Boosting IT skills across the nations
We’re working with Welsh employers and key Welsh stakeholders to address the IT & Telecoms skills issues that will have the most significant impact on the country’s economy.
To make sure Wales has the technology skills it needs to compete internationally, we’ve put together a 4-year Strategic Plan for Wales (2010-2014) / Cynllun Strategol 4-blynedd ar gyfer Cymru (2010-2014) PDF 1MB and are working towards meeting its aims.
Our Action Plan for Wales, which addresses skills needs and co-ordinates activity across the country, has been endorsed by The Welsh Assembly and the Wales Stakeholder Panel.
What we’re doing in Wales
We’re inspiring future talent by:
We’re supporting IT professionals by:
- exploring interest in a Skills Academy for Wales
- working with the Software Alliance in Wales to support the sector
- enabling the formal accreditation of employer training
We’re also working to raise awareness of the value of IT to organisations and individuals, as well as promoting employer-designed tools that help organisations to exploit technology for business. Plus, we offer access to strong, reliable, labour market intelligence for Wales.
The Employer Board for Wales: boosting IT Skills
The e-skills UK Employer Board for Wales is in charge of making sure Wales gets technology skills it needs to succeed.
The Board comprises:
- Alcatel-Lucent - Rick Cooper, Director Alcatel University
- BT - Ronan Miles, Director of BT Collaboration
- Cardiff University - David Edwards, CIO
- Cassidian - Mike Greenway, Commercial Consultant
- Department for Transport Shared Service Centre - Greg Jones, Head of Corporate Service
- Draig Technology - Richard Sheppard, Director
- Fujitsu - Charlie Godfrey, Outreach Manager
- Federation of Small Business Wales - Non Rhys, Policy Manager
- General Dynamics - Ian Clark, Business Development Manager
- HP Services - David Lake Morgan, Applications Product Marketing Manager
- HPC Wales - Jo Preece, Director of Programme Delivery
- Logica - Owen Miles Programme Director
- Microsoft - Stephen Uden, Head of Skills & Economic Affairs
- Microssfutures - Helen Nutton, Lead Consultant
- Regional Social Care Partnership SE Wales - Penny Copner, Coordinator
- Welsh Government- Gwyn Thomas, CIO
Manager for Wales
If you would like to get involved or find out more about programmes in Wales, contact peter.sishton@e-skills.com.
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