6The key challenges faced by employers are the lack of skills and expertise in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Analytics & Data Science in potential candidates. This requires a good foundation in quantitative skills in Mathematics and statistics and IT expertise in-order to fully leverage from Big Data technologies and associated tools that enterprises can leverage from. Dr. Anton Ravindran, Founder of GICT, says "Data" is the modern-day fuel. "This may sound passe as there has been unabated exponential growth of data which has been unprecedented in the history. However, raw data is of little or no value. It is what you do with data matters," he explains. "According to several studies and market reports, overall need for data professionals is climbing at nearly 30% year on year. There is a growing shortage of skilled data professionals--in the areas of data analysis, data mining, data warehousing, data management, data visualization, programming skills, familiarity with Cloud computing, AI and Machine learning and IOT--GICT programs are designed to focus on these areas and exposes the necessary software technologies and the fundamental concepts, theories and principles." GICT programs are offered through its Authorized Training Providers (ATP) in the region including Middle East. In Singapore, GICT Training programs are mapped to the National Infocom Skills Framework (SF) and funded by IMDA (CITREP+). GICT'S programs are offered through its ATP network, including Mnosys Sdn Bhd (Penang), Iverson Associates Sdn Bhd (KL), in Hong Kong thru FTMS Training Systems (HK) Ltd., in the Philippines through Info Alchemy Pte Ltd, in Jordan through Int@J and Converged Technology, amongst others. GICT's target audiences are ICT professionals and University students. GICT delivers a wide array of competency-based NICF mapped courses where ICT professionals will acquire new ICT skills or hone their existing ICT capabilities. The NICF framework was developed to build deep skills for a lean workforce, enhance business competitiveness and support employment and employability. All their programs support job roles and skillsets for Big Data AnalystS, Business AnalystS, Data AnalystS, Data ScientistS, and Operations Research AnalystS, to name a few. globalicttraining.comA Pioneer in Offering Open source technology based ICT Certification Programs in Data Science, IOT, AI & CloudBy Jennifer Nicole
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