The Good Tech Companies - INE Highlights Enterprise Shift Toward Hands-On Training Amid Widening Skills Gaps

Episode Date: December 11, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ine-highlights-enterprise-shift-toward-hands-on-training-amid-widening-skills-gaps. With Q4 spend-down deadlines approaching, organizations are using remaining budget to invest in solutions that deliver immediate operational value. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #ine-security, #cybernewswire, #press-release, #ine-security-announcement, #cyber-security-awareness, #cybersecurity-tips, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @cybernewswire. Learn more about this writer by checking @cybernewswire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. INE supports organizations reallocating Q4 budgets to experiential, performance-driven upskilling. 90% of organizations facing critical skills gaps (ISC2) and AI reshaping job roles across cybersecurity, cloud, and IT operations. With Q4 spend-down deadlines approaching, organizations are using remaining budget to invest in solutions that deliver immediate operational value.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. INE highlights enterprise shift toward hands on training amid widening skills gaps by Cyber Newswire. Carrie North Carolina, USA, December 11, 2025, Cyber Newswire, as AI accelerates job transformation, INE supports organizations reallocating Q4 budgets to experiential, performance-driven upskilling. With 90% of organizations facing critical skills gaps, ISC2, and AI reshaping job roles across cybersecurity, cloud, and IT operations, enterprises are rapidly reallocating L&D budgets toward hands on training that delivers measurable, real-world performance. INE is uniquely positioned to support this shift, helping organizations invest their end-of-year budgets

in scalable labs, simulations, and immersive learning experiences that strengthen workforce readiness ahead of 2026. As organizations prepare for 2026, L&D teams are under pressure to justify spend with measurable outcomes. Traditional e-learning continues to grow, but enterprise buyers are shifting their dollars toward hands-on, performance-based training, where they see faster time to competency, higher retention, and clearer ROI. This is especially true in highly technical disciplines like cybersecurity, cloud, and IT operations, where real-world proficiency directly affects business resilience. End-of-year budgets are fueling a shift toward experiential LEA-R-N-I-N-G with Q-4 spend-down

deadlines approaching. Organizations are increasingly using remaining budget to invest in solutions that deliver immediate operational value. Certification-only programs, long a staple of enterprise L&D, struggle to address the speed and complexity of current technology industry demands. Hands-on learning has become the preferred model for both learners and business leaders. The LinkedIn workplace learning report notes that 74% of employees prefer experiential hands-on learning over passive methods. This shift reflects a broader recognition. Enterprises need training that shortens onboarding time, builds confidence, and prepares employees for real scenarios, not just exams. INE enables organizations to direct their end-of-year budgets toward real-world labs and simulations.

Immersive, scenario-based learning, skills pathways tied to practical performance. Adaptive training powered by AI, continuously updated content aligned to emerging threats and technologies, greater than L&D leaders want training that improves readiness on day one, said Lindsay, Reinhardt, chief executive officer at I&E. End-of-year budgets are greater than increasingly being deployed toward experiential learning because the impact is greater than immediate, measurable, and directly tied to workforce performance. Skills gaps are intensifying demand for hands on training the global skills shortage has

become one of the costliest operational risks organizations face, contributing to increased incidents, slower remediation, undressing burnout across technical teams. Research from IBM shows that skills gaps contribute to 82% of security breaches, underscoring the need for training methods that build real-world capability, not just theoretical understanding. Hands-on learning has proven to be the most reliable solution. Practice-based training delivers up to 75% knowledge retention, learning pyramid, learning analysis, compared to just 5 to 20% for lecture or video-based programs, and can reduce time to competency by as much as 45%. These outcomes make immersive training essential for closing skills gaps quickly and sustainably. AI adoption is accelerating the move toward practice

first L-E-A-R-N-I-Driven corporate training is expanding rapidly across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, with strong growth projected through 23, LinkedIn market forecast. As AI transforms workflows, enterprises require training systems that adapt to learner proficiency, evaluate real-world performance, and continuously assess skills readiness. INE's platform aligns directly with these demands, delivering dynamic hands-on labs, intelligent analytics, and performance-based insights that organization scan scale globally. INE positioned to support 2026 workforce NEEDSA's organizations finalize their

26 workforce development strategies, INE offers a proven, experiential training platform built to reduce operational risk and accelerate skills development. By directing end-of-year budgets toward hands-on training with INE, enterprises can reduce ramp-up time for technical teams, validate skills with measurable, performance-based analytics, increase workforce readiness and resilience, support continuous upskilling for emerging technologies, deploy scalable, real-world training globally, greater than enterprises that invest their remaining Q4 budgets into hands-on, greater than performance-driven learning will enter 2026 with stronger teams and greater than significantly improved operational readiness, said Reinhardt.

INE Enterprise enables companies to turn training investments into measurable performance gains that directly support business resilience and growth. About I-N-E-S-E-C-U-R-I-N-E security is the premier provider of online networking and cybersecurity training and certification. Harnessing a powerful hands-on lab platform, cutting-edge technology, a global video distribution network, and world-class instructors,

INE security is the top training choice for Fortune 500 companies worldwide for cybersecurity training in business and for IT professionals looking to advance their careers. INE securities suite of learning paths offers an incomparable depth of expertise across cybersecurity and is committed to delivering advanced technical training while also lowering

the barriers worldwide for those looking to enter an excellent in IT career. Contact chief marketing officer Kim Lucked In Press at N.com this story was published as a press release Cyber Newswire under Hackernoon Business Blogging Program. Do your own research before making any financial decision. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.