Companies Don't Provide Enough Tech Training
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Knowledge Deficit
61% of senior IT pros surveyed said their organization's employees need tech training, and 56% believe this need will increase next year and beyond. -
Budget Plan
63% said their organization will spend the same amount or more on training this year that they did in 2014. -
Education Policy
34% of the respondents said their company invests in tech training only for those in the IT department, while 41% said it does so for anyone who needs it. -
Distinctive Qualities
18% said "getting what you pay for" defines what makes a great IT training program, while 15% said course content drives this, and 14% said it's the teaching staff and accreditation. -
Hiring Managers' Top In-Demand Skills
Security compliance: 45%, Business intelligence/analytics: 45%, Programming/app development: 33%, Database administration: 33% -
Token Effort
46% of the senior IT pros said they invest no more than 10% of the IT budget in training, and 17% admitted that they don't allocate any tech funds for training. -
Biggest Obstacles to Tech Training
Costs: 40%, Lack of time and staffing: 35%, Failure to gain management buy-in: 15% -
Ramping Up
43% of senior IT pros surveyed said their company will hire more IT staff during the year.
A majority of IT leaders surveyed said their organization's employees lack needed tech training, according to a recent survey from Cybrary. As a result, budgeting for these sessions is expected to either hold steady or increase for most companies. Still, only a minority of the companies surveyed pay for training for employees throughout the enterprise, with many opting to cover training costs only for the IT department. Given the surging presence of bring your own device (BYOD), cloud computing and other self-determined uses of technology by employees, an enterprise's decision-makers may want to reconsider such a position. The problem is that most companies designate a relatively small share of the available budget for training employees. "Companies do not provide enough means for IT training, despite a lack of IT talent and ever-increasing technology and cyber-security challenges," says Ryan Corey, co-founder of Cybrary. "Additionally, the current state of IT training makes it very difficult for employees to advance in their careers and for people to break into the IT industry, thereby eliminating a lot of talent from the start." Cybrary provides tuition-free massive open online course (MOOC) offerings, covering materials related to IT and cyber-security. More than 400 senior-level technology professionals took part in the research.