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National Skills Academy for IT is Proposed
[22 July 2008]Plus: IT Skills Trends Are Examined by e-Skills UK; IT Grad Shortage Has Companies Scrambling; Research Launched into Gender Skills Gap
Accrediting Workplace Training is Proposed
[08 July 2008]Plus: New Award Honors IT Training Innovations; IT Departments Suffer Business Squeeze; Report Sees Decline in IT Teachers; Students Think IT Careers Would Be Boring
Certified IT Pros Earn Top Salaries
[20 June 2008]Plus: 'Boring' IT Courses Turn Off Students; Project Management Ranks as Top Tech Concern; Young IT Pros are Committed to Their Jobs; Bosses Need Final Say on Training, Claims CIPD
IT Professionals Value Training and Information
[06 June 2008]Plus: BCS to Help Form European ICT Skills Agenda; IT Performance Management Data Sought by CFOs; IT Outsourcing Grows More Complex; IT Professionalism Receives Government Push
Brown Favours Legal Rights for Training
[28 May 2008]Plus: UK’s IT Training Market Enjoys Growth Spurt; IITT Seeks to Bolster Training Industry; IT Still Lacks Clout in the Boardroom
Loss of Data could be a Criminal Offence
[09 May 2008]Plus: UK Training Budgets Soar to New High; IT Brain Drain will Escalate, Says Survey; Training Ranks High With This Year’s Grads
Business Continuity Gets Short Shrift, Says BT
[30 Apr 2008]Plus: Adult Learning Continues to Decline; Healthcare Lags in IT Security, Experts Warn; Gap in Basic Skills Worries Most Employers; De-motivated Workers Cited in Study
IT Outsourcers Embrace ITSM, ITIL®
[18 Apr 2008]Plus: Skills Pledge Fails to Excite Employers; Cyber Criminals are Relentless, Security Chiefs Warn; UK Lags in Innovation, Survey Claims; IT Demand Grows for Mobile/Wireless Skills
Use of Coaching Continues to Increase
[08 Apr 2008]Plus:New Employability Skills Certificate is Unveiled by EDI; Employee Awareness About Security is Urged; IT Strategy is Urged for Mobile Workers; A Severe Cut in IT Departments is Predicted
ITIL Releases v3 Manager Bridge Qualification
[25 Mar 2008]Plus: Most UK Businesses Ignore Disaster Planning; Some Gain, Little Train Seen in Darling Budget; CIOs are More Talk than Walk on Innovation; More Foreign Workers are Claiming IT Jobs
Skills Crisis Heads Reasons for Modernising IT
[05 Mar 2008]Plus: Tech Skills Are Prized Among Top Executives; Overtime is the Norm for IT Managers; IT Security Skills Are Badly Needed; Gender Pay Gap in IT is Narrowing
Broad Experience Being Sought for CIOs
[28 Feb 2008]Plus: IT Skills Challenge is Detailed in New Report; Quick Training Programme Helps Professionals Return to Work; Businesses and Schools Join New IT Skills Programme; IT Chiefs are Bullish on Tech Sector Jobs
ITIL® Adoption will Enhance IT's Image
[08 Feb 2008]Plus: Many Workers Won't Ask for Training; Women Feel Ignored by HR Departments; Socitm Shifts Focus to the Modern Public Sector; New Masters Program May Lure IT Grads
New Socitm Initiative Promotes IT Skills
[23 Jan 2008]Plus: Most Firms are Unprepared for Serious Disasters; BCS and IET Will Jointly Promote the IT Profession
Report Details Public Sector IT Cost Overruns
[08 Jan 2008]Plus: IT Security Battle Begins With Training, Says Cisco; Higher IT Salaries Forecast as Skills Gap Byproduct; Most Managers Pass on the e-Learning Wave; Teamwork Needs Rank Higher than IT, Says Microsoft Survey
Top IT Managers are ‘Business People First,’ says Parity
[18 Dec 2007]Plus: Telecoms Pros Receive Less Training; UK-ICT Marketing Campaign is Launched; IT Integration is Often Overlooked in M&A Deals; Government IT Procurement Skills are in Short Supply
ITIL® Helps IT Meet Business Goals, Claims Survey
[04 Dec 2007]Plus: More Firms Should Stress Talent Management, Study Says; Job-Hopping Techies are in Short Supply; World's 'Best Trained Workforce' Envisioned by Brown; Temp Workers Pose Security Concerns
Companies are urged to adopt ITIL® v3
[21 Nov 2007]Plus: IT Jobs are Perceived as 'Geeky'; IT Managers are Too Busy to Think; IT Salaries Soar on Skills Gap Woes; New IT Certification Council is Formed
New Disaster Recovery Standard is Issued
[07 Nov 2007]Plus: New Diploma Could Close IT Skills Gap; Skills Gap Help has eluded Governments; Standards Loom for Professional Coaches; New Delivery Models will Challenge IT
Best Practices cited for Managing IT Change
[24 Oct 2007]Plus: Damage to Brand Image Worries IT Execs; Employer Practices, not Training, Blamed for Gender Gap; Fears of IT Shortage are Overstated, Claims Panel
New Framework for IT profession to be Aired by e-skills UK
[09 Oct 2007]Plus: Job-Swapping CIOs Want More Strategic Input; New Plan Unveiled to Support High Tech; EC Laments Slow Pace of Educational Reform
e-skills UK Will Promote IT Careers
[25 Sep 2007]Plus: New IT Governance Certification is Unveiled by ISACA; IT Risk Awareness Starts at the Top, Claims Gartner; Firms Should Promote Women in IT, Experts Say; Security Risk of Mobile Devices is underscored
Many IT Managers Lack a Clear Vision of Their Systems
[13 Sep 2007]Plus: IT Managers Should Communicate Risk; Women are Leaving IT as Pay Gap Widens; Growing Importance of Political Skills is Forecast by CMI
UK Workers Rank High in Tech Training
[28 Aug 2007]Plus: BCS Lays Welcome Mat for A-level Students; CIOs Urged to be Proactive in Attracting Talent; Training is Needed for Flextime Managers
IT Job Dissatisfaction is Linked to Training
[14 Aug 2007]Plus: IT Job Dissatisfaction is Linked to Training; Quality Training Comes from Good Management; Government Skills Plan is Criticised by MPs; LCS is new ITIL® Examination Institute
'World Class Skills' are Promised for UK
[31 July 2007]Plus: CIPD Praises Accreditation Proposal; IT Skills Shortage woes hit Financial Sector; CMI offers Workplace Diversity Guidelines; Companies want Policy from their IT Departments
New UK Skills Campaign is Launched
[19 July 2007]Plus: Skills are Promoted in Department Reorder; 'Rogue IT Behaviour' Affects Businesses, Claims Study; IT and Business Success are Linked in Cisco Study; Security Breaches Draw a Commissioner’s Ire
New e-Skills Leadership Board is Created
[05 July 2007]Plus: IT Boom is Forecast for EU States; Process Integration Keys Global Success, Many IT Execs Agree; CIOs Often Lack Keys to C-Suite
ITIL® v3 Qualification Scheme Unveiled
[19 June 2007]Plus: ICT Skills Gap is focus of latest e-skills UK study; IT Security Measures are seen as too complex; Computer users take unnecessary risks, reminds study; Most workers prefer Informal Learning
Most Government IT Projects are Failures
[05 June 2007]Plus: ITIL® v3 will lure half of Companies, new Study says; IT Staffers routinely snoop on colleagues, claims survey; Leitch Report's skills pledge riles employers; New Quality Mark unveiled by Work Wise UK
ITIL® v3 Will Chart a New Business Course
[23 May 2007]Plus: National Strategy Urged to Promote the UK's IT Sector; New Patent Ruling will benefit High-tech, Online Ed Firms; Managerial Skills are Top Concerns of Executive Survey; Training Budgets Drop in Latest CIPD Survey
BCS Offers Institute of Directors Qualification
[14 May 2007]Plus: Senior Executives are least likely to receive Training; IT Irrelevance is Warned by Gartner; New Model for Innovative Companies Stresses IT; CBI urges New National Qualification System
New Government Panel Will Monitor IT Projects
[24 Apr 2007]Plus: Tracking IT Assets bedevils organisations; VoIP is called coo confusing for non-techies; Line Managers fail L&D duties, study shows; New CompTIA Certification is available worldwide
New Model for IT Skills is unveiled by e-skills UK
[17 Apr 2007]Plus: UK firms have a mixed score on ICT use; Future of ICT is Grist for new Intellect paper; Companies eye new Business Continuity Standard; Trainers are being pressured to quantify successes
Corporate Boards face IT Credibility Gap
[28 Mar 2007]Plus: Disaster contingencies elude UK Companies; Shortage of Women in IT Worries the EC; Training Administration eats tight budgets, claims researcher; Cisco’s WebEx purchase creates an IT training leader
IT Degrees Don't Impress Employers
[13 Mar 2007]Plus: Managed Migration is a BCS Priority; IT Professionals share environmental concerns; CRM skills shortage is predicted; IBM’s US employees will receive Financial Training
Mid-sized Firms Often Lack Disaster Plans
[27 Feb 2007]Plus: Continued Decline in IT Skills is Predicted; Sponsors Sought for New IT and Telecommunications Academy; Middle Managers Have an Alarming Lack of Skills, Study Finds; Role of CIO is in Flux, Conflicting Studies Reveal
IT Training Group is Formed by BCS
[13 Feb 2007]Plus: New Agreement Reached on ITIL Exams; CIOs Find Need for Business Intelligence Skills; IT's Potential Eludes Most Small Companies; New Management Skills Organisation Launched
IT Draws Nearer to Professional Status
[30 Jan 2007]Plus: IT Security Accreditation Effort Takes Off; Socitm Criticises Government’s IT Proposals; Bias Seen Against Training Older Workers; Knowledge Sharing is Goal of New SIAG Platform
Enhanced ITIL® guidelines will be Lifecycle based
[16 Jan 2007]Plus: UK's IT Skills Crisis Worsens, New Study Claims; Outsourcing Growth Will Follow IT's Lead; Information Glut Plagues IT Managers; Transforming Government Is An IT Exercise
