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Qualifications launched for outsourcing industry
News The National Outsourcing Association has launched the UK's first academically accredited qualifications and training programmes that cover both the supply and use of outsourcing. The qualifications, accredited by Middlesex University, will be...
[November 24, 2008, 7:23]
ITIL Qualifications Explained
White Papers This paper explains the structure of ITIL Version 3 training and qualifications that are available. ITIL is the most widely adopted approach to IT Service Management. ITIL certification is for individuals and it signifies different levels of...
[March 24, 2009, 0:20]
ITIL Service Management Practices V3 Qualifications Scheme
White Papers ITIL is Best Practice IT Service Management which is used by many hundreds of organizations around the world. A whole ITIL philosophy has grown up around the guidance contained within the ITIL books and the supporting certification and...
[February 10, 2009, 0:20]
More madness from north of the border
Blog The Sunday Herald has learned that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is considering provision for the theory as part of a review of the science course curriculum. According to the Sunday Herald, the Scottish Qualifications Authority...
[June 19, 2007, 18:06]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback This new group appears to be for those without any security qualifications. Security professionals that already have qualifications are members of ISC2 or ISACA or ISSA. Now we have ISSP, whats next ISSQ?
[February 17, 2006, 14:05]
EDS and Thames Valley University link up for training
News EDS and Thames Valley University (TVU) have started an initiative aimed at giving staff working towards National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) a chance to also earn a related college degree. The 'Degrees for Modern Apprentices' programme allows...
[March 10, 2003, 17:40]
Welder Management System Lite
Downloads Welder Management System Lite is software for managing welders and welder qualifications including the following features: WPQs--create and automatically code-check ASME Section IX welder qualifications.
[November 8, 2005, 21:18]
Interesting list however I disagree
Talkback I have found certifications and qualifications practically useless. Get qualifications if you want and if you're interested but don't imagine that they'll be any use. Point 5. It's true that they might get your CV read when stupid employers...
[September 8, 2007, 11:57]
E-Learning centres planned for nurses
News The University of Ulster has been selected as one of three UK universities to deliver an e-learning centre for qualified nurses, enabling them to further their qualifications online. Registered nurses will work towards building up credits, which...
[April 25, 2001, 7:08]
ShortFall? from an ex student
Talkback Being a graduate in IT i was among a great deal of people in IT, It took me 20 interviews to actually get a job, i don't think it is lack of skills it became apparent that companies wanted experience over qualifications or both in a nice low paid...
[February 12, 2008, 17:45]
Home web-access linked to better GCSE results
News According to the ONS statistics, degree-level educated adults are most likely to have internet access at home, while individuals without any formal qualifications are least likely to be online. Those with no formal qualifications are least likely...
[September 1, 2008, 13:18]
BCS tailors certification to IT specialisms
News As part of the effort, the organisation plans to create an Academy of Computing, and to launch new Green IT qualifications. Adam Thilthorpe, the BCS's director for professionalism in IT, said the introduction of five-year Current Competence...
[September 21, 2009, 17:10]
Bulldog fixes broadband problems
Talkback also my average throughtput for the first 8 weeks was 201kbps on average.they tried to blame it on my firewall, which is a very good piece of cisco kit i got through my work at a discount.they also blamed my cables and when i pointed out that i...
[March 10, 2006, 1:40]
Invest now - payback later
Blog This is particularly relevant when discussing the value of security qualifications and certificates. It ignores the fact that one of the main values associated with security qualifications is that they show that the individual has made an...
[May 5, 2009, 16:07]
Government joins push for IT professionalism
News The BCS has already played its part in championing the new IT profession through a high profile membership recruitment campaign and a raft of new professional qualifications to reflect the rapid evolutionary process that is the nature of the IT...
[May 11, 2005, 16:30]
Government to relaunch IT NVQ
News Lloyd said that the new NVQ will have the ability to integrate with vendor qualifications, which have always had much more credibility in the industry. No more will we have this brick wall between vendor and open qualifications," he said.
[May 5, 2004, 18:05]
Fall in number of IT A-level students
News Academic qualifications are not the be all and end all when it comes to a career in technology, according to IT training company Computeach, which said that employers value IT specific qualifications that are relevant to current market conditions.
[August 18, 2008, 8:51]
Of Qtrax and broken dreams
Blog In the background, I can hear someone talking about Macdonald's offering A-level qualifications. But yes, Macdonalds is set to issue qualifications 'equivalent to an A-level'. A last look around the news, and an outfit called QTrax was making some...
[January 28, 2008, 7:40]
UK security industry gets professional body
News IISP claims it will add value by mentoring those who have taken security qualifications, and by providing on-the-job training. The Institute has no plans at the moment to offer qualifications, though.
[February 28, 2006, 8:50]
Veteran job candidates present a few interview challenges
News Focus on the job qualifications above all else This will place the focus squarely on job qualifications and circumvent a lot of uncomfortable banter about how much things have changed in the last 30 years.
[January 3, 2003, 15:43]
