The economic gloom that has arisen from the pandemic and Brexit triggered a digital skills shortage, resulting in a digital skills gap across organisations of all sizes and sectors. Now, more than ever organisations must address the digital first world with an approach that saves them time and money to plug the digital skills gap.
Digital skills shortage
During the pandemic, organisations had no choice but to adopt digital tools. This sped up technological progress by a couple of years. Leaving a worrying gap between the pace of digital transformation in organisations and the skills required to apply the technology. Therefore, there’s a continued high demand for digital skills but not enough qualified individuals to fill these job roles.
In the UK, £285 billion of national economic growth is at risk between now and 2026 if we do not address the digital skills crisis in the most strategic manner.1
Leveraging emerging technologies
The technological development over the last few years means that organisations have the ability to leverage emerging technologies. These technologies transcend from software which means to leverage technologies your software function must adhere to plugging skills gaps. Software is the backbone to having a seamless user, customer, and stakeholder approach. Without support to sustain and advance existing and new software technologies your business will become weaker in our increasingly digital world. Thereby organisations must seek bringing strength to their business’s backbone.
An omni-channel approach
Software functions are essential to all organisations. Which is why an omni-channel approach will protect and save their primal operation.
An omni-channel approach to software means developing the proposition of products to their customer and client’s market to offer a seamless, high-quality customer experience within and between contact of channels, platforms, and devices. Without this approach the lead nurturing and user engagement of an organisation’s clientele will be affected. However, if you are to have an omni-channel approach to software you will reduce time and costs. As well as gain a clientele that trusts you with your support.
An Application Support Lead gives organisations the opportunity to have an omni-channel approach to their software. Application Support Leads are leaders of software applications across a range of digital systems. Plugging skills shortages advantageously when organisations reduce time and costs by bringing digital skills to their organisation. Skills that will not only be expanded through higher level apprenticeships but put them one step ahead when working with their clientele to reach a wider market.
We partner with over 700 employers and work with business of any size – whether you are looking to inject vital digital skills into small teams and workforces, or partner with us to deliver your annual apprenticeship scheme. Our Level 4 Application Support Lead apprenticeship will plug the digital skills shortage that has exacerbated from the pandemic and Brexit. Solving the recruitment crisis for firms of all sizes and across all sectors when you invest our training.
