Bridging the talent gap together!
The Microsoft Talent Program is a reskilling program that recruits people from industry and retrains them as Business Central professionals, consultants or developers. It is aimed at partners facing a shortage of experienced ERP consultants in the Dynamics field. Participants describe a guided mix of theory and practice with community support, and a partner recommends that other partners join to grow new skill sets.
- Talent gap in ARP and Business Central consulting
- Microsoft's reskilling program overview
- Career transition story and program discovery
- Learning experience and community support
- Personal growth and career aspirations
- Recommendation for partners to join the program
Overview
The video describes a talent gap in the ERP sector, especially for experienced consultants in the Dynamics field. Microsoft responds with a reskilling program that recruits individuals from industry and retrains them as Business Central professionals, consultants or developers.
A participant explains how she moved into the field and found the program. She describes the learning as a mix of theory and practice, and says the program let her work in technology within construction. A partner voice says Microsoft acting as publisher and partnering with them was what they had been looking for, and recommends that other partners join.
Key points
- The video names a large gap in experienced ERP consultants, especially in the Dynamics field and around Business Central.
- The Microsoft Talent Program recruits people from industry and reskills them as Business Central professionals, consultants or developers.
- Partners facing talent gap challenges have the option to join the program.
- Participants value the mix of theory and practice and describe it as a guided program with community support.
- A participant says the program let them pursue a career in technology within construction.
- A partner says Microsoft, as the publisher, partnering with them was what they had been looking for to find next-generation talent.
- Partners are recommended to join the program as a way to grow new skill sets within their business.
Features
| Feature | Status | At |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Talent Program | status not stated | 0:05 |
Quotes
- 0:05 “in the RP sector there is a massive gap of getting experienced ARP Consultants especially when we look in the Dynamics field and around”
- 0:25 “this is finally what we’ve been looking for a way where Microsoft as the publisher was partnering with us to try to find that”
- 0:45 “this Talent program has actually allowed me to fulfill a dream which I’ve had of working in technology within construction for a very long”
- 1:05 “being a Microsoft business Central consultant could be the perfect answer that I was looking for”
- 1:05 “it’s really refreshing to have such a guided program you don’t feel alone in it and you’re with the community”
- 1:25 “the mix of the theory and the practice and that’s just a perfect way for me to Res skill myself”
- 1:43 “for partners are considering joining the Microsoft Talent program I would really recommend that it’s a great way of growing new skill sets within”
Presenters (as heard): Unknown speaker 1, Unknown speaker 2, Unknown speaker 3.