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IT skills 2025: Interview with QA

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QA CLO, Jo Bishenden, joins Learning News to discuss how the company is responding to changing IT skills demands.

Jo Bishenden, Chief Learning Officer at QA, joins Learning News
Jo Bishenden, Chief Learning Officer at QA, joins Learning News 

Cybersecurity is once again dominating headlines, with major UK retailers like M&S and the Co-op hit by hugely disruptive cyber attacks in recent weeks. These costly incidents have brought renewed attention to the importance of cyber skills, not just in IT departments but across organisations.

At the same time, generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are reshaping how people learn and work, raising big questions about the future of structured training.

To explore how demand for IT skills is evolving and how training providers are responding, Jo Bishenden, Chief Learning Officer at QA, the UK's biggest provider of tech training for organisations, joins Learning News.

QA quick facts

  • UK’s largest provider of workplace IT skills
  • 2,660 employees 
  • Annual turnover £360 million
  • 500,000 people trained annually
  • 48,000 apprentices trained to date

 

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