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Naked CIO: Put more business in IT education
Comment Secondly, businesses that would ultimately benefit from better graduates are not involved enough in developing and guiding curriculum to develop better grads. What can be done to better train students for the IT workplace? [12 Oct 2009]
Karen Price
AS Profile She has been vocal about a national IT skills gap - flagging up how there are 140,000 IT vacancies each year yet only 12,000 computer science grads: numbers that don't stack up. As CEO of e-skills UK, the Sector Skills... [29 Sep 2009]
Tech skills: UK Plc told to get its hands dirty and help students
News Failure to increase the number of Stem grads will mean the UK can kiss goodbye to being a world leader in sectors such as environmental technology, pharmaceuticals, high value-added manufacturing and financial services,... [21 Sep 2009]
IT grads worst hit by recession
News When it comes to landing their first job UK IT grads are facing a tougher time than peers who took other subjects as the recession continues to bite. The report reveals IT grads face the stiffest odds of... [06 Jul 2009]
Demand for UK tech and computing grads to soar
News A report into UK demand for science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) graduates over the next eight years has projected growing requirements for tech and computing grads - and warned companies are likely to find... [09 Feb 2009]
Mobile-software company UIQ files for bankruptcy
News BA CIO - how we attract the best IT grads The mobile-software company UIQ has filed for bankruptcy, following the decision by its last remaining customer to stop using its platform. Motorola and Sony Ericsson, the joint... [05 Jan 2009]
Do you need video in your enterprise?
Comment BA CIO - how we attract the best IT grads Video has been hailed a productivity booster and cost saver. But can it deliver? Freeform Dynamics's IdaRose Sylvester explains what video can and can't do. As we enter 2009,... [05 Jan 2009]
Is there a UK IT skills gap or not?
News Sector skills body e-skills UK says around 140,000 vacancies a year need to be filled across IT professions - yet points out the UK only has around 12,000 computer science grads annually. Is there a UK IT skills gap or not? [23 Dec 2008]
Tech skills and grads, and when architecture meets IT
News This month saw silicon.com taking a look at the next generation of tech graduates filling out IT departments across the nation. A number of graduates who have opted to pursue a career in IT with British Airways told silicon.com why they... [21 Dec 2008]
Naked CIO: Oh great - an efficiency review
Comment College grads no older than 25 years old are coming into my office, sending out in-depth surveys and professing best practice without an ounce of practical experience to back it up. Sick of consultants knocking on your... [17 Nov 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News Understanding the business is absolutely critical to being a good IT professional now so hiring in from [non-IT areas of] business and adding technology aspects will be a good route to train people up," Price said.e-skills' Price added:... [08 Oct 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News There are also two ITMB grads from Birmingham City University and one from Greenwich University - all of whom received First Class honours. In total, three of the eight grads are women. The first... [24 Jul 2008]
UK games industry needs to go back to uni
News A games industry lobby group recently warned UK games developers are struggling to find staff as dedicated video games courses are failing to equip university grads with the right skills for the workplace. [08 Jul 2008]
Universities blamed for games industry skills crisis
News Difficulty sourcing talent is a regular complaint of the UK tech industry - just last week a leading academic warned the IT industry is 'going to hell' as computing student numbers continue to drop year-on-year and the resulting calibre... [19 Jun 2008]
Invest in staff training, businesses told
News A recent research report polling UK grads and school leavers backs up this view of 'training-shy' employers - just 12 per cent of the 1,000 survey respondents said they had received any formal training at work. [17 Mar 2008]
