ServiceNow announced RiseUp with ServiceNow, a global program designed to train one million people on the company’s platform by 2024. The program will fuel a new economy of in-demand, job-ready talent with an emphasis on faster, fairer career paths in the high-growth ServiceNow ecosystem.
RiseUp with ServiceNow expands what it means to be considered tech talent by emphasizing whole-person skills and “power skills” such as critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and creativity. The program will build toward a more diverse, inclusive workforce by creating meaningful opportunities for candidates to acquire the skills necessary to land highly sought-after technical roles.
“We live in a region where government programs like the UAE’s National Program for Coders are driving the development of digital skills and laying the groundwork for private sector businesses to do their part in addressing these talent gaps. But being ‘job ready’ requires more than having the right technical skills. Soft skills and purpose driven values are what matters to candidates and employers,” commented Mark Ackerman, Area VP for Middle East & Africa at ServiceNow. “RiseUp with ServiceNow will ensure that young people can develop their ‘whole self’. In fact, according to a 2021 Impact Study by IDC, Certified ServiceNow professionals are 38% more productive and 30% more influential. In an era of digital transformation, RiseUp together with ServiceNow will provide the foundation for young people to become experts and valuable contributors to the digital economy.”
RiseUp at ServiceNow focuses on three pillars:
• Lowering barriers to learning: With more than 600 free courses and 18 job-related certification paths, Now Learning allows individuals to work at their own pace. More than 325,000 people have completed 2.3 million courses this year.
• Expanding opportunities for tech talent: ServiceNow NextGen offers in-house academies and training partnerships with non-profits and government agencies. The redesigned ServiceNow Community also connects more than 450,000 members with peer-to-peer networking opportunities, learning forums, virtual events, and more.
• Placing new skilled talent in jobs: The commitment to grow the new ServiceNow Partner Placement Program will help customers and partners recruit, train and assess talent from diverse backgrounds with an expected reach of 25 total partners by the end of 2023.