Upskilling initiatives could close the technology skills gaps uncovered by remote work

2021-09-08 03:30

Technology challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trend of remote work uncovered technology skills gaps at many organizations, which in turn required new approaches to upskilling efforts, a Pluralsight report reveals.

"Closing the technology skills gap continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing enterprises. As organizations around the world responded to the pandemic by accelerating digital transformation initiatives, accelerating the move of applications to cloud platforms, and supporting remote employees, the need for effective and scalable upskilling tools became even more important."

"It's clear that organizations that close the skills gap better position themselves to retain top employees and win in these new and unpredictable times," said Gary Eimerman, GM of Pluralsight Skills.

The report finds that the biggest upskilling trend that emerged in 2020 is that working from home uncovered and exposed skills gaps for many organizations.

In turn, many technology organizations not only recognized the growing skills gaps, but also placed a higher priority on addressing the skills of their technology workers.

88% of respondents with C-suite job titles reported that they were satisfied with their organization's current upskilling initiatives.

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