IT education and training
CW Nordics: Nordea links up with IBM to meet fintech challenge
Discover how IBM’s €473m managed services contract with Nordea reflects an increasing trend among Nordic banks to outsource more of their IT to help meet the challenge of fintechs.
News : IT education and training
-
June 25, 2019
25
Jun'19
AI will drive reskilling in problem solving, creativity and collaboration
A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that executives do not believe that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, but staff will need retraining
-
June 25, 2019
25
Jun'19
Sky invests £125,000 in female-led business ideas
Five women have been awarded their share of £125,000 from Sky to pursue technology-led business ideas
-
June 24, 2019
24
Jun'19
A third of jobs could become redundant as a result of digitisation
Around 12 million jobs could significantly change or become redundant by 2024 as a result of the adoption of digital technologies
-
June 24, 2019
24
Jun'19
US tech industry’s racial wage gap is widening, report finds
A report on salaries in the tech industry has found that the racial wage gap in the US is widening, despite the average tech worker salary increasing year on year
In Depth : IT education and training
-
Rise in business-led IT spend increases risks and opportunities
Digitally leading businesses benefit from faster time to market, better employee experience and improved finances, but lack of partnership between CIOs and business units can jeopardise progress, says Harvey Nash / KPMG survey Continue Reading
-
Skills, digital and the manufacturing sector
Manufacturing still accounts for a large amount of the UK economy, and when it comes to the fourth industrial revolution, the UK has aspirations to be a world leader – but does it have the digital know-how to back it up? Continue Reading
-
Regional differences in the UK’s computing curriculum
Teaching young people about the importance of digital skills is a focus of the education system across the UK, but the delivery of these skills is different across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – who has it right? Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT education and training
-
5/10 for the IfA Digital Apprenticeships Standards Review
The Statutory Review of the Digital Apprenticeship standards inherited by the Institute for Apprenticeships answers less than half the question. Much of the question (e.g. allowable costs) is ... Continue Reading
-
Why learning Stem skills from a young age is so important
In this contributed post, MJ Chun, director of product, Anki, explains why children need to be exposed to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) from a young age. Coding was added to the ... Continue Reading
-
Education and training to help build the future, not just preserve the past
Unless you understand the past you cannot make sense of the present let alone make sensible preparations for an uncertain future. Unfortunately most discussion on education and training policy is ... Continue Reading
Opinion : IT education and training
-
Opening a path into a tech career for anyone
The technology sector needs new talent and must get better at appealing to people at all stages of their life and career Continue Reading
-
What is the right goal for digital inclusion?
Most tech observers agree that digital inclusion is important, but the digitally excluded can have quite different views on what they want Continue Reading
-
Improving public/private collaboration to boost digital government
TechUK and the civil service are working together on a programme to develop digital skills in Whitehall and a better understanding of government needs in the tech industry Continue Reading
Videos : IT education and training
-
Inside MyRepublic’s digital transformation journey
MyRepublic’s group CIO and chief operating officer talks up the company’s digital transformation journey and how it has overcome challenges that stood in its way
-
Amali de Alwis, most influential woman in UK IT 2018 - winner’s speech
Amali de Alwis received the accolade of Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2018, due to her work as CEO of not-for-profit Code First: Girls
-
Diversity in technology 2017: Alternative routes into tech - how people can succeed
In this video from Computer Weekly’s 2017 diversity in technology event, a number of young people in the technology industry discuss their various routes in to tech and why the traditional path is not always the best.