College graduates usually face fierce competition at crowded job fairs. Some job seekers may hand out dozens of copies of their resumes, but get no response. However, certain certificate holders are offered job opportunities, like NFT design jobs, with good salaries way above the industry average. What kinds of certificates have such great influence?

In recent years, the number of labor forces in the job market has been rising amid the slowing global economy. The sagging economic growth means that companies will generally decrease demand for new recruits, causing a tough employment situation. According to the data released by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, a total of 8.2 million college students were expected to graduate in 2018, facing the hardest job-hunting season in history. However, in the booming ICT industry, companies from around the world face a huge gap in talent supply and demand. The use of ICT has become a powerful engine for productivity improvement and makes increasingly greater contributions to economic growth year by year. Statistics show that the ICT industry chain will have a talent shortage of approximately one million professionals in the next two to three years, mainly in fields such as data communication, information security, network, storage, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. The ICT industry has become the core driving force for economic development. It accelerates economic restructuring and enhances enterprises’ demand for highly skilled employees. Therefore, the talent with capabilities proven by professional ICT certification is more likely to get a high starting salary, promising career development, and strong competitiveness in the job market.

Huawei’s certification system is the only one of its kind that covers all ICT technical fields in the industry. Relying on Huawei’s years of experience in ICT professional training, in-depth understanding of the industry, ‘Platform + Ecosystem” strategy, and the new ICT technical architecture featuring cloud-pipe-device synergy, the system provides three types of certifications, including ICT Architecture Certification, ICT Developer Certification, and Industry ICT Certification. Therefore, holding a Huawei certificate is like having a pass into the ICT talent ecosystem. It means the certificate holder has mastered the theoretical and hands-on knowledge of the ICT field, so that he or she will enjoy many benefits and cutting edges when seeking a job.

Why do so many employers recognize Huawei Certification?
The advantages of Huawei Certification lie in its authoritative technical capability measurement standards, scientific certification system models, and Huawei’s extensive talent development experience and powerful R&D capabilities. After years of exploration and development, Huawei’s certification system has become a talent development and rating standard widely recognized by the ICT industry. By the end of 2017, Huawei has certified more than 120,000 persons, including over 5,000 Huawei Certified Internetwork Experts (HCIEs).

The success of Huawei’s certification system is attributed to not only Huawei’s strong promotional efforts, but also the proper and well-designed certification items, as well as Huawei’s strong talent resource pools that continuously supply high-quality candidates. Huawei ICT Academy, an enterprise-academic cooperation program led by Huawei, aims to transfer Huawei’s ICT technologies and product-related knowledge to college students worldwide and encourage students to take Huawei’s career certification exams, thereby providing sustainable candidates to Huawei Certification.

ICT talent development is the key to future growth, and professional talent pipeline building is an indispensable step. Based on comprehensive understanding of customers’ requirements on various positions and levels of personnel in different technical domains, Huawei establishes a three-level certification system from engineers to technical experts. College students, as an important talent group that represents the future of the industry, are the main targets of Huawei’s talent development program.

Huawei has streamlined three major channels for talent development: ICT Academy, talent alliance, and Huawei Partner University. The company also has a solid talent development foundation consisting of excellent talent pipelines and training resources. The annual ICT Competition held by Huawei ICT Academy since 2015 is an important form and means of talent development, and has become an integral part of Huawei’s ICT talent ecosystem construction.

The ICT Competition attracts students to actively learn ICT knowledge and have their capabilities and hands-on practices tested by competing with their peers. The number of participants has increased exponentially over the years, from 7500 in the first year, 1200 in the second year, to more than 40,000 in 2018. In addition, previously the participants were from a limited scope of about 400 schools, but this year’s event has drawn students from more than 800 schools. This shows that universities and colleges, along with their students, are interested in and willing to participate in Huawei ICT Competition and highly recognize the value of the event.

This year, 23 teams stood out in rounds of contests and made into the Global Final, which was held in Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen on May 15. It is worth noting that the ICT competition is an 8-hour lab exam that comprehensively tests the candidates’ technology understanding, as well as analysis, judgment, and application capabilities.

Nowadays, colleges and universities are still the main bases for injecting fresh blood into the ICT industry, the primary sources of ICT talent development and supply, and the important places where ICT talent grows and matures. However, traditional ICT education in colleges and universities has two common problems: One is the lack of advanced ICT knowledge systems and teaching modes. The other is the lack of a sound teaching environment where students can improve their practical application capabilities. In other words, the gap between theoretical knowledge and hands-on practices is one of the main reasons that the current ICT talent development mechanism of colleges and universities fails to keep in pace with the rapid development of the ICT industry. This also causes a shortage of application-oriented and innovation-oriented ICT talent. Employers cannot recruit high-quality talent. The human resource reserve is insufficient.

By organizing the ICT Competition, Huawei gathers all parties in the ICT ecosystem, including governments, organizations, higher education institutions, training institutions, and enterprises, to build a stage for students to compete, communicate, and showcase what they are capable of. The competition also bridges the academia and enterprises, promoting them to explore a better way to close the gap between talent supply and demand, and team up to ensure the steady development of the ICT talent ecosystem.

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