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CIOs rate MBAs
News He said: "There was a time when I believed I should do an MBA but now I believe my personal development and job prospects will be enhanced more through my coach and mentors. My experience of people with MBAs is that the qualification gives them the... [19 Aug 2008]
Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?
News Mike Bicknell, business development manager for HP's Solution Partner Organisation, added in a statement: "Working towards closing the IT skills gap, the Foundation Degree is a result of more than three years collaboration between HP and TVU. [06 Aug 2008]
Flexible working: Gov't 'must do better'
News The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is leading the way with 100 per cent of staff given laptops for home working, but the Ministry of Justice has just four per cent of staff able to work from home, putting it at the bottom of... [30 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News He said: "We've combined the objectives with a sub-regional development agency - the Black Country Consortium - and also the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) - so it's looking at how can we start to address skills issues for local businesses, how... [23 Jul 2008]
Credit crunch turns techies to second jobs
News It's little wonder increasing numbers of them are harnessing their experience and skills to offer freelance services outside office hours. It's a different story for Sachdev, as freelancing also enables him to flex IT skills that are not required... [22 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News So the more important issue is to ensure we're looking forward to invest in skills for future development in the UK. IT chiefs have hit out at the lack of respect the UK as a nation gives to its computing heritage following the mothballing of the... [15 Jul 2008]
UK games industry needs to go back to uni
News The UK games industry needs to play a more active role in academia, helping to shape the syllabuses of university courses to ensure games development students graduate with the right skills for industry, a Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar... [08 Jul 2008]
Revealed: What students think of tech work
News If IT is to plug its skills gap by attracting graduates from other disciplines the industry needs to convince students the work can be as exciting as its potentially wallet-fattening pay packets. Research released today by a career development... [23 Jun 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News They have research and development programmes, they are putting people through university, they are calculating return on investment and they have better quality assurance. The Soca spokesperson said: "If [organised criminals] need to employ... [23 Jun 2008]
Facebook is "educational", says US uni
News Christine Greenhow, a learning technologies researcher from the University's College of Education and Human Development, said in a statement: "What we found was that students using social networking sites are actually practicing the kinds of 21st... [23 Jun 2008]
Universities blamed for games industry skills crisis
News A skills shortage in the video games industry could mean game over for developers in the UK, a campaign group is warning. says UK developers can't get the staff as dedicated video games courses are failing to equip university grads with the right... [19 Jun 2008]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News The IT skills in greatest demand at the moment are web 2.0 agile development skills, such as Java and .NET, while people with hybrid business and technical skills can be the hardest to find, especially in some financial markets, according to Bevan. [19 Jun 2008]
Loyal techies value ethics over pay
News The research also suggested skills development is important with 83 per cent saying they would be attracted by companies offering training and development. Just over half (53 per cent) of those quizzed said they have a personal development plan... [11 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News Invest Northern Ireland (NI), the regional economic development agency, is billing the region as the place for technology and financial services and is working to increase already healthy investment, and technology firms based locally are praising... [02 Jun 2008]
BCS signs up to e-Skills body
News The British Computer Society has joined a body that promotes the development of e-skills in Europe. The British Computer Society (BCS) announced this week that it had joined the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB), a body which works... [29 May 2008]
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