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We need to redefine I.T. skills
Talkback There are as many reports claiming an existance of a shortage in skills as there are those claiming that I.T.graduates can’t find jobs. The problem is an industry that’s moving too fast for its own good; students graduate from university only to...
[February 13, 2008, 18:14]
Certification Raises Confidence, Skills, and Salaries at International Law Firm
White Papers The Orange County office administrator and computer skills trainer, Barbara Bater, worked together to train and encourage the office's legal secretaries and word processing staff to earn Microsoft Word Expert and Microsoft Excel Specialist...
[June 16, 2006, 0:00]
Graduate vacancies drop - skills are key to success
News Graduate employers are predicting a drop in vacancies this year, but salaries are on the way up, and graduates with the right skills can demand healthy packages. This year's Graduate Salaries and Vacancies Annual Review from the Association of...
[February 18, 2002, 16:11]
Part One of Two: Skills Based Routing Benefits and Challenges
White Papers Skills-based routing, done right, can help minimize overhead expenses, build an orderly career path for agents and improve customer service. When skills-based routing was a new concept, design complexity and technology limitations posed major...
[March 28, 2008, 7:45]
Skills Assessment and Customized Training for Help Desk Staff Save Time and Money
White Papers With the help of the campus, the technicians used the Microsoft Skills Assessment for Organizations, an online tool from Microsoft Learning, to identify the extent of their knowledge. Getronics HelpYouDesk, located in Berlin, Germany, is the...
[May 4, 2007, 0:00]
Skills not money needed to fight cybercrime
News The problem, said EURIM, is that although cybercrimes are becoming more common, members of the police force and specialist computer crime units lack many of the basic skills required to trace and analyse computer-based crimes.
[May 18, 2004, 16:45]
What skills
Talkback "to plugging a critical skills shortfall" It would be interesting to know what those skills are. So what skills are you talking about, "business intelligence and business process improvement" is not good enough.
[April 17, 2008, 20:52]
IBM's Objective Metrics - A Knowledge Company's Approach to Skills Inventory Management
White Papers In 2001, IBM's Americas IT Specialist Profession Discipline Leader set out to implement an online skills measurement system that would improve IBM's ability to pinpoint that knowledge. The skills measurement strategy began with a need to improve...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
CEO skills in the spotlight as Yahoo seeks leader
News Yahoo board and outgoing chief executive Jerry Yang are in agreement that Yang's skills are not the right ones to turn the company around. One source familiar with Yahoo's thinking shared the company's wish list of desirable attributes for Yang's...
[November 19, 2008, 15:15]
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Certification Exams: Measuring IT Pro Skills in Relevant Ways - Level 100
White Papers Microsoft Learning continually evaluates the methods of testing to ensure the exams successfully measure job role skills, ensures exam validity, and addresses piracy concerns. Through this webcast one can learn about the new upcoming exams, engage...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft to buy in more security skills
News Microsoft bought Whale for its Internet protocol security technology skills. Microsoft will focus on rapid acquisitions to quickly build its security capability, the company said this week. Recent acquisitions such as Winternals and virtual private...
[August 2, 2006, 15:50]
UK shortage of IT skills continues
News Employers continue to experience a shortage of core technical skills, according to a quarterly review of the ICT (Information and Computer Technology) labour market by E-skills UK. However, the number of firms reporting IT skills shortages has...
[May 30, 2002, 10:23]
Microsoft admits .Net skills shortage
Talkback I doubt there is really a "skills shortage". But it seems pointless to retrain Java programmers to .net, because .net offers no real advantages over Java. Dot net is just an attempt by Microsoft to lock more people in to their proprietary technology.
[November 9, 2005, 20:00]
How Information Builders Gives Clients the Skills Needed to Achieve ROI
White Papers If a company's customers lack the skills to achieve ROI from the deployment of a technology solution, it's a losing proposition for both the buyer and the seller. In today's tight technology market, where the need to demonstrate ROI is a...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications Result in New Skills and Employment for Cambodian Immigrant
White Papers When the company Ainly Zajicek was working for went out of business, the Cambodian immigrant found herself unemployed, without a college education, and without many marketable skills. Fortunately, she learned about the Microsoft Office Specialist...
[June 13, 2006, 0:00]
Core training aims to fill the skills gap
News Core ICT training is at the heart of government proposals to bridge the UK's skills gap and turn out better qualified and more highly skilled school leavers into the workplace. Businesses are to be consulted on the proposals by a working group of...
[March 22, 2004, 14:30]
Davis's Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills (CNSkills)
Downloads Davis Company Rely on this invaluable resource for both the common and critical clinical procedures that nurses perform everyday.in every care setting.Davis''s Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills provides step-by-step directions for...
[December 1, 2008, 6:00]
A Year Ago: Intervention needed for skills shortage
News Speaking today at the UK Technology Week show at Earl's Court, John Temple Head of the Skills Unit at the Department of Education and Employment acknowledged the need for government intervention to help solve the problem of IT skills shortages in...
[October 6, 1999, 7:23]
Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills
Downloads This resource provides instant guidance for performing over 180 skills. It aims to help nursing students or graduate nurses incorporate cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills into safe and effective patient care.
[November 18, 2008, 6:06]
IT skills academy gets gov't green light
News The government has given the go ahead for a National Skills Academy for IT, set to open next year. The National Skills Academy for Information Technology is one of four to get the thumbs up, and is looking to open its doors in summer 2009.
[October 9, 2008, 15:03]
