Other regions fare even worse. Skilled IT workers from developing nations are easily lured to more lucrative positions in stronger economies. Still, when IT industry leaders petition governments to expand the number of visas for visiting workers at the same time that many older IT professionals, minority youths, and nontechnical graduates have trouble finding jobs, something is wrong. Where the Train Is Headed Over the next several years, IDC expects suppliers of training and related tools to focus on dynamic content areas such as Internet tools, Internet security, customer relationship management, and sales force automation. Continued efforts of major vendors to globalize their training offerings These actors and activities will open up IT training to new audiences and will change the complexion of technical education.
Many opportunities exist for vendors of training programs, content, and delivery systems.
There s no lack of will or creative solutions when it comes to training. Governments fund programs to help public schools connect to the Internet. Companies are funding universities as well as creating their own. Web-based instruction is supplanting satellite TV classes. Cisco Systems has many training initiatives, including funding IT instruction in inner-city schools and even youth detention centers.