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Digital skills: a pillar for employment

Imagine that you work in a chain of clothing stores, another global pandemic arrives, and your company has to close. Imagine now that they tell you that you can only keep your job if you have digital skills to handle online orders or manage customer data in the cloud or plan the company’s cybersecurity… could […]

Microsoft Certifications: a competitive advantage you should consider

Although it may seem ironic in the digital world we live in, it’s hard to find technological profiles on the job market that satisfy the real needs of companies. Microsoft Certifications offers a real competitive advantage for both job candidates and the companies searching for them. This is why. How to get Microsoft Certified for […]

Get rewarded for gaining tech skills and free certifications at the Microsoft Spring Skills Challenge

This spring, with the goal of boosting your career by adding new skills and certifications, we invite you to join the Microsoft Spring Skills Challenge. We offer (all for free!): Learning path of your choice (see the selection below) on our Microsoft Learn platform, where you can complete the modules at your own pace. Corresponding […]

4 resources to help educators reimagine computer science in the curriculum

Our world is changing fast. COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated Digital Transformation and all business sectors and institutions have shifted to hybrid work and digital delivery. This has had a huge consequence on required job skills. According to analysis by LinkedIn and Microsoft, 149 million more digital jobs will be created by 2025, in fields […]

Gain a Certificate in Microsoft Licensing!

Microsoft Licensing Self-Learning Resources With our self-learning resources, you can gain a certificate in different licensing modules. All you need to do is click on a section below you would like to learn more about, register your details, watch the related training video and take the certification exam. You can complete the modules at your […]

How the FH JOANNEUM University is preparing students for new skillset demands with the Microsoft Learn for Educators Program

“Nowadays, if you want to pursue a career in medical informatics, you need to be highly skilled in software engineering, machine learning and more. Fortunately, that’s where the Microsoft courses are making the difference for me – helping me to start my learning journey and acquire the basis knowledge to later build expertise upon.” Daniel […]

How Microsoft helps customers adopt Azure through developer education

The pace of change in technology has never been as a fast as it is today and all indications are that this pace will continue to increase. The 2020 paper “Jobs of Tomorrow” published by the World Economic Forum estimates that “fully meeting the labor market demand for emerging professions and skills to meet the needs […]

Six ways technology can propel business towards recovery and resilience

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is always a favourite of journalists and commentators. Every year, world leaders and global CEOs descend on the tiny Alpine resort, and provide the basis of hundreds of news stories. So it’s no surprise the WEF’s 2018 prediction that automation and AI could displace 75 million jobs by […]

The Skillful State Playbook: 7 steps to building a skills-based workforce

There is never a wrong time to upskill yourself and your organization. For leaders across Europe, there are free and accessible tool and resources available to help you develop an innovative workforce with the right skills needed for the future. Meeting a universal – and growing – demand Skillful, a non-profit initiative, helps to develop […]

Global Knowledge study reveals present and future skills issues facing IT departments worldwide

All around the world, IT departments are facing similar challenges. Worrying skills gaps, heavy workloads and new cybersecurity threats are ever-present. Understanding how the IT community is reacting to – and coping with – these demands is hugely valuable. The IT Skills and Salary Report, a comprehensive study by Global Knowledge, provides that intelligence based […]

Now’s the time to invest in your digital skills

We’re living through a transformative period for working practices. Organisations of all kinds have adopted new digital ways of working to keep their staff functioning remotely. But it’s not only WHERE we work – it’s HOW we work that’s changing. A survey by the auditing firm EY has found that almost half of company bosses […]