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"Upskilling is the only way to stay abreast with rapidly evolving tech jobs," he says.. Demand for 'bootcamps' - fast-paced and rigorous skilling programmes - has shot through the roof as a dull job market and the rapid pace of change in tech job profiles are prompting young graduates to upgrade themselves on new-age tech skills..
Bootcamp, a word borrowed from the military lexicon, has become the master-key to open the doors of employment for many young graduates wanting to build skills in niche tech areas such as generative AI, machine learning, cloud, coding, cybersecurity, DevOps, data science and fullstack...
Companies like Great Learning, Upgrad, Coding Ninjas, Scaler and Newton School have seen demand for bootcamps increase by 2-3 times in the last 6-12 months...
"The premium on skills is increasing even more as the job market gets tighter," said Hari Krishnan Nair, cofounder of Great Learning, which has seen a 90% increase in demand for its short-term upskilling courses in the last 6-8 months...
A strong trend towards data science and AI jobs is prompting many to upskill specifically in these two areas, said Siddharth Maheshwari, cofounder, Newton School, which launches a course every month, each of about 100 students comprising mostly early-career professionals..
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