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Public Sector Responses to the IT Worker Shortage

Public Sector Responses to the IT Worker Shortage. Danielle Germain Senior Program Manager Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) November 30, 2000. About ITAA. Representing 26,000 Direct and Affiliate IT Member Companies Across the U.S.

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Public Sector Responses to the IT Worker Shortage

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  1. Public Sector Responses to the IT Worker Shortage Danielle Germain Senior Program Manager Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) November 30, 2000

  2. About ITAA • Representing 26,000 Direct and Affiliate IT Member Companies Across the U.S. • Delivering Industry Leadership programs in Critical Public Policy and Business Development Areas • Major Initiatives in Workforce, Taxation, Electronic Commerce, Information Security and More

  3. The Digital Workforce:What’s the Issue? • Employers Cite Shortages as Major Impediment to Growth • Workers Find Skill Sets a Barrier to Job Market Entry • Academia Challenged to Provide Relevant Offerings

  4. Growing the Global IT Workforce... A Long-Term Proposition • Solutions Incur Long Gestation Period • Multiple Solutions Needed • Product Cycles Short • Companies “Rob Peter to Pay Paul” • Professional Image an Issue • International Competitors Seek Advantage

  5. Introducing… Bridging the Gap An ITAA Study Designed to Create a New Dialogue about IT Jobs, Skills and Skill Development

  6. Bridging the GapStudy Attributes • Most Comprehensive Study • Random Sample • National Projection • IT and Non-IT Companies • 50 Plus Employees • Telephone Interviews with 700 IT Hiring Managers

  7. Programmer Database Administrator Web Administrator Network Systems Specialist Systems Integrator Interactive Media Technical Writer Tech Support Bridging the Gap - Career Clusters Covered

  8. Bridging the GapStudy Scope • Workforce Size, Demand and Gap • Today’s Hottest IT Jobs • Skills Needed to Grab Hot Job • Best Methods to Obtain Skills

  9. Bridging the GapMarket Size: Key Findings • 10 Million Employed in IT Development and Support Jobs • Anticipated Demand of 1.6 Million over 12 Months • Predicted Shortfall of 843,329 over 12 Months

  10. Bridging the GapHot Jobs: Key Findings • Top Five Hottest Jobs… Demand • Tech Support 616,055 • Database Administrator 271,487 • Programmer 213,890 • Network Design 165,585 • Web Developer 161,301

  11. Work, Public Policy and the Digital Age The ITAA Policy Prescription

  12. ITAA Workforce and Education • Grow Skilled U.S. IT Workforce • Establish Educational Initiatives • Form Partnerships with Industry, Education, Government, and Others • Conduct National Research on Various Dimensions of Workforce • Support Policy Initiatives on Workforce Education and Training

  13. The High Tech Workforce: Address the Short-Term Requirement • The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act • Increases H1-B Cap to 195,000 • Increases Employer Paid Worker Retraining Fee to $1000 Per Application • Provides Employers Immediate Access to Critical Skills • Invests in Future of U.S. Workforce

  14. The High Tech Workforce:Long Term:Fill the Talent Pipeline • Spread the Digital Opportunity • African-Americans • 12% of the general workforce • 6% of IT workforce • Hispanics • 12% of the general workforce • 4% of the IT workforce • Native Americans • .7% of the general workforce • .2% of the IT workforce

  15. The High Tech Workforce:Long Term:Fill the Talent Pipeline • Computer Donation Tax Credit • Improves the “Kid-to-Computer” Ratio in Classrooms • Makes More Equipment Available • Creates Incentives for Enterprise or Empowerment Zone Donations • Helps Schools to Stretch IT Budgets to Cover Teacher Training

  16. The High Tech Workforce:Long Term:Fill the Talent Pipeline • Make Skills Training More Accessible • Tech Training Tax Credit Proposal • Grants Tax Credit Up to 20 Percent of Training Expenses • Additional Incentives for Inner-city and Rural Areas

  17. The High Tech Workforce:Long Term:Fill the Talent Pipeline • Get Involved in Public/Private Partnerships • Workforce Investment Act • Drives Skill Shortage Issues to Local Level • Enlists Business Leadership • Facilitates Employee Re-skilling • ITAA Sponsors Upcoming WIB Workshop with DOL Secretary and CEOs

  18. The High Tech Workforce:Long Term:Fill the Talent Pipeline • Drive Skill Shortage Issues to Local Level • Enlist Business Leadership • Explore Employee Re-skilling

  19. National IT Workforce Convocation • April 2-3, 2001 in San Diego, CA • Conference Theme is Skills Make the Difference • Conference Tracks in Skill Development, Diversity & Image, Recruitment & Retention, and Emerging Issues • Keynote Speakers Include • Vint Cerf, Sr. VP, WorldCom • Dave Robino, Vice Chairman, Gateway • Carlene Ellis, VP of Education, Intel • Paul Lombardi, President/CEO, DynCorp • Larry Irving, CEO, UrbanMagic.Com

  20. Marjorie BynumITAAmbynum@itaa.org703-284-5318 http://www.itaa.org http://www.techworkforce.org

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