Experts worry about looming shortage as tech sector gets ready for boom

University of the West Indies campus Jamaica

By Codie-Ann Barrett – Senior business reporter The Jamaica Observer

This article is being reprinted from the Jamaica Observer of September 10, 2023 in order to afford the local Tech Sector, including the business sector, academia and the wider student community a perspective on what the Stabroek Business believes are issues that may well apply to the Guyana situation.

Sep 10, 2023 12:06 am

Tech experts are worrying about a skills shortage to fill jobs in the sector. Tech experts have noticed a worrying trend – a rise in tech jobs, but a shortage of skilled tech graduates. “We have people with [tech] skills; we just don’t have enough, and we’re not training them,” asserted Trevor Forrest, chief executive officer of 876 Technology Solutions, while speaking with the Jamaica Observer.