EPISODE · Jun 11, 2021 · 29 MIN
Soft skills vs STEM skills
from The ITPro Podcast
For many years, the tech industry has been complaining about a shortage of technical skills in areas from cloud platforms to container architectures. But while the tech skills gap remains a persistent concern, there is another skills shortage that’s being overlooked by businesses.The UK is falling behind in its level of ‘human-centric’ business skills, according to a new report, including HR and communications. As organisations seek to outfit themselves for a largely uncharted world of hybrid working, we’re joined by Anthony Tattersall, head of EMEA at online training provider Coursera, to examine whether we’re in danger of putting too much focus on STEM skills, and how companies can avoid over-correcting.Check out http://bit.ly/ITPP-skill for links to everything we've discussed in this week's episode.
What this episode covers
For many years, the tech industry has been complaining about a shortage of technical skills in areas from cloud platforms to container architectures. But while the tech skills gap remains a persistent concern, there is another skills shortage that’s being overlooked by businesses.The UK is falling behind in its level of ‘human-centric’ business skills, according to a new report, including HR and communications. As organisations seek to outfit themselves for a largely uncharted world of hybrid working, we’re joined by Anthony Tattersall, head of EMEA at online training provider Coursera, to examine whether we’re in danger of putting too much focus on STEM skills, and how companies can avoid over-correcting.Check out http://bit.ly/ITPP-skill for links to everything we've discussed in this week's episode.
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