Sounds a good idea, especially in Spain where youth unemployment is so high, but:
- Is there clear agreement about precisely which IT skills are "in crisis"?
- Will the IT industry provide proper careers, or simply take advantage of temporarily cheap labour?
- Why are so many older IT workers apparently not employable or capable of retraining?
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- There is no real IT skills shortage, they've been saying that for years but half the current IT workers can't find jobs. The shortage is in skilled people who have the laundry list of skills described in most vacancies, who are willing to work for little over the minimum wage that the majority of employers seem to want to pay
- they'll take advantage of temporarily cheap labour, see point 1
- older workers are employable or capable of retraining, but we're back to point 1 again, although there is also the factor of age prejudice to be included, IT is a young persons career and if you're over 40 then you can't possibly keep up with the pace of new technology.
Sorry if that sounds a touch cynical, I have only been in IT for 15 years so I may not have the experience yet that proves the above wrong. I know most of my training has been self study, I have had occasional employers who see the value in sending you on training, however they are few and far between. I also seen "entry level" positions that after 15 years of network, server admin and desktop experience I couldn't even qualify for, the list of technologies they want experience in is incredible and yet they want to pay entry level wages for it.
- they'll take advantage of temporarily cheap labour, see point 1
- older workers are employable or capable of retraining, but we're back to point 1 again, although there is also the factor of age prejudice to be included, IT is a young persons career and if you're over 40 then you can't possibly keep up with the pace of new technology.
Sorry if that sounds a touch cynical, I have only been in IT for 15 years so I may not have the experience yet that proves the above wrong. I know most of my training has been self study, I have had occasional employers who see the value in sending you on training, however they are few and far between. I also seen "entry level" positions that after 15 years of network, server admin and desktop experience I couldn't even qualify for, the list of technologies they want experience in is incredible and yet they want to pay entry level wages for it.
so I've got to say you picked it up fast young lady. 
Got to say your air of cheerful optimism is a bit irritating though. I put down all calims of IT skills shortages to the ignorant, the incompetent and the mendacious.
Got to say your air of cheerful optimism is a bit irritating though. I put down all calims of IT skills shortages to the ignorant, the incompetent and the mendacious.
I've been in IT just as long as you have, Tony. I actually agree with her, and have seen just about everything she has. As well as having perfect qualifications for a job, but being passed over for it in favour of someone's friend or family member...I think my favourite was when I was working in Government. I'd see a department have several openings, all MANDATED to be filled by Government policy, and they wouldn't fill them because it would be too expensive.
What worries me about programs like this is the quality of people these programs will produce. I'm all for training up people according to their aptitudes and skills in a pinch, but training up people that had no desire (or talent) to go into IT in the first place?
What worries me about programs like this is the quality of people these programs will produce. I'm all for training up people according to their aptitudes and skills in a pinch, but training up people that had no desire (or talent) to go into IT in the first place?
I'm afraid you'll have to take missing that as further proof that you are more american than british...
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