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Wednesday 12 th .October 2005 ‘IT and Computing - skills needs and training opportunities in South Yorkshire’. Hillsborough Barracks was completed in 1854 area of 22½ acres - the largest war depot in the country cost £124,000 photo ~1900. established 1998 second floor 2004
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Wednesday 12th.October 2005‘IT and Computing - skills needs and training opportunities in South Yorkshire’ • Hillsborough Barracks was completed in 1854 • area of 22½ acres - the largest war depot in the country • cost £124,000 photo ~1900
established 1998 • second floor 2004 • dedicated teaching rooms for the Foundation Degree in Applied Computing • provision for vendor training: Adobe, Cisco, Macromedia and Microsoft • on-line testing facilities • Open Source Software
Health & safety Restrooms: • Female – this floor and ground floor • Male – ground and first floor • Fire escape – through the double doors and down either flight of stairs into the yard at the back of the building – fire practice not expected!
‘IT and Computing - skills needs and training opportunities in South Yorkshire’ • 0900: registration • 0930: introduction – Dave Pickersgill • 0935: formal welcome and overview – Judy Smith • 0940: IT skills needs - a national and local perspective - David Kay, Chair of digital South Yorkshire • 1010: what's available at 16+ - The 6th.form/College offering - Martin Fell (RCAT) & Joe Clarke (Sheffield College) • 1055: Break • 1110: what's available in HE - Kevin Bowman (Sheffield Hallam University) & Wendy Fisher (Open University) • 1150: JIGSAW - progression to employment • 1200: Opportunities for those in work - Dave Pickersgill • 1215: plenary/questions/evaluation • 1230: Buffet