{"id":10549,"date":"2020-02-13T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brainstation.io\/?p=10549"},"modified":"2020-05-21T10:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T14:29:08","slug":"skills-training-is-the-new-secret-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/skills-training-is-the-new-secret-to-success","title":{"rendered":"Skills Training is the New Secret to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/research\/digital-skills-survey-2020-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BrainStation Digital Skills Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> polled thousands of tech professionals on their lives at work, their most-used tools, their professional development efforts, and their predictions for the future \u2013 and across all disciplines, one thing was made extremely clear: ongoing digital skills training is the new secret to success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aiming to provide critical insights into the mindset of tech workers while also ensuring organizations are properly allocating learning, development and upskilling resources, BrainStation\u2019s survey found that respondents in all six disciplines surveyed \u2013 data, development, design, marketing, product management, and executive \u2013 overwhelmingly felt their organizations would achieve more success with a more digitally savvy workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s encouraging, then, that BrainStation\u2019s survey found employers were anticipating this need, with 42 percent of executives reporting that their organizations had already implemented digital skills training initiatives, and another 19 percent pledging plans to offer that training in the future. That commitment to continuing education is certainly a positive thing, considering the World Economic Forum <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimates<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that more than half (54 percent) of all employees will require significant reskilling by 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That couldn\u2019t happen soon enough, particularly since BrainStation\u2019s survey found that organizations are increasingly bolstering their digital strategy. Among corporate executives polled, 92 percent reported that digital transformation was a top strategic business priority, with 74 percent having already taken steps in that direction and another 18 percent planning to do so over the next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certainly, it seems skills training will be a crucial element in that process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe 2020 Digital Skills Survey findings really make clear that professionals now understand that, in order to keep pace with the rapid rate of change in technology, continuously upgrading their skills is a necessity,\u201d said Jason Field, Founder and CEO, BrainStation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur survey also highlights an increasing focus on cross-discipline learning as tech professionals and employers alike are placing a priority on more broad, well-rounded skill sets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We decided to take a closer look at each of the six disciplines surveyed to see which digital skills were in high demand and low supply.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Data<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say that the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence has irrevocably transformed pretty much every industry there is, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/how-ai-is-changing-the-future-of-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">healthcare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/how-big-data-has-transformed-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professional sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/how-data-is-being-used-in-restaurants-and-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/how-ai-and-machine-learning-are-being-used-to-make-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/4-major-industries-are-being-revolutionized-by-machine-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beyond<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Demand for Data Scientists is forecast to rise by 28 percent by next year, creating an additional 2.7 million jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not surprising, then, that there\u2019s a rapidly growing appetite for data skill training in pretty much every discipline and industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a look at the big picture, 83 percent of respondents to BrainStation\u2019s survey ranked the data literacy in their organizations as lagging, while 89 percent said that dearth of data literacy was having an effect on the success of their organization\u2019s projects, and 59 percent said their organizations would be more successful if employees had better data skills. If that last number seems low, it might indicate that even more progress will need to be made transitioning more organizations into a data-first mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of their own data teams, 48.2 percent of data professionals ranked the overall level of data literacy within their companies as \u201cbasic,\u201d while only 17.3 percent reported a data literacy level of advanced or expert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, 74.8 percent of data professionals felt that digital skills training would make them more effective in their roles \u2013 and 55.6 percent of those professionals specifically wanted more data training (meanwhile, 15.7 percent felt they would benefit from learning about development, 12 percent wanted to learn more about design, and 9.3 percent wanted more digital marketing training).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digging deeper, it makes sense that data professionals want to upgrade their data skills. Looking to the next five to 10 years, 78 percent of data respondents predicted that artificial intelligence would have the most impact followed by machine learning (70 percent), but a majority of data respondents \u2013 63 percent \u2013 said they don\u2019t currently work with AI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, data professionals are typically now expected to be comfortable using a wide variety of statistical and machine learning techniques \u2013 linear regression being the most popular, with 55 percent familiarity among respondents \u2013 and yet 35 percent of those surveyed had never used any of those techniques at all, showing a clear need for further upskilling in that area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With demand for data skills soaring, BrainStation\u2019s survey also made it clear that many are changing careers to take advantage. According to the survey, 76 percent of data scientists who responded did not begin their career in data, and 68 percent have been working in the field for five years or less.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Web Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another area poised for rapid growth \u2013 the U.S. Bureau of Labor is forecasting this job market will grow by 15 percent by 2026 \u2013 the fields of mobile and web development are changing so rapidly that, again, Developers must continue to educate themselves to keep up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, 80 percent of Web Developers reported that digital skills training would make them more successful, with 52 percent looking for additional development skills, 20 percent focused on data and 12 percent focused on design. Interestingly, 30 percent of Developers reported that additional development skills would boost their organizations, while 21 percent chose data. Also relating to data, 86 and 84 percent of Developers felt that AI and machine learning respectively would have the most impact on their field in the coming years, yet only 17 percent have worked with any AI platforms or blockchain technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To that end, we have recently looked at how Developers can benefit from acquiring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/3-reasons-why-developers-make-great-data-scientists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and design skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavaScript is by far the most popular programming language among the Developers polled \u2013 75 percent reported using it regularly \u2013 while SQL continues to climb in popularity to 47 percent, highlighting another potential upskilling opportunity for much of the Development workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web development is another field where transplants are driving in droves \u2013 54 percent reported beginning their careers in a different field. Still, executives reported a difficult time finding Developers with all the necessary skills in their toolkit; although they reported that they would be doing the most hiring in development (41 percent), 39 percent said that it was the most difficult area to hire for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Design<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s often said that user experience (UX) design is a field that requires several different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/what-skills-does-a-ux-designer-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">types of skills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at once \u2013 including technical tools, business know-how, and transferable personal skills such as empathy and communication \u2013 so it\u2019s not surprising how many UX Designers are committed to continuous learning; 79 percent of Designers surveyed reported that they would be more successful with additional digital skills training (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/course\/online\/user-experience-design?utm_source=BNSTNBlog&amp;utm_medium=BlostPost&amp;utm_campaign=course_SkillsSecretToSuccess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UX design courses<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, Designers want to polish their skills in design (34 percent) and product management (23 percent). They\u2019d like to see a little more overall design literacy within their organizations, pointing to a need for those in other disciplines to understand more about user-centric design; nearly 77 percent reported their company\u2019s design literacy was either basic or intermediate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the results, it\u2019s clear to see which competencies specifically are lacking. Although 74.4 percent of UX Designers polled design for web, only 37.2 percent report working on native mobile. Even more problematic? Only 5.6 percent have designed for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) platforms, while only 14 percent have worked with voice-based interfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That suggests a workforce-wide need to modernize and upgrade skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Marketing<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the recent sea change in marketing \u2013 as the spend on digital has finally surpassed traditional advertising channels \u2013 this is a field where digital skills are becoming a major differentiator for tech talent, and perhaps even a game-changer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/why-marketers-need-to-focus-on-digital-skills-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explored<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, research from Burning Glass Technologies shows that four in 10 marketing job openings now call for digital marketing skills, with the number of postings calling for digital skills almost doubling between 2011 and 2016. Digital marketing roles grew 30 percent faster over that period than overall marketing postings (while also taking 16 percent longer to fill), and digital marketing skills carried nearly a $7,000 salary premium over other marketing postings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, another study carried out by Target Internet with the Chartered Institute of Marketing painted a portentous picture of the digital skills gap in marketing, as a group of marketers tested on skill areas including data, content marketing, digital strategy, SEO, social media marketing, and usability produced dismal scores (the marketers couldn\u2019t surpass a 36 percent score in any one topic).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hardly surprising, then, that 89 percent of marketers polled by BrainStation said digital skills training would make them perform better in their role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly \u2013 and unlike most of the other fields explored here \u2013 marketers want more than anything to build out their multi-disciplinary skillset, with 33.6 percent said their company should focus on data skill training, and 31.5 percent saying that further marketing training was a top priority. And 78 percent reported that there was room for improvement in their organization\u2019s marketing literacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Feel the same way? Find out more about BrainStation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/course\/online\/digital-marketing?utm_source=BNSTNBlog&amp;utm_medium=BlostPost&amp;utm_campaign=course_SkillsSecretToSuccess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital marketing courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Product Management<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often referred to as \u201cmini-CEOs\u201d of a product, Product Managers are often expected to be jack-of-all-trade types with broad skill sets that incorporate any number of specializations. They\u2019re handsomely rewarded for that \u2013\u00a0Hired\u2019s 2017\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global State of Tech Salaries<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0survey found that Product Managers\u2019 average salary of $138,000 was the very highest of any tech role, while LinkedIn lists the role as one of its\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/product-manager-fact-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most promising jobs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 but clearly, Product Managers can\u2019t afford to be complacent where skill training is concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, 78 percent of product management respondents felt that digital skills training would make them more effective. Reflecting on the multi-disciplinary demands of their position, those surveyed were split on what kind of training would be most beneficial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, it seems like Product Managers want to learn more about everything related to tech: 31.7 percent want more data training, 24.6 percent want to invest further in product skills, 19 percent are interested in boosting their development toolkit, while 13.4 percent have an interest in boosting their marketing skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, AR and VR represent significant skill deficits within the product sphere \u2013 a massive 88 percent have never been involved with either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s encouraging news for anyone eyeing a career in Product Management; 86 percent of those surveyed started their careers in a different field. Clearly, they already know a thing or two about upskilling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Executive<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we mentioned earlier, Executives are overwhelmingly committed to bringing digital transformation to their organizations; in fact, 82 percent said that their digital investments were growing or stable (and only 4.9 percent said they were shrinking), while 92 percent plan to increase their digital transformation activities in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, digital transformations often fail; a McKinsey report <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that only 16 percent of respondents said their digital transformations successfully improved performance and equipped them to sustain changes in the long term. McKinsey\u2019s report also found that organizations that offered skill and leadership development opportunities were nearly twice as likely to succeed in those digital transformations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s heartening, then, that beyond efforts to educate their employees, 72 percent of executives also feel that they too would benefit from digital skills training. Particularly, they\u2019re focused on data (35 percent) and marketing (26 percent).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, by looking at the areas in which executives expect to invest the most money and resources, we can get further clues about the optimal areas of skill-building and development for the tech workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To that end, digital marketing skills certainly appear to be in high demand. Executives reported investing in SEO (57 percent), email marketing (56 percent), content marketing (55 percent) and organic social media (52 percent).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, again, it seems tech professionals of all stripes would be well-served by learning more about AI and machine learning \u2013 executives expect to invest in both in 2020, at a rate of 45 percent and 38.9 percent respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2nd annual BrainStation Digital Skills Survey polled thousands of professionals and one thing was clear: skills training is the new secret to success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[533,754],"tags":[238,556,429,443],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ 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