With more professionals taking IT Training sincerely, the Skill Gap in the current and future workforce is considerably decreasing.

1. IT TRAINING: BRIDGING THE
SKILL GAP IN 2019
- Global Knowledge Technologies

2. While a few decades back, it was assumed that higher the qualification, higher is the
chance of tech professionals to reach the peak of success, today the scenario has
completely transformed. In the 21st Century, the employability rate is been measured
by the number of Technical Skills a candidate or working professionals possess. In this
regard, apart from the range of Governments’ initiatives under its Skill India
Campaigns, numerous IT Training services offered by private establishments are
playing a pivotal role in bridging the skill gap existing in the working professionals as
well as fresh graduates.

3. Evolving Industry Demands
As Information Technology is an industry that is been highly impacted by industrial
globalization and development, the higher authorities of the IT sector put substantial stress on
giving preference to those professionals more, who have attained one or other IT Courses and
are equipped with ample IT Technical Skills as per industry standard. The below points would
better justify the statement.
■ It is proven that professionals, who opt for IT Training and keep on updating themselves, get
access to better career prospects. In a recent interview given by Zairus Master, the CEO of
Shine.com- a leading job portal, he pinpointed,“ The rules for future workforce are changing
like never before and it will be a smart decision, for the professionals and job seekers to
learn fast and unlearn even faster.”
■ On the flipside, the staggering fact that 90% college students in India are not job-ready,
makes it clear that it is the high time for the graduates to face the reality and brace
themselves to be able to work from day one at their respective workplaces demonstrating
how much technologically skilled they are and focus on bridging the skill gap.

4. Necessity of Training Employees &
Students
■ With tremendous automation and technological advancements taking over traditional
jobs, the fact that no robot or technology can replace a human being is equally true.
■ As per Deloitte Insights survey recently 84% organizations said that they were
increasing their investment in reskilling programs, with 53% stating they would
increase this budget by 6 percent or more.
■ In respect to students as well, the job market is quite competitive. Rapid developments
in IT sector shall stimulate companies to hire up to 2.5 to 3 million more workers by
2025, with the condition that they can earn the skills requisite to meet the changing
needs, as per the report published by Wheebox.
■ In this situation, is even a college degree enough for them? The answer is of course no!
If a graduate aspires to stand out in the placement drives and interviews, they should
add essential skills and certifications in their resume.

5. The Global Scenario
■ On the Global context, it has been found that 70% of IT decision-makers asserted, their
teams face a scarcity of required skills. However, the good news is IT professionals are
taking action regarding it, enabling the training rate of IT professionals to rise to 88%
(highest number in the last 11 years).
■ According to the study conducted by Global Knowledge, 70% IT professionals who
didn’t train in 2017 were more likely to dissatisfy in their job and 69% of them were
found to be looking out for employment elsewhere, owing to their dissatisfaction.
■ The findings also suggested that in terms of company benefits, more than 50% IT-
decision makers said that certified personnel were able to render an annual economic
benefit that exceeds $10,000 and 27% opined its $20,000 or more.

6. The Significant Role of IT Training in
India
Reports claim, that India’s IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) have
grown to US$ 181 billion in 2018-19 and the IT industry is expected to grow to US$ 350
billion by 2025.

7. The Significant Role of IT Training in
India
■ Further, considering the Governments’ effort is not enough to meet the expectation for
skilled IT professionals, few of the IT Training organizations are demonstrating
exemplary excellence through offering a range of new-age technology- related
programs that too providing the feasibility of obtaining training anywhere and anytime.
■ Companies are also acting proactively by keeping aside an amount from their annual
budget targeting to skilling and re-skilling their employees which in turn will help in
improving the employee’s performance and productivity. Apparently, Wipro took
initiative and launched Newton’s Cradle- aiming to identify skill gaps in middle
management and help them upgrade. On the other hand, TCS has trained over
210,000 trainees through internal programs.

8. The Way Forward
The future is extremely bright and promising for tech enthusiasts who understand the
potentialities and value an IT course carries. Emerging technology is going to dominate the
world and to thrive or survive in this dynamic environment; the professionals are required
to synchronize with the change and developments, which IT Training is making possible to
a great extent. A comprehensive and quality training is capable of rendering essential
transferable skills to the individuals, giving them the edge they wish in their respective
careers.

9. THANK YOU!