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TOP ICT SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE

YOUR CAREER TO THE NExT LEVEL

With IT job vacancies continuing to climb as companies
struggle to recruit and obtain critical skills in South Africa,
there is an opportunity for you to upskill or reskill in order
to meet this demand.

rudence Mabitsela, founder and reskilling of existing employees are prioritised
managing director of Dynamic DNA, a so that we can close the digital divide.”
Pleading training and skills development
company empowering Africa’s Information One way that Mabitsela believes individuals
and Communications Technology (ICT) can take advantage of the demand for skills
generation, believes that critical skills are is to take specialised, certified courses. These
needed to build the economy of South Africa range in duration from one year to a few
and close the digital skills and gender divide months for one qualification and, depending
in the country. on the course, and with the advancement
of technology, many of these can be done
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) kicks online.
into gear and more companies speed up
their digitisation strategies due to the global “It is important to ensure that these courses
pandemic, now is the time to add these scarce are aligned with the MICT SETA qualifications
skills to your résumé to ensure employability framework and are run by an accredited
and career advancement in the sector. training provider,” she advises. “This ensures Prudence Mabitsela, founder and managing
that you receive a quality education given director of Dynamic DNA
“There are many opportunities in a variety by qualified lecturers with a certificate that is
of industries, not just the IT sector,” says internationally recognised.” soFtware Developer
Mabitsela. “Jobs span across banking and There are key skills required in software
financial services, retail, fintech, government, Here are the top six most in-demand IT jobs development today that are worth investing in
legal, logistics and many more. It is imperative in the country and the skills you need to get to ensure that your career stays on track. Cloud
that both learnerships and the upskilling or ahead: computing is a skill that everyone should add

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