There are many questions and debates in the world today surrounding the future of jobs: what will be the future of jobs, will AI and other technology take over jobs, do education systems around the world need to change to better prepare students, and so forth. These, and many other questions, are both valid and vital.
One way to begin, is to ensure students are being trained on Data Literacy and Data Analytics! Professor and students are encouraged to join theQlik Academic Programto access free training on Data Literacy and Qlik Sense Desktop!
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In an age where skill sets can become out-dated in just a few years, many workers are competing just to stay current. The rapid pace of technology makes many jobs and skills go obsolete in only a few years. The organizations that encourage continuous learning, improve individual mobility, and foster a growth mindset in every employee, is likely to thrive in a volatile labour market.
In India, the barrage of new job profiles is also enabled by the upswing of e-commerce, internet and new technologies.
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As an ongoing initiative to provide support to Qlik Partners, the academic program has introduced Universities and Institutions enrolled into the academic program with Partners. Partners such as Gain Insights, Polestar, Finesse found this support quite useful to boost their recruitment efforts for students skilled in Qlik technologies. For Partners, they benefit by getting access to trained resources and deploy them on projects immediately.
For Universities too, this is a welcome initiative since they are able to connect their students with prospective employers. Students in more than 150 Universities and colleges in India have been using academic program resources such as QCC, qualification exams to boost their career prospects.
Demand for those trained in data analytics is rising and there is a growing need for trained resources globally. According to the forecasts of the World Economic Forum, by 2020 data analysts will be in high demand in companies around the world. The Linkedin Workforce report maintains that, in the USA, demand for these professional figures has grown six fold compared to five years ago, and data analysts will continue to be the most sought after profiles over the next five years.
To fill this growing gap, the Qlik Academic Program provides free resources for learning and getting qualified in analytics. To know more about this, visit: https://www.qlik.com/us/company/academic-program
The Qlik Academic Program has strengthened its engagement with Karpagam College of Engineering based in Coimbatore in India. Their Data Science and Analytics Centre has been active in imparting its students analytics knowledge and access to modern technologies and tools. The students have also been appearing and successfully completed the qualification exam offered by the Qlik Academic Program. In fact, 30 students have completed the business analyst qualification exam. Professor Manikandan Sundaram who leads the Data Science and Analytics Centre found the QCC quite useful to impart students data analytics knowledge . Karpagam College of Engineering campusThe Data Science and Analytics CentreFor more on the Qlik Academic Program- Karpagam engagement, please refer the attached snapshot.
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