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                        <title>Brainbench 2006 Global Skills Report Expands to Over 200 Countries</title>
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                        <description>Fourth version measures employment skills worldwide, uncovers new outsourcing trends, and sees India increase their march on the U.S. [PRWeb Aug 29, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) August 29, 2006 -- Online assessment provider Brainbench released the latest version of their widely read Global Skills Report &#8211; a detailed analysis of employment skills data collected from individuals in 217 countries and territories. The new report is the fourth in a series began in 2001, which tracks successful certifications achieved by individuals worldwide. Comparisons to last year&#8217;s trends, findings and conclusions help to highlight the increasingly global nature of our work and our lives. 

More than 600 types of assessments grouped into six main categories &#8211; Information Technology, Finance, Customer Support, Sales and Marketing, Management, and Health Care &#8211; were administered between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. Those individuals who passed received certifications, and of those passing tests, just under 300,000 results were used in the study &#8211; nearly matching last year&#8217;s data set.

&#8220;By compounding our findings of the past year with previous years&#8217;, we are really building a picture of how work proficiencies are transforming and geographic areas of excellence wax or wane. We may now have the largest data set of specific skill areas from diverse locations on record.&#8221; According to Mike Russiello, President and CEO of Brainbench, &#8220;This year we&#8217;ve once again added a great deal of additional research, supplying related data that supports our findings. This is a substantive look at global employment skills today.&#8221;

GLOBAL CHANGES
This year&#8217;s findings include:
&#8226;	India&#8217;s continued increase in total number of certifications, rising 47% over last year, while the U.S. declined for the second year in a row, by -18%.
&#8226;	Eastern Europe, last year&#8217;s lead story, slowed growth somewhat but remains a very strong area for technical professionals. Russia and Romania combined account for 18% of total certifications, behind the U.S. (35%) and India (30%).
&#8226;	Latin America surprised with large increases in several countries, including Mexico (73%), Cuba (125%), and Chile (163%), particularly in back-office skills, verifying an A.T. Kearney report that U.S. based business may be seeking to fill the need for increased Spanish-speaking support.
&#8226;	China moved up in the rankings, completing 82% more certifications than last year. And they look to be the beneficiary of successful Indian IT companies now locating campuses in Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere. 
&#8226;	India maintained leads in Database and Java programming, while the U.S. held strong in 16 of the 30 IT skill areas, especially cyber security certifications.
&#8226;	Project Management emerged as the most sought-after non-technical skill. Other business management, sales and marketing skills are on the rise worldwide.

2006 findings reinforce many past trends while at the same time show the changing nature of off-shoring skilled jobs. Political and economic factors impact employers&#8217; and employees&#8217; decisions, and many trends are macro in nature, effected by education choices or government policies over time. 

Conclusions in the report were drawn from the raw data and the findings. Top of mind concerns:
&#8226;	Pools of skilled IT workers are shrinking in the U.S., while increasing in India, China and Eastern Europe. This is one of the more alarming macro trends shown in Brainbench certification numbers and backed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Computer Resource Associates, among other reputable reporters.
&#8226;	India is no longer just an outsource destination for software development and testing. They have developed large,... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006GlobalSkillsReport/Brainbench/prweb429658.htm]]></content:encoded>
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                        <itunes:subtitle>Brainbench 2006 Global Skills Report Expands to Over 200 Countries</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) August 29, 2006 -- Online assessment provider Brainbench released the latest version of their widely read Global Skills Report &#8211; a detailed analysis of employment skills data collected from individuals in 217 countries and territories. The new report is the fourth in a series began in 2001, which tracks successful certifications achieved by individuals worldwide. Comparisons to last year&#8217;s trends, findings and conclusions help to highlight the increasingly global nature of our work and our lives. 

More than 600 types of assessments grouped into six main categories &#8211; Information Technology, Finance, Customer Support, Sales and Marketing, Management, and Health Care &#8211; were administered between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. Those individuals who passed received certifications, and of those passing tests, just under 300,000 results were used in the study &#8211; nearly matching last year&#8217;s data set.

&#8220;By compounding our findings of the past year with previous years&#8217;, we are really building a picture of how work proficiencies are transforming and geographic areas of excellence wax or wane. We may now have the largest data set of specific skill areas from diverse locations on record.&#8221; According to Mike Russiello, President and CEO of Brainbench, &#8220;This year we&#8217;ve once again added a great deal of additional research, supplying related data that supports our findings. This is a substantive look at global employment skills today.&#8221;

GLOBAL CHANGES
This year&#8217;s findings include:
&#8226;	India&#8217;s continued increase in total number of certifications, rising 47% over last year, while the U.S. declined for the second year in a row, by -18%.
&#8226;	Eastern Europe, last year&#8217;s lead story, slowed growth somewhat but remains a very strong area for technical professionals. Russia and Romania combined account for 18% of total certifications, behind the U.S. (35%) and India (30%).
&#8226;	Latin America surprised with large increases in several countries, including Mexico (73%), Cuba (125%), and Chile (163%), particularly in back-office skills, verifying an A.T. Kearney report that U.S. based business may be seeking to fill the need for increased Spanish-speaking support.
&#8226;	China moved up in the rankings, completing 82% more certifications than last year. And they look to be the beneficiary of successful Indian IT companies now locating campuses in Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere. 
&#8226;	India maintained leads in Database and Java programming, while the U.S. held strong in 16 of the 30 IT skill areas, especially cyber security certifications.
&#8226;	Project Management emerged as the most sought-after non-technical skill. Other business management, sales and marketing skills are on the rise worldwide.

2006 findings reinforce many past trends while at the same time show the changing nature of off-shoring skilled jobs. Political and economic factors impact employers&#8217; and employees&#8217; decisions, and many trends are macro in nature, effected by education choices or government policies over time. 

Conclusions in the report were drawn from the raw data and the findings. Top of mind concerns:
&#8226;	Pools of skilled IT workers are shrinking in the U.S., while increasing in India, China and Eastern Europe. This is one of the more alarming macro trends shown in Brainbench certification numbers and backed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Computer Resource Associates, among other reputable reporters.
&#8226;	India is no longer just an outsource destination for software development and testing. They have developed large,... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006GlobalSkillsReport/Brainbench/prweb429658.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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