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How Automation will affect jobs, skills, and wages?

As the nature of work changes with automation, millions of people may need to switch jobs and acquire new skills. It is predicted, automation will displace many jobs over the next 10 to 15 years, but many others will be created and even more, will change. In the future, jobs will require different skills and may even have higher education or skills requirements. In this article, we will discuss that, how we can retrain workers for the upcoming change and what the shifts might mean for occupations & wages. Jobs lost or jobs gained? Workforce transitions in a time of automation. One of the major findings of a report is that between 70 million and 380 million people around the world may need to change their chosen job categories and acquire new skills to survive in the industry, by the year 2030. Will there be enough jobs in the future? We looked at six different factors that could significantly increase the demand for human labor even for those activities that might be auto...

Want to be a Services Marketer?

Service refers to the value which is given to the customer without making any compromise on the cost and risk involved. Services marketing management focuses on providing practical knowledge of the B2B and B2C services that include hospitality, finance, education, trade, car, healthcare services. To have a good share in the market one must have the idea of “what customers want to buy” and not “what you want them to buy”. Thus, understanding the need of the customer is very important. To be a good service marketer it is important to have a deep understanding of MR (Marketing Research), which includes research on “who can use our product widely”. After this, it is important to make an accurate decision on the target audience. This helps us to create strategies as to whom should we target, when, how and where. One must apply the 4P’s accurately as well. These  4 P’s include Product, Price, Place & Promotion . Product is what the brand sells to the customers. This product is ...

Cloud Deployment models

The very main and interesting thing about the cloud is it being referred to as a metaphor for the internet. It is all about providing IT-related services through the internet. However, since its inception, like every other technology, it has gone through various changes. These changes have largely been due to the demarcations or requirements of the user, resulting in the deployment models. We generally have four deployment models in the cloud. Let’s first understand the meaning of the term deployment. Deployment simply means putting something into action. The four Deployment Models are: Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Community Cloud Let’s understand each of them with some very interesting & practical examples: Private cloud Let’s suppose you have gone to a Dharamshala where you gave money to the manager to rent you a personal room. In the room, no one can poke you and it’s highly secure for you and your belongings. Similarly, the characteristics of a pr...

Are you globally certified yet ?

Understanding the Importance of International Certifications before you make a choice is crucial. According to a recent survey, 9 out of 10 professionals possesses at least one certification. That’s a ton of competition in the industry. And the general preference is the, more certifications the better. So why are so many IT pros & decision makers putting such an emphasis on International certifications? Why is so much investment devoted to training? Well, it’s Simple — the added value is significant. The merits of certifications can be separated into two categories: (i) Value to the individual. (ii) Value to the organization having certified employee. Value to the individual: Professional Credibility: It tells co-workers and supervisors that you possess the skills needed to succeed, and you were willing to put in the time and efforts to get certified. Personal satisfaction: Have you ever experienced the feeling of being an expert in something? You’ll have the awarenes...

What does the future hold for Global IT Project Management ?

Global IT Project Management is a project that’s based mostly in multiple countries across the globe. Multiple individuals or project groups are unfolding across totally different countries, with every one being engaged on one project at the same time. Project management is evolving with time. Tools, technologies, applications and frameworks are shaping project management for a world where it’s vital to remain ahead. Project managers ought to systematically learn new techniques and best practices to optimise their work processes and project cycles. However, with a lot of knowledge, tips and tricks on the net through articles, blogs, videos, and info graphics, it may be a shade bit troublesome to make a decision on which of these sources of knowledge to follow and trust. Global IT Project management has become universal as its methodologies are getting used in just about all forms of business. There are various challenges approaching within the twenty-first-century modification. D...

Are you the next Certified IT Professional ?

Certified IT Professional is the certification program from SKILLSertifika that enables IT Professionals to validate their technical expertise through rigorous, industry-proven, and industry-recognised exams. The certification covers a broad range of IT technologies. It is only after an individual passes the exam, that he or she earns a certificate. Information technology (IT) is a highly robust and ever-changing field.  As the industry provides, new sets of certifications continue to crop up. Because of the sheer number of certifications, specializations and providers out there, it is easy for someone new to IT to get confused. Even some people who are certified might be not sure of the next step. Employers need skilled people who can successfully rise to the challenges of today’s jobs. To meet this demand, we offer certifications designed to help you prove that you’re keeping pace with today’s technical roles and requirements. SKILLSertifika Certified IT Professional certifi...

What do you know about ITSIM?

SKILLSertifika – ITSIM stands for IT Service Integration & Management. Now, what do you understand from IT? Information Technology (IT) is the use of devices such as computers, storage, networking, & other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data. Secondly, what do you understand from the service? Service is all about three factors: Cost, Value & Risk. So precisely we can define service as “Value to the customer without any specific cost and risk”. Hence SKILLSertifika – ITSIM (or IT Service Integration & Management) consists of all the tasks involved in designing, creating, delivering, supporting and managing the lifecycle of IT services. Although the most common myth about ITSIM among IT users (employees) is that it is just “IT support”, but it’s not just limited to support. It goes way beyond resolving day-to-day issues. The IT team is responsible for end-to-end management of these...