In his keynote address at CompTIA’s ChannelCon 2016 conference, CEO Todd Thibodeaux presented this challenge to hundreds of IT executives: How can our industry attract the best and brightest for the next generation workforce?
He began with an increasingly familiar story: The IT industry is currently facing a 15 percent shortage of skilled workers, and as Baby Boomers retire over the next several years, that gap will only grow wider. Meanwhile, IT has struggled to remain among the top ten most desirable industries and to maintain relevance in an environment in which freelancing and entrepreneurship are capturing high school and college graduates’ desire for flexibility and passion-driven work.
Thibodeaux went on to share what CompTIA has been doing over the last few months to address this challenge. CompTIA partnered with the global design firm IDEO and tasked them with figuring out how we encourage kids ages 14-18 to pursue a career in IT.
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He began with an increasingly familiar story: The IT industry is currently facing a 15 percent shortage of skilled workers, and as Baby Boomers retire over the next several years, that gap will only grow wider. Meanwhile, IT has struggled to remain among the top ten most desirable industries and to maintain relevance in an environment in which freelancing and entrepreneurship are capturing high school and college graduates’ desire for flexibility and passion-driven work.
Thibodeaux went on to share what CompTIA has been doing over the last few months to address this challenge. CompTIA partnered with the global design firm IDEO and tasked them with figuring out how we encourage kids ages 14-18 to pursue a career in IT.
More Info: comptia a+ requirements
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