ThePrint reported that a new poll organised by SAP and Qualtrics through its survey platform indicated that most people all over the world feel that local schools are not equipped nor prepared to help students be job-ready. Additionally, results reveal that only two regions had respondents that rated their schools as ‘good’ or ‘excellent.’

The Qualtrics survey platform asked the question, ‘how would you rate local schools when it comes to preparing students to get jobs today?’

The majority of the poll participants responded with a rating that says the local schools are underperforming. Overall, only East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia respondents voted with a positive rating.

Outside of the regions of the Americas and South Asia, the majority of the respondents believe that access to good education is still a privilege instead of something that the majority of the population of the countries can enjoy.

Delivering quality education is the fourth key part of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted all of the United Nations Member States in the year 2015 for its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The results show that there is still work that needs to be done, especially with the impact that came with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The survey also asked questions that gauged global cooperation and rendered positive results.

Across all regions, the respondents noted that it is ‘important’ or ‘very important’ for nations to work harmoniously towards a common goal.

South Asia and the Sub-Saharan Africa regions were mostly in favour. Western Europe turned out to be the least in favour. Although, globally, more than one-third of the respondents think that it is crucial.

In addition to this, the Qualtrics survey also gathered results indicating that people think it is a good idea and beneficial to do so. The majority of the respondents from every region responded with ‘mostly good’ with only 12{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} voting with ‘mostly bad.’

The results revealed that nations need to work together to meet common goals and deliver better and more positive results.

Ten thousand five hundred respondents from 30 countries all over the world participated in the survey, which represents three-fourths of the global population.

The recent poll was not the first time SAP and Qualtrics assisted in organising global surveys. In 2019, Qualtrics organised a survey and gathered opinions at the 2019 India Economic Summit to gauge the Indian population’s response to technology. The poll also comprised of more than 10,000 respondents from 29 countries.

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Witnessed by Ong Ye Kung, Singapore’s minister for education, the MoU includes the following five polytechnics: Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, and Temasek Polytechnic, all of which will work closely with SAP to develop and deliver the training programs.

The university’s curriculum, which will be designed in accordance with specific industry demand, will train Singaporeans to take on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related roles and to build up a skilled workforce to transition into these roles when they become available. The curriculum will be developed to meet the manpower and skills needs of the broader ICT industry including SAP as well as its partners and customers. The collaboration will also provide career advisory and placement services for ICT jobs, with funding support by SSG.

Over the next three years, more than 1,000 Singaporeans are expected to benefit from the collaboration, which will equip them with critical skills in Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, and the Internet of Things. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information, more than 42,000 workers specialising in data science, AI and robotic engineering will be required by 2020.

“As technological disruptions are occurring at an unprecedented pace, SSG actively seeks out collaborations with industry partners to enable Singaporeans to keep pace with the evolving skills needs in areas such as data science, robotics and AI, in order to support industry transformation,” said Ng Cher Pong, chief executive, SkillsFuture Singapore.

“Equipping the workforce with the right skillsets is critical for any organisation or economy to be future-ready and keep up with today’s rapidly evolving world of digital disruption,” said Khor Chern Chuen, managing director, SAP Singapore.

“With the SAP Skills University Singapore, we aim to facilitate education in the fields of advanced technology and complement the foundation that’s being taught in academic institutions with hands-on learning through SAP products and working experiences. This is a crucial measure in closing the gap between the demand and supply for qualified Information and Communications Technology professionals,” he said.

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The announcement was made at the SAP Academic Conference APJ 2018 at the University Competence Centre location for the APJ region (UCC APJ) at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.

The lighthouse universities in the program will share best practices with the SAP Next-Gen network of over 560 universities in APJ.

“The SAP Next-Gen Chapters in APJ foster digital innovation by connecting academia, startups, partners and customers,” said Bruce McKinnon, head of services, APJ and executive sponsor of innovation for SAP ANZ. “The chapters also help deliver on our purpose, as they often focus their innovations on challenges associated with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”

Chapters in APJ include University of Melbourne, Australia; University of New South Wales, Australia; Victoria University, Australia; Chitkara University, India; Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India; International Management Institute, India; National Institute of Industrial Engineering, India; Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, India; University Islam Indonesia; Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore; Singapore Management University; and National Central University, Taiwan.

Some chapters will work across topics, while others will work on focus topics, specialising in subjects or purposes such as digital core with SAP S/4HANA, digital innovation with analytics, machine learning, or blockchain technology.

“The SAP Next-Gen Chapters will enable SAP University Alliances member schools to accelerate the education of next generation leaders using the latest SAP technologies. SAP customers will be able to tap this digitally educated and purpose focused talent pool to support how they digitally transform into best-run, intelligent enterprises,” said Ann Rosenberg, senior vice president and global head of SAP Next-Gen.

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The agreement will be in effect for five years, starting this year, in an effort to nurture science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning in secondary school students across India.

“India’s growth for the next few decades will depend on the innovations coming out of these tinkering labs,” said Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, adding, “Tomorrow’s ideas come from students, who will disrupt industries and creative sectors with new technologies and processes which will thrust India into the leadership position for technological creativity and innovation.”

Emphasising the importance of such collaborations, Kant said, “This is possible only through effective public-private partnership and we are delighted to have SAP partner with us on AIM to nurture the future talent of our country.”

“Such partnerships are a win-win situation for AIM and its partners,” agreed Ramanathan Ramanan, mission director, AIM. “This partnership shall help support and boost innovations from the ATLs. The support to Atal Incubators will catalyse adoption of the innovations to commercial scales, ensuring deployment of the innovations to the domestic and international markets quickly and efficiently,” he said.

SAP employees will volunteer to coach and mentor students in advanced technology topics such as design thinking methodology, introduction to programming languages, and experiential science learning, while the SAP Labs India design lab will enable students to gain valuable hands-on experience.

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country through the creation of ATLs and training of teachers and mentors. In the past year, more than 50,000 students have been engaged in ATLs. AIM plans to establish more than 30,000 ATLs throughout India during the next three years.

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The new solution-focused editions comprise training for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, cloud and data platforms, procurement and networks, analytics, customer engagement and commerce, IoT and digital supply chain, HR, and finance.

“Following the success of our existing editions of SAP Learning Hub, we wanted to further our commitment to empowering our specialised partners and small and midsize customers with training tailored to their unique implementation needs,” said Bernd Welz, executive vice president and chief knowledge officer, SAP Products and Innovation, SAP.

“With the introduction of SAP Learning Hub, solution editions, we are ensuring that all our customers – no matter their size or solution needs – have access to the training they need to implement and use SAP solutions successfully,” added Welz.

With the new editions, learners can “walk through” the software, from implementation and configuration, through to operation, best practices and uses, to improve their proficiency and stay current with the latest technology innovations.

To meet the needs of a variety of learning styles, the new editions provide access to a range of training methods, including learning journey guides, social learning, expert-led sessions, self-study content, and preconfigured live training.

The new editions enable learners to complete learning assignments in implementation, development, and technology, as well as to exchange insights with other learners in SAP Learning Rooms, and take advantage of both scheduled and unscheduled training sessions. Self-paced learners will gain access to valuable resources such as e-books, e-learning courses, assessments and quick reference guides. The SAP Live Access environment provides access to hands-on experience and practice sessions, which are critical to achieving high levels of expert performance.

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The i360 program, an Innovation 4.0 Accelerator program, aims to upskill engineering students in new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics and analytics, utilising the SAP Leonardo portfolio.

Training will be a special package created by SAP Education, bundled with e-learning courses, and delivered through the SAP Learning Hub. InnovatioNext will set up training labs, with the first launched at Symbiosis Skills and Open University in Pune, and hold faculty enablement workshops on the i360 tools.

SAP will also leverage its relationship with INDUS (SAP User Group for the Indian subcontinent) to secure opportunities for students to complete the mandatory induction program and internships.

“Through i360, our aim is to create a next-generation of industry-ready work-force from every technical institute in India,”said Neeraj Athalye, Head – S/4HANA, GST Adoption and Leonardo, SAP Indian Subcontinent. “Students will have the knowledge & hands-on experience in cutting-edge technologies that will help take up the technical quotient of our country to the next level, as advocated by AICTE and the Government of India.”

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“With SAP Learning Hub, edition for SAP Enterprise Support, SAP Learning Hub should be used by our customers as the single entry point for knowledge about SAP,” said Jacques Pommeraud, senior vice president, global customer success, SAP. “Using this modern platform, key users, IT experts and business professionals alike will find the knowledge they need to use and consume our technology, and ultimately experience a faster ROI.”

The new edition integrates content in a self-paced, microlearning format, with learners able to access expert-led sessions and collaborate live with SAP support staff and engineers covering the cloud, on-premise solutions and hybrid scenarios.

“The increasing speed of innovation and product release cycles are driving the need for a frequent and continually evolving learning experience,” said Bernd Welz, executive vice president and chief knowledge officer, products and innovation, SAP. “As businesses seek to move their operations to the cloud, keeping the digital skills of their employees up-to-date is no longer an option.”

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The platform will provide customers with the ability to engage with their learners on a daily basis, using gamification and feedback to drive high levels of engagement.

“We see great importance in becoming an SAP partner,” said Gal Rimon, founder and CEO, GamEffective. “Many learning and development organisations understand that the future of learning is evolving from course completion to continuous learning, with on-demand knowledge available to learners as they need it.

“Leaders in learning and development see great importance in driving learning and measuring knowledge growth, through a model of daily engagement with micro learning. They also would like to direct learning to learners, based on what learners actually do and on their real-time on-the-job performance.

“Gamification platforms enable just that, and content can be created for them. But they also need to connect to the organisation’s underlying learning management system, or LMS, to ‘feed’ its content to users, and to both push and pull information into the LMS. The gamification platform serves as a ‘system of engagement’ on top of the LMS, which serves as a ‘system of record’.”

The platform can tap into real-time performance metrics, assessing who needs learning reinforcement, spaced learning or repetition and when, and can then offer this learning automatically.

GamEffective for SAP SuccessFactors Learning is now available on the SAP App Center.

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The new editions are designed to address specific learning and enablement need son project teams involved in implementation projects focused on these cloud-based solutions.

According to SAP, project teams for these cloud implementations are often assembled from various lines of business to not only prepare for and deploy solutions, but also streamline the process of business user adoption.

Launched in response to user feedback, the project teams editions of Learning SAP Hub provides social and collaborative tools, as well as educational content specific to SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

These include:
•    Learning Journey guides
•    Access to SAP Learning Rooms
•    Expert-led scheduled and unscheduled sessions, such as informal Q&A events
•    Solution-specific self-study training content, such as e-books, e-learning and user enable training, and
•    Access to preconfigured live training systems.

SAP plans to expand the portfolio of cloud solutions available in SAP Learning Hub for project teams over the coming months.

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The Bharat ERP program will include a train the trainer component, in which SAP will provide the software and training curriculum to trainers identified by the ministry.  SAP will facilitate training and enablement courses on SAP Business One at the existing network of ministry-controlled technology centres. After successful course completion, SAP and the Ministry of MSME will provide a combined certification, which is expected to help increase the employability of graduates as well as to assist in upcoming recruitment efforts.

“The MSME sector contributes nearly 38 per cent to the country’s GDP and generates nearly 120 million jobs; its growth plays a pivotal role in propelling India’s economy forward,” said Deb Deep Sengupta, president and managing director, SAP Indian Subcontinent. “Our objective through Bharat ERP is to make digital technologies more accessible to micro and small enterprises, in line with our aim to help businesses of all sizes grow with SAP.”

Citing a report recently commissioned by SAP, Luis Murguia, senior vice president and general manager, SAP Business One said that on a global level, small and medium enterprises that have embraced digital technologies have experienced faster growth than those that have not.

“As India prepares for a more robust trade environment, MSMEs will need a digital platform and the skill sets to help them gain scale, be more competitive and leverage new technological tools to compete in the digital economy,” he said. The intent of the Bharat ERP program is to enable just that.

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