Supporting Outstanding IT Education

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Supporting Outstanding IT Education www.microsoft.com/itacademy Greg Pearson Microsoft Learning, UK

British Skills Landscape UK skills are fundamentally weak We have 9 million digitally illiterate people in the UK Need to boost skills of the existing workforce 90% of jobs require the use of a computer 61% of people cannot perform basic IT functions The Technology sector is recruiting 110,500 people a year.

Challenges in Education Skills gaps are affecting 1 in 10 companies with Technology professionals and are holding back business growth. Neither IT-related A-levels or GCSEs are fully respected by employers or Higher Education The ICT GCSE is a big factor in the decline in student interest in IT-related education and careers Students often think that school ICT courses are mundane and boring – they are too Office focussed The current training environment is fragmented, and the qualifications structures are not well aligned to employer needs The education system is not supporting the digital economy in terms of volume or capability of new recruits Careers advice relating to digital economy jobs is far from adequate.

Qualifications held by IT/Telecoms workforce

Creating Outstanding Education Programmes IT Academy Program Curriculum: In the Box Curriculum: E-Learning, Exam Review Kits, E-Reference, Digital Literacy Preferred Benefit Curriculum Microsoft Official Academic Curriculum, Microsoft Official Curriculum Other: Faculty Connection Curriculum, Tools, and Certification combine to create a segment specific solution Microsoft Tools for Educators E-Learning Reporting Lesson Pans Course Completion Certificates LCDS Other: Learning Suite, Pil Network & Innovative Teachers Not sure what do with this yet… Curriculum Mapped to Microsoft Certification: Certification: Academic pricing, onsite testing Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Microsoft Certified IT Professional and Developer(MCITP/MCPD) Primary Secondary Further Ed Higher Ed Workforce Development

Becoming and Using IT Academy Add IT Academy to your Microsoft agreement Are you SSAT? Connect with our MASPs (Microsoft Academic Service Partner) Email me greg.pearson@microsoft.com Check out some success stories www.microsoft.com/itacademy

Successes in Education IT Skills attained during education are helping to drive business growth. IT-related A-levels and GCSEs are fully respected by employers and Higher Education The ICT GCSE is a big factor in take up of IT related education and careers Students are flocking to new ICT courses that excite and inspire them ICT courses in education are fully aligned to the needs of employers The education system is fundamentally supporting the digital economy in terms of volume and capability of new recruits