1. RESEARCH QUESTION “What does the term 'industry ready' mean and what are the generally accepted criteria for assessing whether or not an IT person is 'industry ready?”

2. WHAT IS INDUSTRY READY Anecdotal evidence and some recent reports in the literature suggest that graduates from all disciplines are lacking in job skills and ill prepared for real work situations The adequacy of preparation of graduates for real work situations. (Wong et al. (2006)

3. INDUSTRY READY IN IT The study also found that 78% of jobs advertised for IT graduates specified non-technical skills rather than other skills. (Wong et al. (2006)) (Wong et al. (2006)

4. INDUSTRY READY IN IT Non-technical skills and personal attributes such as team work, communication skills, integrity, reliability and self-motivation are considered more important than purely technical skills in IT graduates. (Wong et al. (2006)) Lowden et al., (2011) identified that employers require graduates to have broader skills and attributes than simply the technical and discipline competencies from their university course in order to be considered work-ready. (Wong et al. (2006))

5. INDUSTRY READY REQUIREMENTS IN IT Technical Requirements Non-technical Requirements (ACS. (2015))

6. TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED IN IT ICT Business Analysts System Analysts Analyst Programmer Developer Programmer Software Engineer Computer Network and System Engineer Etc, Too many to be specified (Australian Computer Soceity. (2015))

7. TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED IN IT The IT industry is multi-dimensional and simple definitions of the needs of employers are not possible. (Nagarajan, S. & Edwards, J.(2009)) (ACS. (2015))

8. NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED Communication Skills Team work skills Conflict resolution skills Management skills Ability to learn from mistakes Analytical and logical reasoning Attitude to gain new skills/ Research Customer service (ACS. (2015))

9. SOURCES OF NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS University IT degree Other formal courses (TAFE, short courses) work experience Family relationships Social networks/clubs Natural talent and interest Mentoring (ACS. (2015))

10. “ What advice is available for a new graduate who has been granted an interview regarding an IT position to be filled? “ Presented by Shailraj Padhiar RESEARCH QUESTIONS

11. POINTS HIGHLIGHTED  Do IT transporter has great stand-up life in the business ?  What really is an IT transporter ?  What are diverse position accessible in IT bearer ?  What are distinctive abilities set that can upgrade IT bearer ?  What are as well as can be expected be given to a youthful IT experts ?  What are diverse IT affirmation that can exceed expectations in IT transporter ?

12. SKILL’S SET  One must have great consistent deduction ability.  One must have great investigative learning.  One must be promptly upgradable to any new innovation.  One must have great thinking and coding expertise to actualize complex base engineering.  One must have center comprehension of the IT innovation to make dependable and forefront, versatile base arrangement plan and system.  One must have powerful relational abilities to perform end to end innovation evaluation for the customers and comprehend customer prerequisite all the more effectively.

13. CERTIFICATIONS  Amazone Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate  Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)  Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)  Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)  Project Management Professional (PMP®)  Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Data Centre

14. RESEARCH QUESTION “Why is a university degree unlikely to be a sufficient certification over the lifetime of an IT professional?” Presented by Tasin Muhammed Tanha

15. KEY REASONS Ever changing Technology Evidence of professionals knowledge. University degree from reputable establishments do not showcase an individual's knowledge of a particular product or skill.

16. POPULAR IT JOBS Software Developer Systems administrators Networking Security professionals. Cloud Computing Project Management

17. CERTIFICATIONS MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate)/MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)/CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) VCP (VMware Certified Professional)/VCIX (VMware Certified Implementation Expert) PMP (Project Management Professional)

18. WHY CERTIFICATIONS IS SO NECESSARY The right man is on the right job. IT certification distinguishes a keen and dedicated individual Certified IT professionals create quality work culture and attract the best. IT certifications clinch more deals and give’s organization superior bargaining power.

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