Two Refreshed Skilling Solutions To Access In-Demand Engineering Skills

This article was originally published by Kate Braner at GA.

It’s no secret that technology has forever changed the way we approach and do work. However, while budgets and headcount on technology teams continue to rise, technology leaders still have a hard time finding engineering talent with the right balance of skills.

Prior to COVID-19, businesses were already thinking about transformation initiatives that would help them transition from legacy systems to allow technical teams to work in more flexible, efficient, and secure environments. Post COVID-19, these attributes are more important than ever. However, just like with any transformation initiative, these transitions require hard skills, which are in high demand but short supply.

In fact, leaders report that Cyber Security is the number one skill shortage and top investment priority, made increasingly urgent due to moving to a fully remote workforce, which has increased the likelihood of malware and phishing attacks.

From becoming cloud-native to defending against cybersecurity attacks and breaches — organizations need a wider range of engineering skills on their teams than ever before. In order to solve skill gaps and talent shortages, businesses need to consider upskilling their existing engineers on must-have skills, such as cybersecurity and rethink engineering talent acquisition and onboarding strategies to ensure they get the right balance of skills and knowledge on their teams.

TWO REFRESHED PROGRAMS HELP TO UPSKILL YOUR ENGINEERS

Over the last ten years, we’ve been helping organizations, such as Disney and Humana, acquire and build the engineering talent they need to compete in today’s digital economy. Through deep customer, industry, and market research, we’ve updated two programs to help more organizations meet their engineering talent goals.

Get a sneak peek of what those programs entail below:

• Java Developer Immersive: Expand your Java development workforce with experiential training in the most in-demand skills. Participants will build core skills in Java, Spring Boot, test-driven development, troubleshooting dev ops, cloud, and agile development. Use this program to reskill junior engineers or onboard fresh computer science graduates to your teams.
• Cybersecurity Accelerator: Bulk up your cybersecurity practices by training existing developers on best practices. Participants will learn how to add security features to their web applications to minimize the chances of an attack. Use this program to upskill existing engineers to increase cybersecurity skills and knowledge within your engineering team.

What kind of support, exactly? Hourly or non-exempt employees may not need the same kind of support as someone in the C-Suite. In fact, the challenges faced by people of different levels of responsibility tend to vary enough that tailored solutions are required for the bottom, middle and top end of an organization’s hierarchy.

These refreshed programs allow you and your team to:

• Access Transformative Tech Skills: Level up your engineering team by embedding must-have cybersecurity and java development skills.
• Learn From Real Industry Experts: Give your people practical, hands-on training created and taught by leading subject matter experts.
• Build and Develop Engineering Talent: Invest in existing and new talent by offering them learning opportunities that move your business forward.

AS ALWAYS, MORE TO COME

We’re working on more exciting things that we’ll be releasing over the next few months, such as useful workforce insights and updated skilling solutions. Keep your eyes on the GA blog or get in touch with us to hear the latest.

Want to learn more about how we can help your organization build essential engineering skills? Download the full catalog of GA’s tech skilling solutions here.