Skills gap analysis and personalised training programmes

The people aspect can often become a stumbling block for digital transformation projects and how corporate training programmes can address this problem, according to Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Managing Director of Spectrum Networks.

Systems operators, security technicians and other members of staff tend to receive less attention than their due when building a digital transformation strategy. However, their upskilling and reskilling in digital skills is crucial to the productivity of their teams and the growth of the organisation. Training can make an individual’s job more fulfilling as they will feel more confident about carrying out their daily tasks and appreciate the personal development opportunity the programme offers to them.

The first step any organisation should take before planning a digital transformation project is to map the existing skills of its staff against those required of the company in the short and medium term. Once management has a clear understanding of the skills gap that needs to be filled, a roadmap of how these new skills will be delivered to employees needs to be created.

Spectrum Networks will hold its clients’ hand along the whole process from skills assessment to planning to delivery. Being aware of how training needs to be tailored to the working environment and the personal needs of individuals, it provides learning capabilities through its digital learning platform that staff can use at their own pace, as well as instructor-led modules that leverage the controlled learning environment of a classroom.