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The National Skills Academy for IT
The National Skills Academy for IT has established a website to provide information about the initiative. The website is another step towards the Skills Academy's formal launch scheduled for Autumn 2010.
The Skills Academy is planning a pilot programme from Spring 2010 and invites those interested in taking part to register on the website.
To do so, please visit www.itskillsacademy.ac.uk.
Background to the National Skills Academy for IT
In November 2009, the Skills Minister Kevin Brennan approved the Business Plan to create the Skills Academy, which was developed by e-skills UK in partnership with employers including Accenture, BA, BT, Cabinet Office, Cable & Wireless, The Carphone Warehouse, EDS, IBM, Logica, Microsoft, Oracle, Qedis, Sainsbury's, SFW, Vodafone and Whitbread.
The Skills Academy will provide IT professionals with access to industry-valued courses and qualifications that cover technical, business and interpersonal skills. It will make it easy for employers and individuals to find what they are looking for and for IT professionals to gain recognition for their skills.
Everyone with an interest in building a superior IT workforce has something to gain from the National Skills Academy for IT:
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employers will be able to more easily and cost effectively help their IT professionals develop to their full potential
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IT professionals can boost their skills and demonstrate their expertise, and so accelerate their careers and earning potential
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education and training providers can prove their relevance to employers and help shape the education and training for IT professionals
For more details, check our Frequently Asked Questions.
The National Skills Academy for IT is part of the National Skills Academy Network.
Get involved
If you would like to be kept in touch with the progress of the National Skills Academy for IT, please register and tick the box asking for National Skills Academy information. We will send you updates by e-mail.
If you are already registered, please login and tick the relevant tick box on your profile under 'manage your details'.
Last modified: 10 Mar 2010
FAQs
For full details on the National Skills Academy for IT, check the FAQs.
CPHC support
"The creation of a National Skills Academy for IT is a superb opportunity for Universities to build on their existing good work in the on-going development of IT professionals and will create significant new opportunities for further work in this area. We have a great deal to offer, with our expertise in designing and delivering learning programmes, assessing competence and creating innovation.
The Council of Professors and Heads of Computing is looking forward to working with e-skills UK and its employers to help industry make the most of the capability of Universities."
Dr Liz Bacon, Council of Professors and Heads of Computing