The IT Industry

In the increasingly competitive environment of today's IT industry, you – and your competitors - need access to skills which are in high demand, short supply and traded globally. We appreciate that your success depends on finding and retaining people with the up to date skills you need. Not only technical skills, but all those skills which relate to making and sustaining significant competitive advantage. To make these skills available, we need a plan for effective cooperation and linkages between industry, education and government. This strategy document defines that plan. It offers you the opportunity to influence the overall skills environment within the UK, and make sure you have access to the skills you need.

With the guidance of the IT Industry Board, including executives from Accenture, Dell, IBM and ICL, the e-skills NTO will lead a multi-year transformation programme focused on:

• A radical boost to the image of IT careers, to attract enough of the best
• Dramatically improved linkage with education and training, with students becoming highly employable in IT careers
• A professionally qualified IT workforce, and an internationally-respected qualification structure
• An effective process for authoritative predictive information on e-skills, valued by employers, Government and educators
• The skills pool to support UK leadership in e-business

You can view all the sections of the Plan online from the main menu or download a copy 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.