Explain the differences between technical skills training and information technology training and provide an example of each.

While both sound like they have something to do with computers, technical skills training and information technology training are quite different. Technical skills training is training for job-specific skills that all employees need in order to perform their jobs. An example would be workers on an automobile manufacturing assembly line receiving specific training required to perform the tasks associated with that job, such as techniques and procedures for proper part installation and assembly. Information technology training does specifically refer to training programs that focus on the use of computers and computer systems. An example would be learning to use a specific type of software to perform a specific task, such as a spreadsheet. Computer software training is a specific type of information technology training.