Part 2.2 Strategic objectives for professional skills
Based on the needs of key stakeholders (see
Annex A
), the following strategic objectives have been established as the priorities for addressing professional skills needs throughout the UK - for the IT industry itself and for employers of IT staff across other sectors. These objectives provide a framework for getting the right people into IT careers, for addressing the changing skills needs of existing IT professionals, and for ongoing assessment of requirements.
The e-skills NTO will lead a UK agenda to deliver:
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An increase in the number of high quality
recruits
into IT careers
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Stronger
linkages
between educators and employers of IT professionals
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Investment
that is directed at meeting the strategic needs of UK industry
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for e-skills
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More relevant and available e-skills development
pathways and qualifications
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Improved access to the skills required for
e-business
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Authoritative industry-wide perspectives of current and future
e-skills requirements
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Significant expansion of the range and number of
employers
working together to tackle these objectives
"With a technological revolution on this scale [the UK] has to try harder that's why I've set the goal of Britain being the best place for e-commerce by 2002."
Tony Blair
Prime Minister
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'Industry-wide' and 'industry' refer to all relevant industry - i.e. the IT industry itself, and employers of IT professionals in other sectors
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e-skills: the blend of technical, personal and business skills required of IT professionals
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