Led by: Accenture Cable and Wireless Logica Sainsbury’sBA CPW Microsoft

VodafoneBT HP Oracle

WhitbreadCabinet Office IBM Qedis

SKILLS ACADEMY OVERVIEW

29 September 2011

Skills Academy

Led by:

Created by employers to promote excellence in IT learning and development

ACADEMY CORE

Led by:

Sector challenges:

Pipeline

• Fewer IT students• Difficulty in attracting new entrants

Upskilling

• Training and developing new entrants • Ensuring existing workforce has up-to-date skills• Creating rounded IT professionals with business, interpersonal and technical skills

Resources

• Cost and time of training – especially for individuals and SMEs

MEETING THE SECTOR’S NEEDS

Led by:

Introduced to Wales via the e-skills UK ‘Creating the IT Nation’ strategy paper, endorsed by the e-skills employer board and the Welsh government stakeholder panel. Also included in the e-skills UK Wales action plan Academy introduced in Wales via the DAPP project and is rolling out to citizens in Wales.

SOLUTIONS

Subscription

Top quality online learning and resources as a cost and time effective solution

IT Professional Profile (in development)

Benchmark skills against industry standards

ACADEMY SOLUTIONS FOR WALES

Led by:

SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE

1000+ online courses, supported by

mentors

Immediate, unlimited 24/7

access

200+ e-books, plus tools, articles and other resources

Introductory offer £95 a year

Professional learning and resources

Led by:

STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS

• Fast, flexible, online service

• Vast and constantly updated resource, focused on industry needs

• At desk, on-demand learning in technical, business, project management and interpersonal skills

• Low cost with unlimited access

ALSO, FOR UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE

• Complementing their academic study, this will enable students to prepare for industry-recognised qualifications such as ITIL, PRINCE2 and certifications from Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft and IBM

• Differentiator for courses

• CPD for lecturers

BENEFITS

Led by:

www.itskillsacademy.ac.uk

Led by:

IT PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Low cost online skills management for IT professionals

* In Development

Easy to use skills benchmarking

Based on vendor-neutral IT Professional

Standards

Brings skills assessment to life

Directly linked to range of training

offers

Led by:

Simple, independent, vendor neutral skills system

Matches employer and employee needs:

Employers can:

• Interpret IT professionals’ experience and qualifications

• Compare individuals

• Identify the right training solutions

IT Professionals can:

• Record their technology specialisms and generic skills

• Demonstrate their achievements

• Show how their skills compare to industry standards

• Identify and close any gaps in their skills

EMPLOYER BENEFITS

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IT PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

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IT PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

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Led by: Accenture Cable and Wireless LogicaSainsbury’sBA CPW Microsoft

VodafoneBT HP Oracle

WhitbreadCabinet Office IBM Qedis

Led by:

Led by:

Services to maximise the value of skills planning and assessment

• Evaluate IT professional skills levels

independently

• Link to vendor-neutral training options

• Build on existing systems e.g. SFIA

• Support existing recruitment processes

• Maximise the value of training investment

IT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS CONSULTANCY