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e-Skills - The Key to Employment and Inclusion in Europe
White Papers This white paper is based on a survey of over 600 employers in 10 European countries who were asked to rate the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills of their staff and the future ICT competence needs of their sector.
[March 1, 2007, 0:00]
BCS joins European e-skills push
News The British Computer Society has joined a body that promotes the development of e-skills in Europe. The British Computer Society (BCS) announced on Tuesday that it had joined the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB), a body which works...
[May 28, 2008, 15:10]
UK citizens shun e-government services
News Awareness and use of e-government services through the network of 6,000 UK Online centres is low, according to a survey published by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The DfES report is based on feedback from UK Online managers and an...
[April 5, 2005, 15:55]
UK e-government to shift North
News The move is planned to deliver long-term efficiency savings through reduced infrastructure costs and access to a broader skills base. Officials working on UK e-government policy are being relocated to Birchwood in the northwest of England to be...
[November 21, 2005, 8:55]
£50m failure of UK e-university probed
News The report by the Commons Education and Skills Committee says that the UKeU scheme attracted just 900 students against a target of 5,600 and cost £50m before it was shut down last year. A government Internet scheme to attract overseas students to...
[March 3, 2005, 16:15]
Government and industry join in scheme for IT skills
News E-Skills UK on Tuesday called for the government, employers and educators to join a new scheme for improving the IT abilities of the 21 million UK employees currently using IT at work. E-Skills UK is one of several independent, employer-led...
[April 9, 2003, 10:04]
Bosses slate staff skills' shortage
News More than half of UK firms claim their IT staff do not have the necessary IT skills to carry out their job, according to new research. The survey, carried out by e-Skills UK, shows a substantial increase compared to last year, with the number of...
[August 8, 2003, 9:55]
Demand for IT staff drops
News Demand for IT staff in the UK has fallen for the first time in 18 months as companies cut back on IT spend, according to the latest e-Skills UK figures on the tech job market. New figures from e-Skills UK show that the average gross weekly earnings...
[September 5, 2005, 16:15]
Few firms fear an IT skills gap
News The IT skills gap is no great shakes, although most firms could better their recruitment strategies, according to a recent survey from e-skills UK. Just nine percent of the 700 employers polled in e-skills UK's ICT Insights survey said there is a...
[June 6, 2005, 15:25]
Employers bemoan IT graduate skill levels
News Four out of 10 recruiters quizzed as part of UK sector skills council e-skills UK's ICT Inquiry said business, non-technical and interpersonal skills are lacking in new graduates, suggesting a skills shortage continues to trouble UK companies...
[June 7, 2007, 11:37]
IT staff face skills and training shortfall
News More evidence has emerged that UK firms are facing a shortfall of IT skills, with many IT pros failing to be offered suitable training. E-Skills UK, an organisation that monitors the UK's information and communications sector, published its latest...
[January 5, 2007, 15:51]
E-skills aims to boost IT degree numbers
News E-skills UK has launched an initiative designed to address the falling numbers of students taking IT-related degrees. E-skills UK, employers, universities and schools will promote the industry "by raising an awareness and understanding of a future...
[September 18, 2007, 18:57]
The UK IT workforce: Official stats unveiled
News e-skills UK has released key figures about the IT and telecoms workforce in the UK and called for several changes in education to help satisfy employers' demands. Among e-skills UK suggestions are: quicker updating of higher and further education...
[October 4, 2002, 18:48]
IT sheds 'geek' image in search of youth appeal
News E-skills UK has today launched a programme to interest more young people in pursuing careers in IT. Go for IT Schools' Workshops' have been developed by e-skills UK and the careers service with the intention of changing the way secondary school...
[September 5, 2002, 9:56]
IT staff face bleak outlook
News The gloomy figures for the first quarter of 2003 are revealed in the latest e-skills UK quarterly review of the information and communication technology (ICT) labour market. A brief rally at the start of the year that saw an increase in advertised...
[July 4, 2003, 15:23]
UK tech grads get fast-track training scheme
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...
[January 25, 2008, 9:43]
IT employers cool on tech degrees
News The statistics, released on Tuesday by E-Skills UK, the government-led skills agency, also show that only two out of every five graduates working in ICT (information and communications technology) have an ICT-related degree.
[February 28, 2007, 8:47]
IT industry has 'cleverer' managers
News The latest quarterly review of the IT job market by e-Skills UK shows IT managers on average earn £830 per week, compared to an average of £660 per week for other managers. The data, from e-Skills UK and the Office of National Statistics, also...
[October 2, 2006, 9:40]
IT skills academy gets gov't green light
News According to the chief executive of IT sector skills body e-skills UK, Karen Price, the next six months will be "critical" as the project enters the core business-planning phase. Employers that have already collaborated with e-skills UK for the IT...
[October 9, 2008, 15:03]
Government to relaunch IT NVQ
News In cooperation with the Learning Skills Council, the UK sector skills council for IT e-skills and a number of major vendors, the new qualification is intended to provide IT professionals with a transferable, flexible certification independent of...
[May 5, 2004, 18:05]
