Tag: skills development
Impact sourcing – the power to transform business and uplift communities
With South Africa’s BPO industry voted the most favoured offshore CX delivery location in 2021 in the annual Ryan Strategic Advisory BPO Omnibus Survey, the burgeoning sector is well positioned to play a critical role in ‘Impact Sourcing’.
A new wave of professional development
e-Learning has changed, thanks to COVID-19, and there’s no going back to the way we were, however much organisations may want to do so. COVID-19 arrived and new technology came to the fore - like Zoom, Meets, Teams and so on.
Do more than just tick a B-BBEE box
Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is a prerequisite for doing business in South Africa, and training forms a significant portion of the B-BBEE scorecard. However, training is also critical to help address the skills shortage in the country that is only growing as we move into the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).
ICT: a potential solution to the problem of unemployment in Africa
The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is especially hard-hitting for younger generations in Africa. The youth are faced with multiple challenges including disruptions to education, training and on-the-job learning. The youth are further impacted by employment and income losses due to lay-offs and reduced working hours.
Is SA education and skills development meeting the requirements of the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural weaknesses and widened inequalities across the world. Even before the pandemic, the rise of automation and innovative technologies were transforming the world of work, resulting in an urgent need for upskilling of talent.
Lifting travel bans can severely impact the cybersecurity skills pool
While the lifting of international travel restrictions, put in place in early 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19, would be great news for the travel industry and the wider economy, the move would likely further exacerbate the already critical shortage of cybersecurity skills in South Africa.
PODCAST | Uberising software development
An interview with Nick Durrant, CEO, Bluegrass Digital, and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, CEO, ArkKonsult, discussing how staff augmentation is fast becoming the buzzword in the app development job market, attracting more businesses to hire remotely.
Why microlearning is making a big impact
Over the past 20 years, the human attention span has rapidly decreased from 12 seconds to eight seconds, according to a Microsoft study. A short attention span has huge implications on how effectively an individual retains information. And it impacts an organisation’s approach to upskilling their employees and other stakeholders, to give their business a competitive edge.
How to hone your skill of delegation to get more tasks...
Given the importance of this topic to business owners whose successful results depend largely through and with the actions of others, here we share some important tips on how you can hone your skill of delegation, and in so doing, develop your staff and get more tasks done.
Uberising software development
Staff augmentation is fast becoming the buzzword in the app development job market, attracting more businesses to hire remotely. However, not many businesses understand the benefits of staff augmentation and the art of choosing the right model to harness global resources.
