlinders\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Karl\u00a0Flinders<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252518307\/Google-embarks-on-UK-focused-cloud-skills-programme-pilot-with-non-profit-Generation-UK\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/cloud-computing-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/cloud-computing-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/cloud-computing-adobe.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>Google embarks on UK-focused cloud skills programme pilot with non-profit Generation UK<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/computerweekly\/Caroline-Donnelly-CW-contributor-2022-140x180px.JPG\" alt=\"CarolineDonnelly\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Caroline\u00a0Donnelly<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/opinion\/Improve-business-outcomes-by-developing-employees-skills\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Lyndia Wrona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud experts, cybersecurity professionals and data scientists are among the most sought after vacancies. 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