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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 quality education given by qualified
and Managing Director of lecturers with a certificate that is
PDynamic DNA, a leading training internationally recognised.”
and skills development company Here are the top six most in-demand
empowering Africa’s Information and IT jobs in the country and the skills you
Communications Technology (ICT) need to get ahead:
generation, believes that critical skills
are needed to build the economy of SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
South Africa and close the digital skills There are key skills required in
and gender divide in the country. software development today that are
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution worth investing in to ensure that your
(4IR) kicks into gear and more career stays on track. Cloud computing
companies speed up their digitisation is one that everyone should add to their Prudence Mabitsela, founder and Managing
Director of Dynamic DNA
strategies due to the global pandemic, CV in 2022 as more companies move
now is the time to add these scarce skills their environments into the Cloud. That
to your résumé to ensure employability means learning platforms like Amazon Business Process; Configuration
and career advancement in the sector. Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Management; OSPF; Domain Name
“There are many opportunities in Google Cloud Platform will be highly Systems; UNIX; and Architecture skills.
a variety of industries, not just the IT beneficial for your career.
sector,” says Mabitsela. “Jobs span across Other skills include upskilling on ICT SYSTEMS ANALYST
banking and financial services, retail, version control tools such as Git and Due to digital disruption and
Fintech, government, legal, logistics and SVN; containers and tools like Docker advancing technologies, it is
many more. It is imperative that both and Kubernetes; Des such as VSCode important for the systems analyst
learnerships, and upskilling or reskilling and, for Java Programmers, Eclipse, to get the skills needed to deal with
of existing employees are prioritised so NetBeans, and IntelliJ. If you only know the technologies that are reshaping
that we can close the digital divide.” one database programming language, businesses. Advancing your skills in
One way that Mabitsela believes then adding a few more is critical in these technologies will definitely help
individuals can take advantage of this 2022 because this will keep you ahead you get there: AI (Artificial Intelligence);
skills demand is to take specialised, of the competition. BI (Business Intelligence); Big Data;
certified courses, which can range from RPA (Robotic Process Automation);
one year to a few months in duration for COMPuTER NETWORK AND Blockchain; the Digital Economy;
one qualification and, depending on the SYSTEMS ENGINEER Information Security; Cloud Computing;
course, and with the advancement of In the interconnected world we find Software Development; Agile IT Project
technology, many of these can be done ourselves in, computer networking skills Management; ML (Machine Learning);
online. are increasingly in demand. If you are and DL (Deep Learning).
“It is important to ensure that these wanting to move your career forward,
courses are aligned with the MICT SETA the following skills will ensure you get PROGRAMMER ANALYST
qualifications framework and provided there: Linux; Juniper; DOD; Windows; A programmer analyst usually has
by an accredited training provider,” she Active Directory; Network Security; VoIP; a broad skillset ranging from vital IT
advises. “This ensures that you receive System Center Configuration Manager; technology skills to softer skills like

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