How to Upskill IT for Agentic AI: 7 Pathways to Success
CIO, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
CIOs must revamp IT training and career paths for the agentic enterprise; here are the skills and shifts to prioritize.
As AI agents take on more routine work, CIOs need to evolve IT organizations and upskill staff, with Deloitte finding 75% of IT leaders expect operating models to change within 12 to 18 months.
The article outlines career pathways including building business acumen and AI literacy so IT leaders can act as change agents, extending data and AI governance skills across IT, and expanding knowledge management to build the context layer agents depend on.
Experts from CGI, Lucid, MariaDB, Sutherland, Monte Carlo and Tungsten Automation stress behavior change, validating AI output, audit trails and quality practices such as an AI center of excellence.