[LINK] Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?

[Linda Rouse]

Sorry about the TechWatch Registration..! Most of the info was 
included in my posting - it continues

'Against this background, it is interesting to note a recent 
initiative 		within the retailer Marks & Spencer to move 
its ICT staff closer to thebusiness by placing smaller teams within 
individual business functions, and to recruit technology graduates 
with business acumen rather than simply technology qualifications. I 
believe that this will be a trend 		repeated throughout 
organisations over the next few years, but the underlying picture 
painted by CPHC suggests that the pipeline is unprepared to meet this 
demand.

		At a time when industry is bemoaning the lack of 
appropriate ICT and 		business skills, and struggling to 
attract the right calibre of person, there is an unfortunate 
disconnect between the investment made in training and professional 
development in the workplace, and that carried out in conjunction 
with the Higher Education sector (the Lambert review on 
business-university collaboration across all sectors indicated only a 
		1% feed-through).

		I believe it is essential therefore, that private- 
and public-sector 		organisations engage more closely 
with both higher education and with schools, to communicate the 
future requirements for ICT skills and their 	application within 
business, and to become actively involved in their funding and 
development. One of the conclusions of CPHC's report was 
	that the government should provide incentives for industry to 
sponsor courses and students, and I feel that such an initiative 
would be very beneficial in helping to close this gap.'

Linda

>Linda Rouse wrote on 14/1/08 11:09 AM:
>>  Interesting article from Butler Group's TechWatch today. on decline of
>>  ICT in the UK. . . especially 3rd para that discusses the lack of
>>  business skills rather than the lack of software science and
>>  technology... hmm
>>
>> 
>>http://www.butlergroup.com/research/KCInterPages/%7B4C486CA4-F7AF-4D50-802F-C77CCDAF5D5E%7D.asp
>>
>>
>Ahem, "Registration Required" :-(
>
>thanks for a great contribution.
>
>s

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