Join CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger, as he outlines the key skills that business require as they strive to differentiate themselves from competition and move forward with confidence. Dr. Stanger will also discuss the unique learning tactics that organizations worldwide are bringing to bear as they empower the workers today.

James will discuss insights he has gathered from hiring managers and workforce developers around the world. He will discuss how leading organizations have turned to upskilling existing employees in creative ways, and are now reaching out to the non-traditional workforce.

Today’s businesses are doing more than claiming to be “tech companies.” Increasingly, they have focused on becoming centers of continual learning and education as they realize they need to build talented workers, rather than simply buy them in troubled workforce marketplace. As businesses differentiate themselves, they are learning how to better map employee talents to emerging technology, thereby creating truly creative knowledge workers. 

Attendees of this session will learn about: 

• Unique top technical and non-technical skills required in tech workers today. And trust us – we’re going way beyond “durable skills are good” kinds of conversations
• How apprenticeship and mentoring models have morphed today
• The tactics that learning managers around the world have adopted – and discarded – as they educate the diverse workforce

   

James Stanger, PhD has consulted with corporations, governments and learning institutions worldwide about IT security, open source, and network administration for over 20 years. He is a respected authority in security, networking, and open source. His area of expertise include security analytics, penetration testing, Linux and open source, network administration and monitoring, blockchain, and end point host support. He has provided consulting concerning the business of risk management, as well as network architecting. He has also created education programs and curricula worldwide. He has published dozens of articles, books, and blogs. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages.