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ABS: Studying IT subjects loses its appeal
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-24 04:25:00
The proportion of people studying information technology subjects at institutions other than schools has plummeted since 2001, from 9 per cent of students enrolled in a course of study to just 3 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-24 04:25:00
The proportion of people studying information technology subjects at institutions other than schools has plummeted since 2001, from 9 per cent of students enrolled in a course of study to just 3 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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ICT careers expo hits Melbourne next month
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-16 00:04:01
The new media side of ICT careers will be explored at a forthcoming careers expo in Melbourne.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-16 00:04:01
The new media side of ICT careers will be explored at a forthcoming careers expo in Melbourne.
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Skills headache: NBN Co to deliver tech training programs
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-15 00:28:59
Anticipating deep shortages of technical and trade skills as it plans to roll-out its National Broadband Network, NBN Company executive chairman Mike Quigley says the venture will design and deliver its own specialist training courses with partners around the country.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-15 00:28:59
Anticipating deep shortages of technical and trade skills as it plans to roll-out its National Broadband Network, NBN Company executive chairman Mike Quigley says the venture will design and deliver its own specialist training courses with partners around the country.
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Tech skills: CIO Steward flattens demand spikes
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-12 22:30:14
The Australian Government will cope with expected skills shortages in the tech sector as the economy picks up through better management of public sector demand, the Commonwealth's chief information officer Ann Steward says.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-12 22:30:14
The Australian Government will cope with expected skills shortages in the tech sector as the economy picks up through better management of public sector demand, the Commonwealth's chief information officer Ann Steward says.
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Tighten visa requirements for ICT skills: Experts
Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-31 01:47:21
Australian education and immigration authorities should dramatically increase local ICT graduate numbers to plug holes in the nation’s tech skills supply rather than relying on greater numbers of 457 short-stay visa holders, Monash University immigration expert Bob Birrell says.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-31 01:47:21
Australian education and immigration authorities should dramatically increase local ICT graduate numbers to plug holes in the nation’s tech skills supply rather than relying on greater numbers of 457 short-stay visa holders, Monash University immigration expert Bob Birrell says.
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‘Inevitable’ ICT skills crisis looms
Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-29 22:40:27
Even as unemployment in the wider economy grows, Australia will face critical ICT skills shortages as soon as next year, with the public sector expected to be worst hit, according to research group Intermedium.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-29 22:40:27
Even as unemployment in the wider economy grows, Australia will face critical ICT skills shortages as soon as next year, with the public sector expected to be worst hit, according to research group Intermedium.
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Demand for ICT professionals on the rise, bottom is in
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2009-07-26 17:30:19
The bottom in ICT employment has been reached and demand for skilled jobs is once again on the rise, according to the latest market survey from a major technology recruiter. The news adds to a growing list of evidence of a return to health of the ICT jobs scene.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2009-07-26 17:30:19
The bottom in ICT employment has been reached and demand for skilled jobs is once again on the rise, according to the latest market survey from a major technology recruiter. The news adds to a growing list of evidence of a return to health of the ICT jobs scene.
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ACS still beating digital economy drum in wake of budget
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-13 07:56:38
Despite some prominence given to ICT issues in the budget, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is yet again calling for the federal government to frame a strategy for developing Australia’s digital economy, which it clearly believes is a ‘golden egg’ just waiting to be hatched.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-13 07:56:38
Despite some prominence given to ICT issues in the budget, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is yet again calling for the federal government to frame a strategy for developing Australia’s digital economy, which it clearly believes is a ‘golden egg’ just waiting to be hatched.
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Want to increase GDP? Adopt broadband faster
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-05 05:42:45
Faster broadband adoption would usher in an age of renewed prosperity if a new European study is to be believed. Furthermore, the economic benefits would be felt the most in the recession strapped first world countries where ICT skills are high.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-05 05:42:45
Faster broadband adoption would usher in an age of renewed prosperity if a new European study is to be believed. Furthermore, the economic benefits would be felt the most in the recession strapped first world countries where ICT skills are high.
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NBN would provide hundreds of needed jobs says recruitment boss
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 17:53:30
The boss of one of Australia's largest ICT recruiters says the much delayed National Broadband Network could provide hundreds of desperately needed ICT jobs. ICT project managers are being let go by the hundreds across Australia and recruiters are looking to the Telecoms sector to keep the market afloat with projects like the NBN.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 17:53:30
The boss of one of Australia's largest ICT recruiters says the much delayed National Broadband Network could provide hundreds of desperately needed ICT jobs. ICT project managers are being let go by the hundreds across Australia and recruiters are looking to the Telecoms sector to keep the market afloat with projects like the NBN.
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Microsoft launches new job seeker service
Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-09-01 21:08:14
In an effort to help IT graduates onto the first rung of their career ladder, Microsoft has unveiled a web portal designed to put them in touch with prospective employers.
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Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-09-01 21:08:14
In an effort to help IT graduates onto the first rung of their career ladder, Microsoft has unveiled a web portal designed to put them in touch with prospective employers.
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95 percent of UK game design degrees are sub-standard
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-19 09:04:50
The UK video game industry is facing an uncertain future as the majority of games design degree courses are labelled a waste of time by the industry. David Braben, creator of all time classic Elite, has gone on record to claim that 95 percent of courses are simply not fit for purpose. The resulting skills shortage could mean that £700m of foreign investment into the UK gets lost, along with 1,700 jobs, over the next five years according to gaming industry experts.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-19 09:04:50
The UK video game industry is facing an uncertain future as the majority of games design degree courses are labelled a waste of time by the industry. David Braben, creator of all time classic Elite, has gone on record to claim that 95 percent of courses are simply not fit for purpose. The resulting skills shortage could mean that £700m of foreign investment into the UK gets lost, along with 1,700 jobs, over the next five years according to gaming industry experts.
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