As big data picks up the momentum— it’s helping to create big career opportunities for IT professionals if they have the right skills and qualifications. However, only one-third of these big data roles will be filled due to a skills shortage, according to Gartner Analyst. Companies are, and will continue to be, looking for employees with a complex set of skills in order to create the right set of talent for their available opportunities.
Collabera, a global IT staffing firm launched an online training academy for IT professionals as Technology Academy for Competency Training. This is an online training programme that trains shortlisted individuals in batch format on emerging technologies in IT areas. Sunny Shah, head, Technology Academy for Competency Training Collabera, shares on the services offered and importance of competency training in India.

What is TACT all about? How does it function?
Technology Academy for Competency Training (TACT) is an award winning training arm of Collabera, a US Based IT staffing company. It focuses on designing and conducting trainings on emerging technologies for corporates, universities and professionals. TACT provides trainings on high-end emerging technologies like big data, IoT, cloud computing, data science, python, etc and also provides trainings on business and leadership courses.

How has the hiring scenario changed over years in India, especially when it comes to IT industry?
It is moving towards latest technologies, and is looking to hire candidates who are relevant to the newer ones. Automation and up-skilling are two top priorities of most of the IT companies, hence, to get hired it is inevitable to be relevant and well versed in one of the emerging technologies.

What are the benefits of competency training in India?
This enables a professional to upgrade his/her skills and in turn helps eliminate the demand supply gap that exists in the market today. Competency training helps corporates upskill their existing workforce, and they help universities upgrade their students and make them more relevant to the industry demands.

Would you like to share any recent developments at TACT?
In 2016, TACT was awarded as the best training provider on emerging technologies. Our courses in are ranked number one in the market today. In total we received six awards for excellence in training. The company is currently working in developing its own cloud platform for IoT, data-security and machine learning.

What sets this service provider apart from its competitors?
TACT certification is recognised globally by top IT companies. We design and deliver courses to make them relevant for the industry, and keeping the industry needs in mind. We provide practical incubated projects that enable our trainees get hands on industry experience.