CHICAGO, August 3, 2022 – CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the
information technology (IT) industry and workforce, is undertaking an
expansive effort to create the most resource-rich source of information
and support for anyone interested in starting,
staying and succeeding in a career in technology.
CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux revealed the association’s
Project Agora during his state of the industry remarks at ChannelCon
2022.
“The goal of Project Agora is to create the most respected place to
start, build and supercharge your tech career,” he said. “With amazing
resources and broad support from our members, partners and industry
Project Agora will help people find success in
the tech workforce.”
The labor market is in a period of unprecedented transition,
characterized in large part by the volume of frictional unemployment as
individuals search for, or transition from one job to another. One in
four US workers were actively seeking a new job or
pursuing other career options during Q2 2022, CompTIA research reveals.
While tech is among the top five industries job seekers were
considering, it ranked behind several other sectors, including sales,
real estate, healthcare, hospitality and finance. A
lack of confidence in technical skills, concerns about the cost and the
time it will take to learn those skills and perceptions about the tech
industry culture are factors that contribute to reluctance to consider
tech as a career option.
“Our challenge is to convert more career intent people to tech
intent,” Thibodeaux said. “We need to tell better stories, more
consistently, about how truly great it is to work in tech. The way we
get the talent we need is by fighting for it.”
Project Agora will help in that effort, first by enabling individuals
to explore in great depth tech jobs and careers. CompTIA has identified
30 different job roles covering 90% of tech employment. The next step
is creating resources to engage users and
convert them from career intent to tech intent. Thibodeaux issued a
call to action for the industry to get involved in this effort to build
the best, most comprehensive collection of tech career resources
available anywhere.
“Confidence gaps, career transition gaps and reskilling gaps are not
insurmountable barriers but rather opportunities to chart a new course
for individuals and the companies that employ them,” Thibodeaux
concluded. “Project Agora is all about unlocking potential,
for the industry, and for millions of people we want and need working
in it.”
Organizations interested in getting involved in Project Agora can contact CompTIA at
About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading
voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology
ecosystem; and the estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals
who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the
technology that powers the world’s economy. Through education,
training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research,
CompTIA is the hub for unlocking the potential of the tech industry and
its workforce.
https://www.comptia.org/.
