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Communicating Industry’s ICT Skills needs. Addressing the ICT Skills Shortage in Europe. Harri Pennanen Manager, University Relations Nokia. The ICT Consortium: Phase 1 (98/99).
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Communicating Industry’s ICT Skills needs Addressing the ICT Skills Shortage in Europe Harri Pennanen Manager, University Relations Nokia
The ICT Consortium: Phase 1 (98/99) • BT, IBM, Microsoft, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, . Thomson-CSF, Project Coordinator – ICEL • ICT Skills Shortage in Europe - The gap: 0,5 million open positions 1988 (5% demand) 1.7 million open positions 2003 (13% demand) • Not enough students • Not the right skills • ICT industry image not attractive • Support from the European Commission (DG Employment and DG Enterprise) 7 Companies TheIssue Sponsorship
Career Space Phase 1 • 13 Profiles for: • Telecommunications • Software and Services • Products and Systems User-friendly Profiles • Deliverables: • Website • Brochure Accessible Information • Conference November 99 • Government • Industry • Education • New Partnerships Communication
Career-Space – Phase II (00/01) • Founding Companies: BT, IBM, Microsoft, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, Thales • New Steering Committee Members: CISCO, Intel, Nortel, Telefonica, EICTA Consortium Expanded • Associate Members and Observers
Career-Space – Phase II Skills needed 21st Century Curricula • Clarify requirements • Broaden and deepen Skills Profiles • 18 roles spanning 124 job titles • New ICT Curricula guidelines in partnership with Universities and Technical Institutions
Integrating the Technical Skills Profiles The profile of ICT industry's needs for Degree Qualifications depicting new curricula which combine elements of traditional engineering and informatics programmes
ICT Curricula Recommendations I The scope of graduates' professional competence can be illustrated in a diagram using two co-ordinate axes "Depth of Knowledge" and "Breadth of Knowledge".
Conclusion: The soft skills are becoming the hard skills… Work life has changed for the ICT professionals. Today, team-spirit, personal behavioural, communication and international understanding are as valued skills, as mathematics, C++ and Maxwells equations were years ago. • Behavioural Skills in the ICT Scientific & Technology Base • Team work • Documentation • Behavioural Skills in the ICT First Cycle Degree FCD (B. Sc. level) • Multi disciplinary team work in theory and by experience • Dealing with customer requirements • Introduction to economics • Behavioural Skills in the ICT Second Cycle Degree SCD (M. Sc. level) • Research documentation • Presentation technique • Environmental understanding
Career Space – Phase II Communications - On-line Communication Image - Friendly - Inclusive Web Site - faster - easier - bigger - refreshed www.career-space.com • Step one - improve existing • Increased links - sponsors / universities • Search engines • Faster loading • Result - 350000 hits a month - and growing • Step Two - complete refresh • New ‘Our world’ • Updated and expanded profiles & career paths • New Curricula guidelines • FAQ section
Career Space – Phase II Communications - Off-line Communication Conferences & briefings Publications • Press and recruitment media / events Own websites, Schools Careers Literature, Take our daughters to Work Day, Open days etc • Conferences and briefings including: Lulea Informal Council, EPCC (UK), New Employment & New Tech (SP), Telecoms Social Dialogue, Ministers, European Commission, ETNO GA, e-Learning Summit, UNI/ETNO, High Level Task Force on Skills and Mobility and Career Space 2001 Conference • Flyers • Brochures
Next Phase Priorities 1. Communication & Dissemination 2. Updating the Skills profiles 3. Maintaining the Website 4. Expanding the Profiles - User industry & SMEs - Vocational sector