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E-Skills - The Key To Employment And Inclusion In Europe
White Papers The main objective of the study was to establish the extent to which organisations believe that employees that are NOT considered IT professionals or part of any IT department need to have ICT or e-business skills.
[February 28, 2007, 23:00]
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). It pledged to take further steps to develop the network of UK...
[April 5, 2005, 15:55]
UK E-government To Shift North
News Officials working on UK e-government policy are being relocated to Birchwood in the northwest of England to be closer to public sector IT workers. Cabinet Office e-government minister Jim Murphy said in a statement: "The northwest has the highest...
[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]
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]
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]
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]
Bosses Slate Staff Skills' Shortage
News The survey, carried out by e-Skills UK, shows a substantial increase compared to last year, with the number of bosses who think their tech staff are underskilled rising from 46 percent in 2002 to 57 percent this year.
[August 8, 2003, 9:55]
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]
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 Staff Face Skills And Training Shortfall
News E-Skills UK, an organisation that monitors the UK's information and communications sector, published its latest bulletin on Friday. In general, medium-large establishments were the most likely to report having skills gaps (whether general, user- or...
[January 5, 2007, 15:51]
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 The IT Professional Development Programme (IT PDP) has been developed by employers, universities and IT industry skills body e-skills UK and is designed to help new recruits to the industry rapidly build skills and experience in the early years of...
[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]
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]
Women In IT Paid 20 Percent Less Than Men
News Female IT and telecoms staff still earn 20 percent less than their male counterparts, according to a research note due to be published next month by e-skills UK, the government skills council for IT and telecoms.
[February 27, 2008, 14:27]
Employers Target Pensioners To Fill Skills Gaps
News The latest statistics from UK IT industry group e-Skills UK show the average age of an IT professional is 37 years old for a man and 38 years old for a woman. Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK, said businesses need to prepare for the...
[June 12, 2006, 15:30]
