Part 1: Leadership in a world of opportunity
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Leadership is imperative, locally, nationally and globally. This section shows how leading employers are engaging with the NTO to provide a united voice.
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The UK has tremendous existing capability in today's 'e-world'. Widespread recognition of its world-class multimedia companies, Internet start-ups, technology-dependent high-value businesses and open telecoms environment gives the UK great advantage. However, successfully exploiting these inherent strengths to establish the UK as a world leader in the Information Age of the 21st Century demands new leadership. Leading employers, large and small, have come together to provide this, working in collaboration with government and educators.
The e-skills NTO: the voice of employers
Established to act on industry skills needs, the e-skills NTO serves three communities, each represented by an employer-led board with roles as follows:
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For the IT Industry
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For UK Businesses
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For the UK's workforce (IT4all)
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Improve the IT industry's global competitiveness through focus on the rapid attainment of world-class skills
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Increase the strategic exploitation of technology by companies in all sectors, by addressing the skills needs of their professional IT staff
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Increase the general IT competence of the population, to improve employability and contribution to the economy
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Co-ordinating Board:
to oversee the coherence of strategy across the three communities. This Board includes the chairs of the three Boards above.
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Leadership effectiveness of the e-skills NTO Boards is ensured by the engagement of CEOs and senior serving executives from leading employers and representative smaller companies, including
Accenture, Calcom, Compaq, Dell, IBM, ICL, Microsoft, Morgan Chambers, Psion, RM plc and Vistorm
. These are complemented by thought-leaders from other influential organisations, including the Professor of New Media & the Internet at the
London School of Economics
, the Principal of a
College of Further Education
, the Executive Director of a
Learning and Skills Counci
l and the Director General of the
CSSA
, creating a uniquely influential partnership focused on the delivery of this plan. Please go to
About Us
for a full list of Board Directors.
As the government-recognised National Training Organisation for the Information Age, the e-skills NTO:
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is the nationally-recognised voice of employers on skills for competitiveness
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leads the UK's drive for world class skills
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brings employers together to say what skills are needed and how these skills can be acquired
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leads the development of national standards and qualifications
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is the authoritative point of reference for 'e-skills' matters
"We care greatly about our track record and reputation as a creator of innovative solutions for IT skills issues. What matters most is providing value to the employers we represent."
Karen Price,
CEO, the e-skills NTO
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Value to employers - The e-skills NTO offers:
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Action
creating powerful collaborations of employers
to address skills issues
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Influence
providing a voice for employers in Government;
linking industry and education
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Expertise
delivering practical
help and access to funding
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"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
Derek Bok,
Former President of Harvard University
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