The Importance of Digital Upskilling and how to do it Successfully

What is Digital upskilling?

Digital Upskilling is a form of upskilling that focuses on improving the Digital and Technology skills of your existing talent. In other words, it’s about teaching your employees new skills so that they can keep up with evolving technology.

What are the benefits?

There are numerous benefits to Digital Upskilling your exiting talent and we have highlighted some of the most important ones below:

-?????????Bridge the Organisational Skills Gap by providing specialised training to existing employees with a passion for Technology

-?????????Improve productivity and reduce costs as new technologies are learnt and adopted with your organisation

-?????????Increase employee satisfaction through investment in their learning and development

-?????????Reduce recruitment challenges by filling vacancies from within and improving employee retention rates

-?????????Keep your organisation at the forefront of innovation through development of new products and services

What are the most popular areas of Digital Upskilling?

We see most demand for Digital Upskilling in two main areas. Firstly, where organisations are struggling to recruit Tech Talent in specialised areas that are mission critical to their business. Common examples would be Software Development, Data Analysis and IT Project Management.

The second area of most demand is around operations and support infrastructure, for example Cyber Security, Cloud Network Engineering, and IT Support, all crucial for the business to function effectively and securely day to day.

Is it expensive?

With recent significant technological advances in Learning and Development, Digital Upskilling can now be delivered quickly, efficiently and at a relatively low cost. More importantly, Digital Upskilling has a significant ROI through improved efficiencies and productivity, development of new products and services, improved employee retention rates and reduced recruitment costs.

How can we get started?

Once you have decided to invest in your existing talent through Digital Upskilling, there are 3 main steps you need to follow:

-?????????Identification of the key digital skills gaps within your organisation

-?????????Development or Sourcing of Training Provision to upskill existing employees

-?????????Identification of employees who meet the relevant internal criteria for upskilling (eg: time served, performance, previous experience, etc)

At the Nuyew Tech Academy we specialise in working with IT professionals of all abilities to improve their Tech Skills and Expertise. We are experienced in working with both individuals and organisations to identify Tech Skills Gaps and provide targeted training solutions that provide significant ROI.

Please get in touch today to find out how the Nuyew Tech Academy can help your existing talent and organisation excel through Digital Upskilling.