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IT technical skills
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February 05, 2004
05
Feb'04
Solaris 9 rises to Linux challenge
In the SSL/CW list of top IT skills, Solaris is number 2.
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November 07, 2003
07
Nov'03
Norwich Union uses skills framework to cut out the contractors and reward staff
Financial services company Norwich Union revealed last week that a government-backed framework for managing IT staff skills...
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November 03, 2003
03
Nov'03
MoD adopts framework to assess IT staff's skills
The armed forces are planning to change the way they assess the IT skills of their defence and civilian staff in an initiative...
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August 07, 2003
07
Aug'03
IT workforce short on skills, official survey warns
Nearly 60% of employers believe their staff need to improve their IT skills, according to research published today by E-skills...
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July 04, 2003
04
Jul'03
Let interims fill in when insiders will not do
Interim managers may be able to rescue an organisation from an acute lack of skills at short notice, but IT directors should...
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
UK IT professionals need to carve a new niche
IT professionals in the UK will need to move away from pure technical skills and gain management and business competencies as the...
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April 14, 2003
14
Apr'03
Ability to merge business and technology strategy is essential
IT leaders reveal their most important management skills
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February 05, 2003
05
Feb'03
Industry sticks by E-Skills UK
E-skills UK, the public/private sector partnership responsible for tackling IT skills shortages in the UK has shrugged off...
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January 10, 2003
10
Jan'03
IT professionals should hone business skills in 2003, says Gartner
IT professionals should use this year to enhance their perceived value and better understand business priorities, according to...
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December 19, 2002
19
Dec'02
IT jobs market shows first signs of recovery
The first signs of a tentative recovery in the IT jobs market emerged this week, with new research by The Skills Market showing...
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December 19, 2002
19
Dec'02
Firms discover the benefits of voluntary work
IT professionals are finding that volunteering their skills to help local communities can boost their own project management...
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November 14, 2002
14
Nov'02
ITers offer skills to communities
Four leading IT organisations have joined forces to launch IT4Communities, an initiative to help IT professionals use their...
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November 14, 2002
14
Nov'02
Skills market shows no signs of picking up pace
IT professionals were urged to brace themselves for a slow and painful recovery in the jobs market as evidence grows that the...
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October 31, 2002
31
Oct'02
E-government skills demand will save private sector jobs
The increased demand for IT skills in the public sector will result in a large number of IT jobs being saved in the private...
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October 31, 2002
31
Oct'02
Wanted: IT staff with storage skills
Users issued a rallying call for IT professionals to build up their storage skills and help to shore up the skills gap in the...
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July 25, 2002
25
Jul'02
Catch them young to prevent skills shortages in the future
The UK will face severe IT skills shortages unless new education initiatives are set up and led by industry. That was the message...
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June 12, 2002
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Jun'02
SMEs face skills shortage
Big companies are laying off IT staff in a slow job market but small firms still can't find the skills they need.
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May 02, 2002
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May'02
E-skills body is denied new funds due to lack of support
The public-private sector partnership responsible for fighting the UK's IT skills shortages did not get enough backing from...
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February 21, 2002
21
Feb'02
Are the wrong skills being fast-tracked by Whitehall?
Questions were raised this week about the criteria used by the Government to "fast-track" overseas IT professionals into jobs in...
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February 19, 2002
19
Feb'02
UK skills back-to-front
IT workers in the UK might not be suited to their positions because they are lacking capabilities that are key in computing,...
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January 28, 2002
28
Jan'02
e-Skills makes headway in transforming IT image
Although the IT industry is experiencing a downturn, the skills shortage faced by companies is still very prevalent.
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December 06, 2001
06
Dec'01
Employers want IT at head of skills initiative
Employers are urging the Government to put IT and telecommunications at the forefront of new plans to tackle skills gaps and poor...
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Job prospects remain firm
Employers are seeking staff with e-commerce and intranet skills despite the economic slowdown.
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October 29, 2001
29
Oct'01
Germany looks abroad to fill IT skills gap
Germany is preparing to issue a second round of 10,000 visas for foreign technology experts, despite waves of redundancies in the...
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October 25, 2001
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Oct'01
Life stops at 40 in IT industry
Life stops at 40 for many IT professionals, a new survey has revealed. Despite the acute skills shortage facing the industry, one...
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August 29, 2001
29
Aug'01
3G skills shortage threatens corporate IT projects
Users in travel, retail and finance could find plans to provide services on third generation (3G) mobile phones scuppered by a...
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August 15, 2001
15
Aug'01
Network skills are in demand
IT professionals with network skills will continue to be in short supply for the the next few years despite the economic...
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August 13, 2001
13
Aug'01
Don't be a wage slave - be a leader!
Feeling a bit low on charisma today? Don't worry - as Brinley Platts explains, most leadership skills can be taught and then it's...
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May 11, 2001
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May'01
tif advises members to be more creative
Despite the success of a handful of government schemes to end the skills shortage in the IT industry, there are calls for those...
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May 11, 2001
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May'01
AOL builds youngsters' Web skills
An AOL-sponsored course to teach basic Web design to London's disadvantaged youth is set to expand.Internet service provider AOL...
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May 01, 2001
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May'01
Study: CIOs must brush up on communication skills
Senior technology workers are under pressure to improve their communication and business skills as their role in guiding...
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March 21, 2001
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Mar'01
Government plans to train long-term jobless in IT skills
Long-term unemployed workers are to be trained and placed in IT technician jobs under the government's New Deal programme, which aims to place hundreds of the UK's unemployed in skilled IT jobs
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March 14, 2001
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Mar'01
Improve links to beat skills gap
Setting up improved links between the IT industry and education should be the Government's number one priority in combating the...
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March 14, 2001
14
Mar'01
Charter to end skills shortage
Employers are being urged to take immediate action to head off a shortage of skilled IT professionals that threatens to damage...
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March 07, 2001
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Mar'01
Reuse and recycle the key skills
Last week, the heads of the CBI and the British Chamber of Commerce, together with the European IT Commissioner warned of the competitive threat from IT skills shortages
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February 07, 2001
07
Feb'01
IT chiefs pledge to fund skills shortage research
Attempts by employers to find a solution to the UK's shortage of skilled e-commerce staff gained momentum this week, when the...
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January 31, 2001
31
Jan'01
Controllers warn of air traffic skills crisis
Air traffic specialists have warned that a staffing crisis is increasingly likely this summer as controllers are taken off normal...
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January 24, 2001
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Jan'01
Silicon Valley looks east as staff shortages bite
Cross border sourcing" is gaining in popularity in the US where an expanding skills vacuum has led Silicon Valley businesses to...
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January 10, 2001
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Jan'01
Winter slow-down for skills demand
Demand for IT staff was low throughout November and December of last year, according to the latest survey from the Recruitment & Employment... -
November 22, 2000
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Nov'00
ITers must become e-people
E-skills are becoming more sought after, with 60% of capacity-planning jobs now requiring e-expertise. Nicholas Enticknap reports...
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November 15, 2000
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Nov'00
Short-term solutions cannot plug skills gap
Despite all the good intentions of the Stevens report into the IT skills crisis, we are making very slow progress. Karen Price, head of the E-skills... -
November 15, 2000
15
Nov'00
Extent of skills shortages exaggerated in some sectors
Some skills shortages identified by the Government, and thus eligible for the fast track work permit scheme, can be filled by British IT staff.On the...
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November 15, 2000
15
Nov'00
National IT skills strategy a 'missed opportunity'
Bill GoodwinA government-backed plan to create a national strategy for IT skills for the UK has been described as a "missed...
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October 18, 2000
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Oct'00
Women hold key to IT competitiveness
Women hold the key to UK competitiveness, but as long as the IT industry appears unattractive to them, the country's skills shortages will remain... -
October 04, 2000
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Oct'00
New visa rules help to ease skills shortage
Bill GoodwinEmployers have welcomed a series of changes to Britain's immigration rules which promise to make it easier for companies...
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September 27, 2000
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Sep'00
Europe faces e-skills shortage
Europe may be poised to take charge of the world's e-business economy, but unless serious skills shortages are addressed, the...
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September 06, 2000
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Sep'00
Asylum fears hit skills plan
Bill GoodwinHysteria about bogus asylum seekers could damage the Government's plans to open up the UK to more overseas IT...
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September 06, 2000
06
Sep'00
Consultants get jobs on the spot
Nick HuberA leading UK IT consultancy is combating a technical skills shortage by offering successful applicants a job on the day of their...
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August 23, 2000
23
Aug'00
Standing out in the skills crowd
The rising stars in skills requirements are Web-based and object-oriented, with Java the strongest contender. But C++ remains the...
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August 09, 2000
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Aug'00
BCS plans certificate in consultancy skills
An independent qualification in consultancy is being planned for staff in both IT departments and services companies following high demand for a BCS...