In this What\u2019s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Hein Engelbrecht \u2014 the Group Chief Executive Officer at Mustek Limited \u2014 discusses the role of education and training services in ending South Africa\u2019s technology skills shortage.\n\nEngelbrecht joined Mustek in 1997 as Group Financial Manager and was promoted to Group Financial Director in 2001.\n\nHe was then promoted to Group Managing Director, and spent 14 years in this role before being appointed as Mustek CEO in 2022.\n\nEngelbrecht begins the interview by unpacking Mustek\u2019s 2024 goals after an excellent 2023.\n\nHe discusses the industry trends that have caught Mustek\u2019s attention this year before unpacking the biggest investments Mustek has made recently in cybersecurity and cloud.\n\nEngelbrecht also explains the challenges and opportunities that these two investment areas present.\n\nHe then talks about South Africa\u2019s technology skills shortage and explains how Mustek is addressing this challenge through education and training.