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First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News Andrew Turnbull, programme leader for the course at the university, said ITMB graduates are able to fill a crucial gap in the market. The BSc ITMB degree, which was designed by universities and employers in the IT industry with the support of IT... [24 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News Microsoft is helping youngsters in the Black Country learn about the joys of IT - and also plugging a skills gap for helpdesk support technicians in the region. The software giant has launched an apprenticeship scheme for 16- to 19-year-olds to... [23 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. Industry sector skills council, e-skills UK, and a... [23 Jun 2008]
Prisoners to gain IT skills
News Wandsworth prison already offers various training options to prisoners, including industrial cleaning, bricklaying, carpentry, tailoring, electrical, painting and decorating, and plumbing - along with educational services such as creative writing... [11 Jun 2008]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News Earlier this year, research from IT industry skills body e-skills UK, claimed 140,000 IT & telecoms workers are likely to be needed each year to keep up with industry demand for staff. says soaring demand for highly skilled workers, along with... [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 research. The report tells IT professionals to change the way they... [15 Apr 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News This millennium skills gap was plugged predominantly by IT pros from India, it said. Azim Premji, chairman of Bangalore-based IT company Wipro, recently warned the Western world is "seriously underestimating" the scale of the tech skills shortage... [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 gap is due to lack of skills. [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, Poland, Russia and South Africa where the emergence of a strong IT industry is... [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, e-skills UK, found numbers of computing student in the UK had fallen 50 per cent in the last five... [07 Mar 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 skills gap by reskilling and upskilling workers. [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 (IT PDP) has been developed by employers, universities and IT... [24 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 North-South pay gap for IT workers is in contrast... [02 Jan 2008]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News However, the research showed a strong dislike of bringing in IT professionals from overseas to fill the gap. Other issues that dominated the channel were an IT skills shortage within the financial services (FS) sector, offshoring and faster... [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 opportunities to narrow the shortage in IT skills, according to a... [29 Oct 2007]
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