Skills shortage news stories

"Even inexperienced workers without prior qualifications or experience had managed to pivot to new roles in coding as long as they are willing to upskill."

More technology professionals will receive a pay rise this coming financial year than last, with skills shortages creating a once-in-a-career market.

“Closing the cybersecurity talent gap is not only a business imperative, but important to national security and our daily lives."

It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If that is the case, the cyber security community suffers from collective insanity.

As the world continues to digitise, the fact remains that there is a lack of experienced and skilled individuals capable of filling a wide range of roles in Australia and New Zealand.

The shortage has multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money.

Australia’s recent budget ushers in the nation’s ‘biggest ever’ cybersecurity spend and, likely also, massive demand for cybersecurity jobs.

“As an industry, we need to do more to ensure that pathways to digital skills are accessible for all New Zealanders."

You don't have to look far to see that AI is on a rapid growth trajectory in Australia, as it's being used in almost every industry.

Australia is experiencing a shift in focus as the skills shortage forces CIOs to prioritise talent acquisition and retention over technology initiatives.

The digital technology sector is now one of the country’s top earners, contributing an estimated $6.6 billion to the economy in 2019.

The shortage of available talent in Australia is nowhere more apparent than in the technology sector, and perhaps most keenly felt in the field of data management.

Career progression is something never far from the mind of most IT professionals.

APIs already power most of our favourite web-based applications, and will only become more important into the future

You don’t have to look far in the media to find experts predicting that 2022 will be the year of automation.

While COVID-19 marked 2020 and 2021, 2022 is set to be a year of recovery with organisations settling into new ways of working.

The security operations centre (SOC) has been on the front line facing the pandemic-induced escalation of cybersecurity threats in the past eighteen months.

"Creating positive konga and employer outcomes by collaborating with industry is a key objective of Whitireia and WelTec, and this programme is a great example."

NZTech has released a statement applauding the Government response to the critical digital skills shortage, but acknowledges that it may not be enough.

The platform will leverage the company’s recruitment partner network in an effort to provide organisations with a global talent pool.

With a focus on Fujitsu employees, apprentices and new recruits, the Global Strategic Partner Academy program will offer training, re-training and experience-based development opportunities.

“We’re carefully targeting areas of the sector where industry has highlighted a clear need for overseas talent including, software development, product managers, cybersecurity and interactive media.”

Like any balance of supply and demand, there's a frustrating gap between what graduates are taught and what the market needs.

Asuria, employment services provider, and Junior Engineers, coding education specialists, have entered into an exclusive partnership to devise and deliver cybersecurity qualifications.