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CompTIA Acquires TestOut

CompTIA and TestOut will join forces to provide students with technical training and education to expand and diversify the tech workforce.

January 19, 2023 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Downers Grove, Ill.-based CompTIA, the global information technology certification and training body, has acquired TestOut, a provider of comprehensive delivery solutions for training, courseware, online labs, performance-based exams and more. Through the acquisition, the two mission-driven organizations will join forces to extend their learning solutions, industry-recognized certifications and career accelerators to students, professionals and academic […]

Glasgow Caledonian New York College Bolsters Graduate Recruitment with EdTech Provider Anthology

GCNYC leveraged edtech solutions provider Anthology to help grow its graduate programs against fierce competition.

January 17, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

When leaders at Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC) were looking to stand out in the oversaturated higher education market, they came upon a more critical finding – graduate program growth in America is outpacing student interest. There were nearly 40,000 master’s programs available in the U.S., a staggering 24% increase from 2012. With program […]

Cisco, Experis Partner on IT Education, Training Initiative

The partnership between Cisco and Experis is an initiative to train, reskill and upskill workers with in-demand IT skills.

October 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cisco and Experis, the IT professional resourcing and project services firm have announced a new partnership to train, reskill and upskill workers from a broad range of sources with in-demand IT skills to help close the IT skills gap. The collaboration is between Experis and the Cisco Networking Academy, the company’s IT education initiative. Currently […]

Meeting Equity: How to Accomplish Post-Pandemic Workplace Satisfaction

Bose's Martin Bodley explains how to manage the transition from in-person to hybrid work in a collaborative and fair digital environment that works for everyone.

October 18, 2022 Martin Bodley Leave a Comment

For some, hybrid work has become the norm, with 91% of employees with “remote-capable jobs” — positions that could be accomplished fully or partially remote — preferring to work hybrid or remote versus being fully onsite. However, the initial swift change from fully in-person to partially or fully remote work has not arrived without some […]

What One Cybersecurity Company is Doing to Help Close the Workforce Gap

Cybersecurity provider Trellix says organizations' cybersecurity defenders don't necessarily have to come from a technical background.

September 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an effort designed to help close the cybersecurity industry’s 2.72 million global workforce gap, cybersecurity firm Trellix is launching new initiatives and partnerships aimed at creating a new pipeline of cybersecurity professionals. The company, which announced its Soulful Work initiative earlier this year, is adding on and expanding that work, executives said at Trellix’s […]

Hybrid Work Demand Remains Strong, but Challenges Persist

Despite a demand for flexible working arrangements, hybrid workers report more challenges than their peers, McKinsey data shows.

July 19, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In new research that reaffirms the notion that hybrid work will remain a part of our workplace culture for the foreseeable future, McKinsey & Co. says the majority of U.S. workers want to preserve the remote work option despite some obstacles presented by remote working. The management and consulting firm’s survey of 25,000 U.S. workers […]

Resurgens Announces Sale of Castellan Solutions to TA Associates- and Thoma Bravo-backed Riskonnect

July 12, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ATLANTA & AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Resurgens Technology Partners, a software-focused private equity firm, is pleased to announce the sale of its portfolio company Castellan Solutions, a global provider of enterprise resilience management solutions, to Riskonnect. Backed by TA Associates and Thoma Bravo, Riskonnect is a leading integrated risk management software solution provider that empowers organizations with […]

Acuity Knowledge Partners Bridges the Talent Gap Amid the Great Resignation, Now Approaching 5,000 Employees in Its 20th Anniversary Year

July 11, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#KPO–Today, Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, is proud to provide an update on its growth journey through the first half of 2022, the company’s 20th anniversary year. The pandemic has caused unprecedented turmoil in labour markets and shortages of skilled […]

Simcoach Games Accelerates Game Design, Immersive Learning and Metaverse Workforce Development Program

July 6, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Expanded Pre-Apprenticeships and Internships Prepare Next-Generation Talent to Develop the Online Experiences of the Future Highlights: Simcoach Games expands workforce development initiatives to meet internal requirements and external demand for gaming, immersive learning and metaverse development talent Simcoach’s three-tier initiative to prepare 53 apprentices and interns, including high-school students in a summer apprenticeship, college students […]

The Great Return: Are You Ready for Hybrid Work?

It’s an opportunity to reinvent the way we do business, as well as to tap into cost savings, grow employee retention and raise productivity.

July 5, 2022 Roopam Jain  Leave a Comment

Editors note: My TechDecision’s sister-site Commercial Integrator has teamed up with the IMCCA, the New York-based non-profit industry association for unified communication and workplace collaboration, to produce a quarterly supplement that focuses on all things collaboration from multiple perspectives. Together, the organizations launched Collaboration Today and Tomorrow. After a handful of false starts, the return-to-office plans seem real […]