employment leavers in news

Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?

News Professor Andy Smith, head of the School of Computing at TVU, said in a statement: "The number of school leavers entering full-time courses in computing has halved in recent years. HP said the course has been specifically designed for part-time... [06 Aug 2008]

Tech-savvy school-leavers 'lack basic skills'

News School-leavers might be tech-savvy but they are increasingly entering the workplace without basic numerical and literacy skills, employers have warned. But the report found school-leavers increasingly lack basic abilities in English and maths. [20 Aug 2007]

IT grads top jobless league table

News The annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey of more than 200,000 graduates shows that while the unemployment rate of IT students fell again this year to 10.3 per cent it is still substantially higher than the average of 6.2 per... [03 Jan 2007]

Is the end in sight for Europe's skills crisis?

News We are faced with the problem that applicants are mainly senior professionals, as opposed to school leavers. The decreasing number of unfulfilled positions and positions offered also reflects the falling levels of employment for a sector hit hard... [14 May 2001]

Behind the Headlines: Education must learn high-tech lesson

News In the wake of the IT melt-down at the Scottish Qualifications Agency (SQA), which ruined the exam results of 2,000 school-leavers, the panel on this week's Behind the Headlines called for an overhaul of the SQA's processes, with one guest calling... [25 Aug 2000]

School-leavers reassured over A-level database bug

News Following Oseac's written statement released today, QCA will report back to the Department for Education and Employment. Allegations that this year's A-level results could be jeopardised by a database fault have been hotly denied by the Oxford and... [03 Aug 1998]

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