IT User Skills for All

To those concerned with the IT user skills of the UK's workforce

With almost all UK organisations utilising business technology, IT is widely acknowledged as the new literacy requirement of the 21st Century. The UK needs an employee base that is competent in and enthusiastic about the use of IT. This means increasing the demand from employees and potential employees for IT user skills, and helping people access quality programmes to improve these skills. To make sure employers have access to a workforce that has appropriate IT user skills for the Informative Age, we need a plan determining clear priorities for action, that aligns educators and government with employer needs. This strategy document defines that plan.

With the guidance of the IT4all Board, comprising executives from leading employers, education establishments and government agencies, the e-skills NTO will lead a UK agenda that includes:

• Increasing the demand for IT user skills
• Improving the access and quality of IT user skills training
• Addressing needs for IT user qualifications that are valued by employers
• Providing authoritative skills intelligence regarding UK needs for IT user skills.

You can view all the sections of the Plan online from the main menu or Download the Plan for printing.

Your help is needed! Please consider which aspects of this plan are most important to you, and go to Get Involved to register your interest. As well as contributing to a successful future for the UK, you and your organisation will reap the rewards of working alongside some of the most prestigious organisations in the UK.