Practice Labs, the IT
competency hub, has now provided more than half-a-million people with the means
to improve their hands-on digital and IT skills.
The company delivers cloud-based access to live virtual computers and devices
where people can practice their fundamental digital skills - whether just for
personal use in the workplace or to try their hand at mastering core
IT-specific tasks.
Ricky Doyle, CEO of Practice Labs said: "In 2018 we defined our company vision: ‘To help 1,000,000 users improve their
hands-on IT skills by 2023'. We're excited to already be half-way there after
just two years."
"The demand for remote experiential learning continues to grow. Whatever type
of skill you're trying to master, practice makes perfect. But when it comes to
digital skills, it isn't always possible to access the software and systems you
need to achieve that hands-on experience. Most businesses can't risk allowing
their employees to experiment on live business-critical systems and schools and
colleges often lack the time, resources and funding required to build and
maintain their own live-lab environments for students to use."
"The digital skills gap is widening, but the talent pool is shrinking. If we
want to address this global shortage we need to give people an opportunity to
gain the work-ready digital skills employers want - and help companies grow
their own IT talent; providing them with a way to identify, upskill and reskill
existing employees who may have a hidden aptitude for IT".
The Practice Labs
solution consists of live (not simulated) IT Practice Labs and Exam Preps
aligned with content from leading vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, VMware and
CompTIA. The Practice Lab Environment (PLE) can be integrated with leading
Learning Management Systems (LMSs) via Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) or
accessed 24/7 through the Practice Labs Private Cloud via web-browser.
Topics covered by Practice Labs include: cybersecurity awareness, digital
literacy and IT fundamentals, plus IT-specific areas such as networking,
operating systems, programming, ethical hacking, computer forensics and
database management.
UK schools, colleges,
local enterprise partnerships and other public sector organisations in the UK
can find Practice Labs on the G-Cloud Digital Marketplace here:
https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/supplier/716027
A short video explaining what live, virtual Practice Labs are and how they
work, can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/MVFDiCTEnkQ
Learning and development professionals and team leaders wanting to try Practice
Labs out for themselves can arrange complimentary evaluation access via this
link:
https://practice-labs.com/request-evaluation-access