Based on Gartner’s study, organisations are increasingly unprepared to meet evolving skill demands. With only 11% of Learning and Development (L&D) staff confident that employees possess the necessary skills for future roles, and just 33% stating that employees can effectively apply learned skills, this represents a significant challenge for workforce development.
The digital transformation market is becoming increasingly complex with ever-larger systems, the need to go faster to market, the increase in Artificial Intelligence solutions, and the increased risk resulting from cybersecurity threats. Only the fastest, most innovative, best-quality solutions will survive.
To build those solutions, people need to reinvent themselves. They need to learn constantly to keep up with the requirements for working with digital transformation. Continuous learning is the new paradigm.
Skill and competence development topics are expanding. Software testing and QA skills are increasingly important for anyone in ICT, as quality and testing are often shared responsibilities. Artificial Intelligence in different forms (machine learning solutions, generative AI, testing of AI) must be learned to some extent by everyone. AI is already in all domains. Cybersecurity is hovering over everything. The teams and organisations are transforming to modern approaches like agile, DevOps, and automation in all its forms. All this requires learning.
Learning opportunities must be available in various forms to accommodate people’s tight schedules. Learning in the job has come to stay, but so has self-paced learning using several platforms, books in both traditional format and e-book and audiobook formats, online instructor-led training, and hybrid learning. Even classroom training, often coupled with workshops with real examples, has its place, as it brings people together and locks in the time for learning.
Prepare your organisation for changing skill needs
The dynamic nature of business and technology requires agile learning strategies that adapt to shifting skills needs. Organisations must implement frameworks that allow for quick identification of skill gaps and reskill employees at speed.
Without these adjustments, organisations risk falling behind in critical skills preparedness, impacting long-term performance.
Gofore’s new Expertise Capability Services support continuous learning, a critical need in today’s rapidly changing technological landscape.
Gofore’s Expertise Development Services offer:
- Tailored learning solutions in software testing, QA, DevOps, and other areas to build internal competence and to increase ability to use high-quality solutions of the modern digital world.
- A trusted partner for the learning journey who fosters long-term collaborations and enables learning at a strategic level.
With Expertise Development Services, we synchronise our existing services such as high-quality agile coaching programs and test management services with more formalised expertise development. This allows us to provide holistic and flexible learning experiences tailored to customers’ needs.
Our Expertise Development Services will operate as a dynamic ecosystem with leading education service providers and certification bodies. Gofore’s Head of Expertise Development Services Kari Kakkonen and Expertise Coordinator Minna Aalto have built an extensive expertise development network to offer cutting-edge learning experiences.
Let’s create world-class software solutions through continuous learning!
Gofore is an ISTQB Platinum Partner
The ISTQB ecosystem plays an important part in developing software testing skills. ISTQB certificates are often required in tenders, and the ISTQB courses offer great expertise development opportunities.
Gofore’s Expertise Capability Owner Kari Kakkonen has served on the ISTQB Executive Committee in Brussels for six years. Currently Kari is a member of the working group building content related to Quality and DevOps for ISTQB. He also acts as the treasurer of the Finnish Software Testing Board.
