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Where AI skills are needed most – Computerworld
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AI isn’t taking your job; the big threat is a growing skills gap – Computerworld
Key AI skills in short supply include prompt engineering, programming, and bias handling. Just as vital are soft skills such as adaptability, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence to ensure responsible, ethical AI use, according to Stratman. PwC’s new AI Jobs Barometer shows demand for AI skills growing, even as the US job market slows. In response, PwC recently launched two…
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Microsoft Excel Essential Skills Test
Whether you’ve landed a job interview for a role that requires fundamental Microsoft Excel skills or you’re looking to solve a real-world problem, take the How-To Geek Beginner Excel Test to double-check that you know the nuts and bolts of the popular spreadsheet software. This is the first of a three-part series. The second (intermediate) and third (advanced) will be…
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‘A major step forward’: Keir Starmer’s £187 million tech skills drive welcomed by UK industry
The UK government has announced plans to invest £187 million to bolster tech skills across the country in a move welcomed by industry stakeholders. Unveiled on the opening day of London Tech Week, the ‘TechFirst’ program aims to give young people and workers across the UK access to training schemes in areas such as artificial intelligence. The program will see…
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Millennials are leading the charge on AI skills development
Millennials are driving the AI revolution in workplaces by focusing on the necessary skills development, according to new research. A study from Workday found the cohort had the strongest belief in AI and was taking a more proactive approach to capitalize on the technology through skills development — though millennials and Gen X staff both largely agreed on the matter.…
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Surging AI adoption rates are creating an unprecedented skills shortage
The rapid explosion of AI has created the UK’s biggest and fastest growing tech skills shortage in more than 15 years, according to new research. Findings from the latest Nash Squared/Harvey Nash Digital Leadership Report shows that nine-in-ten technology leaders across the country are now either piloting AI or investing in development projects. This sharpened focus on adoption and implementation…
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AWS to give AI skills to 100,000 people in the UK by 2030
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it wants to provide 100,000 people in the UK with AI skills by 2030. The lofty goal, which was announced at the AWS Summit in London on Wednesday 30 April, will be reached via a UK deployment of its Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance program. The program, which launched in June 2023, is a global…
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Want to supercharge your vibe coding skills? Here are the best AI models developers can use to generate secure code
Vibe coding has become the latest big trend in software development, with devs ramping up the use of AI tools to automate code generation. But new research shows this can yield decidedly insecure code, raising questions over what the best options are for developers jumping on the bandwagon. Application security firm Backslash Security tested seven current versions of OpenAI’s GPT,…
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Software deployments are plagued by delays: Rampant skills shortages and underinvestment are slowing down processes – and it’s costing businesses big
UK software deployments are running an average of four months beyond schedule, new research shows, with delays affecting more than eight-in-ten businesses. According to a new study by Gearset, deployments were 26% more likely to be delayed than delivered early, with these delays costing organizations an average of £107,000 per year. The average organization doesn’t deploy all that often –…
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IBM pledges support for UK government cyber skills program
IBM has teamed up with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) for a cyber skills program for girls. The company confirmed it will provide the online platform for this year’s CyberFirst Girls competition, a UK-wide program open to girls between the ages of 12 and 13. Run by the NCSC,…
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