What are the digital technology training and skills most in demand by companies? Among the top, sure values, but also a few surprises... Serge Gueguen, responsible for the evolution of ORSYS' digital technology offering, comments on the top IT training courses and outlines the trends for 2022.
The year 2021 has just ended. The opportunity to take stock of the training courses that have been most successful at ORSYS. Behind the 1,200 digital technology training courses that we offer, there are professional skills and certifications that our clients wish to acquire. Their motivations are different: mastering how new software works, integrating new working methods, improving their skills, even changing careers.
To establish this ranking, this photo finish of the year 2021, we took into account the number of people registered for each training course. So what are the most popular courses?
Major trends: data visualization and project management
Several trends are emerging. The first concerns the data visualization. Graphical data analysis is experiencing real popularity. Professionals seek to develop their skills and mastery of specialized software in business intelligence like Microsoft's Power BI or SAP BusinessObjects. No wonder: in just a few years, data and its analysis are at the heart of all business concerns, accompanying the great movement of digital transformation and digitalization of society.
The second major trend concerns project management. Training courses that allow you to obtain certification in this area (ITIL®, PRINCE2®, PMP®, SCRUM, etc.) are on the rise.
Strangely, the Programming languages are only slightly present in our top. Certainly, Python (in 5e position) remains the star language at ORSYS. We also find Angular, Google's front end framework, in the top 20. The other languages are much further down our list.
“Our offering is very successful, because among the top 20, with one exception, they are all practical courses,” explains Serge Gueguen, responsible for the development of ORSYS' digital technologies offering. This strong demand shows the interest of participants for directly operational courses.
Here are the top five most popular courses.
1. Power BI: data visualization and dashboards in the spotlight
The star of the training is Power BI, designing dashboards. Power BI, Microsoft's software for data analysis, has become a data visualization standard in just a few years. It benefits from good integration with the Microsoft 365 suite and Excel. This training has the particularity of being accessible to a wide audience, the only prerequisite being knowing how to use a spreadsheet.
A Power BI dashboard presents different graphs on a single page that provide information about a product, a company or a customer. This tool has become essential to managers in their decision-making.
This course is intended for anyone who wants to create graphical and interactive dashboards using data from Excel, databases or other sources. It is punctuated by numerous practical exercises in order to implement the knowledge taught.
2. ITIL® 4: the reference for IT best practices
On the second step of the podium, we find the training ITIL® 4 Foundation with certification. As its name suggests, this training concludes with the passing of a professional certification. Serge Gueguen is not surprised by the ranking of this training: “ITIL® has always been well positioned in our catalog, because it is the benchmark for good practices in IT”. Indeed, in around ten years, ITIL® has become essential in terms of IT service management. Published in 2019, the latest version, ITIL® 4, integrates new practices from Agile and DevOps methods, in order to stay up to date.
3. Software testing, ISTQB® Foundation level: a great classic
Coming in third place, here is another training course leading to certification. Delivered over three days, the training Software testing, ISTQB® Foundation level, Certified Tester (CTFL) is aimed at all software testing professionals, whether they are involved in production or operations. It allows you to acquire the vocabulary of norms and standards used in tests as well as to master the entire methodology and testing process. At the end of the training, participants validate their knowledge by passing the ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) international certification exam, the must in the sector.
4. Python, object programming: the success of Python cannot be denied
Against all expectations, it is neither JavaScript, nor Java, .NET or C++ which are present in our ranking. The only programming language present in our top is Python, which has enjoyed undeniable popularity for several years. So the training Python, object programming is the one most requested. ORSYS has supported the growth of this language: “Our Python offering has expanded significantly in 2021 and will expand further in 2022,” explains Serge Gueguen. For what ? Because big data, artificial intelligence, task automation all use Python.
Another significant advantage of the language: “Python is not only intended for computer scientists: we also have scientists or data scientists who take our courses” underlines Serge Gueguen. Thus, ORSYS is offering new courses this year for data science, THE big data with the Spark framework,introduction to the processing of economic and scientific data. Others aim toautomate your office tasks or thesystem administration.
The ease of use of Python and the large number of its libraries which multiply its uses make Python THE language of 2022.
5. Agile project management methods
Project management has always been at the heart of our training catalog. This is still the case in 2021 with training on Agile methods, Scrum, SAFe®, PRINCE2®… No wonder that training Agile project management method, understand the approach is part of the top 5.
By following this course, you will learn the workings of the Agile methodology to manage projects and provide them with great flexibility to manage unforeseen events while promoting continuous improvement. Starting with this training is an essential prerequisite for any project manager who subsequently wishes to deepen and put this revolutionary method into practice.
