Skills shortage news stories

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.

"Our research shows that the data centre industry in the APAC region is trying to expand and respond to growing data demand but being held back by a shortage of suitably skilled people."

“Organisations with a greater level of overall eCommerce maturity were 32% more likely to report that they have exceeded their 2021 performance goals."

The challenge for the industry is how to deliver investment against a backdrop of rising material and labour costs as well as a critical decarbonisation agenda.  

Australia's reduction in migration has created a shortage of skills in the economy, and the impact has been particularly severe on the technology industry.

The relationship between employers and employees has become more nuanced and driven by a desire for a healthy lifestyle beyond work.