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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. The "Revitalise IT" scheme will aim "to transform the attitudes of young people to IT-related education and careers, and support...
[September 18, 2007, 18:57]
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.
[March 1, 2007, 0:00]
Coping With The E-Business Skills Crisis: Strategies For Attracting, Training And Motivating People To Achieve E-Business Success
White Papers This paper outlines tried-and-tested strategies that can help companies tackle the skills crisis and develop the learning culture required to succeed in e-business. Companies need a comprehensive skills programme to address these challenges.
[April 15, 2004, 1:04]
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]
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. The E-Skills Passport will allow employers to track employee...
[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]
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]
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 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]
E-Learning Benchmark Survey: The Future Of Learning
White Papers Take an in-depth look at how employees use e-learning; when and where they do it; what specific skills e-learning has enabled them to develop; how these skills have been put into practice in the workplace; and whether the knowledge gained is...
[August 8, 2008, 8:22]
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]
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]
New Tech Degree To Include Legacy App Migration
News Cobol migration specialist Micro Focus announced on Wednesday that it has joined e-skills UK’s Employer Strategy Forum (ESF) for the Information Technology Management in Business (ITMB) degree course.
[August 22, 2007, 17:22]
Online Cons Slipping Past Trading Standards
News The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has admitted it does not have the skills or funding to police e-commerce shopping, and is calling for an increase in government and industry resources to boost consumer confidence online.
[June 21, 2001, 8:43]
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]
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]
Government Launches E-learning Taskforce
News Launching the taskforce, the education and skills secretary Estelle Morris said, "the potential for e-learning is enormous, and we are already seeing the many benefits in our schools. The taskforce will link up with the Department for Education and...
[February 1, 2002, 13:08]
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]
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]
