IT skills gap
RSS IT skills gapUK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News says soaring demand for highly skilled workers, along with existing skills shortages and the UK's ageing population, means businesses must look to source workers from abroad if Britain is to remain competitive. [02 Jun 2008]
Wanted: Women must save IT industry
News Women hold the key to plugging a critical skills shortfall that is affecting the entire UK tech industry, says the IT & Telecoms Insights 2008 report by e-skills UK based on Gartner... [15 Apr 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News This millennium skills gap was plugged predominantly by IT pros from India, it said. According to the report, the population of highly skilled international software... [25 Mar 2008]
Invest in staff training, businesses told
News While the UK's productivity performance has been improving steadily since 1997 it still lags behind some leading international competitors, according to the paper, which claims up to one-fifth of the productivity... [17 Mar 2008]
Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists
News The results also reveal there is a significant skills gap in countries, including the UK, with established IT industries. The security gap is even wider in China, India,... [13 Mar 2008]
Women told: Tech isn't 'boring'
News Attracting more women is therefore essential to help to close this skills gap, it claims. Research out earlier this year from IT industry skills body,... [07 Mar 2008]
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Comment Thousands of tech newbies needed to plug skills gap I have seen IT teaching to the National Curriculum in Schools and it is appalling, the content and depth are nowhere... [31 Jan 2008]
Thousands of tech newbies needed to plug skills gap
News Karen Price, CEO of e-skills UK, said as some IT activities move out of the country to lower cost nations, the UK's IT & telecoms sector must look to other industries to plug its... [29 Jan 2008]
Grad IT training masterfully fast tracked
News A new Masters level fast-track training programme has been launched to boost the skills of the next generation of IT professionals in the UK. The IT Professional Development Programme... [24 Jan 2008]
School Equips Students With Industry Qualifications to Bridge Local IT Skills Gap
White Paper As part of its commitment as a specialist college, Long Eaton School sought to resolve an IT skills gap identified by local businesses. The school joined the Microsoft... [18 Jan 2008]
North-South pay gap narrows
News The company predicts the North-South IT pay gap will narrow further as more technology businesses and government departments bolster their presence in cities such as Manchester. The narrowing of the... [02 Jan 2008]
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News However, the research showed a strong dislike of bringing in IT professionals from overseas to fill the gap. Skills Survey 2007: Banks hardest hit by staff crisis Other issues that... [17 Dec 2007]
IT skills 'vital for UK's future'
News Price said the gap in skills could not be plugged by offshoring and outsourcing, due to the importance of proximity to suppliers for IT projects. UK governments have let slip... [29 Oct 2007]
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Comment Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap' So they want to plug the skills gap ! I've been an IT professional for nearly 20 years, I... [25 Oct 2007]
Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap'
News We've got a very big skills gap. Timms called on the IT community to help plug this skills gap. At the 2007 Parliament and the Internet Conference in... [22 Oct 2007]
