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21st Century Skills for Employability

21st Century Skills for Employability. Don Carlson Director of Education Microsoft – Western Europe. Agenda. GDP and competitiveness of ICT Students of today Potential partnerships. Economic Drivers of Transformation Globalisation. Education correlation to National Economic Transformation.

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21st Century Skills for Employability

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  1. 21st Century Skills for Employability Don Carlson Director of Education Microsoft – Western Europe

  2. Agenda • GDP and competitiveness of ICT • Students of today • Potential partnerships

  3. Economic Drivers of Transformation Globalisation

  4. Education correlation to National Economic Transformation

  5. Why are ICT skills important? 80% of the gap in Growth rate of GDP per head between the US and the EU is attributable to the lack of ICT investment in business

  6. ICT skills are an enabler of access

  7. “…All the evidence indicates that Europe faces a serious risk of a shortage of IT skills. Companies need to take action now to support long-term IT competency needs and to pay close attention to the implications of renewed competition for the best talents….”

  8. The Advanced Technology Skills Gap 2005 14%+ Gap 8.1%-14% Gap Less than 8.1% Gap Source: IDC; Networking Skills in Europe, September 2005

  9. The Advanced Technology Skills Gap 2008 14%+ Gap 8.1%-14% Gap Less than 8.1% Gap Source: IDC; Networking Skills in Europe, September 2005

  10. Students: the problem? Source: IPTS calculation based on OECD PISA 2003

  11. Generation Matters ―ElementK, 2002

  12. The Skills for Employability Alliance

  13. New Digital Literacy Curriculum Online

  14. Portugal • An MOU was signed on February 1st between the Portuguese Government and Microsoft for Collaboration on the Technology Plan. • Adopting MS Digital Literacy curriculum as the Official IT curriculum in the formal certification and training of adults or young people already outside the education system. • Aim is to train 1 million people by 2010

  15. Innovative Teachers Forum KEYNOTE SPEAKERS TEACHER EXHIBITION AWARD CEREMONY

  16. Innovative Teachers Network

  17. Summary • Public-private investment and partnerships are essential • Potential solutions must have the ability to scale • Microsoft is committed to working with our partners and programs to enable change.

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