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]
University Opens Course For Hackers
News There are also ethical hacking courses and qualifications offered by private sector IT training organisations such as the Training Camp, which launched a course two years ago. A degree course in computer hacking has been launched by a Scottish...
[June 20, 2006, 10:00]
Universities Highlight IT Forensics Boom
News But, he cautioned, qualifications will not themselves stop attacks. How useful qualifications are in their own right I don't know, but they certainly do help when you find yourself in court or defending an industrial tribunal.
[April 24, 2007, 17:08]
University Or Certification?
News Liu also thinks the focus on qualifications will only heighten. There are the issues about whether to opt for vendor neutral or vendor-specific certification, or if it's preferable to work through a more general university degree.
[September 26, 2002, 10:44]
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]
The (e)business Of Online Learning
News Students aren't quite so interested in qualifications any more -- and are much more interested in skills. Some students were disqualified at college entry, some at university, some more at post-graduate level.
[February 7, 2002, 16:14]
E-skills Aims To Boost IT Degree Numbers
News The first stage of the Catalyst programme will focus on mapping a series of degree courses against a framework of IT professional skills and qualifications, to identify best practice, and provide a basis for curriculum development to address any...
[September 18, 2007, 18:57]
Most Techies Would Recommend IT Career To Offspring
News Men had less respect for such qualifications: 35 percent of respondents said they "somewhat disagree" with the statement "The technology professionals I respect most generally have a relevant university degree".
[May 14, 2008, 12:33]
Third Of UK Homes Still Lack Internet Access
News Individuals who have no formal qualifications are least likely to have internet connection in their home, at 56 percent now online, while adults under 70 with a university degree or equivalent qualification are most likely (93 percent).
[August 28, 2008, 9:00]
Developers 'should Be Accountable' For Security Holes
News Companies that develop software also have a role to play, said Schmidt, by checking that prospective employees have relevant security qualifications before hiring them. Most university courses traditionally focused on usability, scalability, and...
[October 12, 2005, 12:15]
France Talks Up Its Tech Prospects
News France actually has a higher percentage of 20- to 29-year-olds with qualifications in science or technology than the US or the UK. To attract students from India, Japan and elsewhere, France has begun to teach university courses in the language...
[May 25, 2005, 9:25]
Tight Job Market Encourages Innovation
News Increasingly, if you're going to be an IT manager or an IT professional you need uni qualifications," Hedley said. Associate Professor Jenny Edwards, from the faculty of information technology at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) said she...
[January 21, 2002, 16:02]
