All Staffing and Training News - March 2008

Hot skills: Google Web Toolkit

When Bruce Johnson , co-creator of the Google Web Toolkit, boasted...

New immigration rules may hamper Indian software contracts

The UK's new points-based immigration system could prevent Indian IT workers from entering the country easily, potentially creating problems for importing new IT systems and getting IT support for existing contracts.

BT appoints former health minister Hewitt to board

BT has appointed former health secretary Patrica Hewitt to its board as a non-executive director. BT is a...

Three-quarters of IT managers demand security skills

Three-quarters of IT managers say security skills are the most important skills for their IT professionals to have, according to a survey by technology certification body CompTIA.

Half of schoolchildren use Facebook during lessons, study says

More than half of children in school will be studying Facebook rather than lessons, says a new study of more than 1,000 UK pupils.

Global skills shortage continues to drive up IT salaries

A major skills shortage is continuing to drive up salaries for IT professionals globally.

Mifid ushers in trading technology skills boom

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) has certainly shaken up the share trading industry, but has it also created more job opportunities...

E-Skills launches IT competition for primary pupils

E-Skills UK and the Parliamentary IT Committee (Pitcom) launched their IT competition for primary school students this week, in partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Businesses fail to utilise expertise of Facebook generation

Businesses are failing to make use of the IT skills of the those recuits known as the "Facebook Generation" who have left education in the past three years, according to a report commissioned by database firm FileMaker.

The attractions of working in local government

Mention local government IT and many people think of low pay and sleepy backwaters. So why on earth would any IT professional want to work for a local authority?
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