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15:04 13th January 2009
A leading careers adviser claimed yesterday (January 12th) that graduates are putting themselves at risk of missing out on jobs if they have not had comprehensive IT training.
Elspeth Farrar, communications director for the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service, has explained that employers are increasingly looking for computer-literate candidates.
Furthermore, she noted that the skill is even more crucial when one considers businesses' reliance on technology and the fact that basic communication with colleagues requires a working knowledge of office programs.
She said: "You only have to be in an office or a work environment when computer systems go down to realise how much we now are all completely dependent on computers and technology to actually function."
Ms Farrar also pointed out that having strong IT skills could be the difference between two contenders for a job, particularly with the paucity of opportunities in the current economic climate.
According to the Learning and Skills Council, 67 per cent of employers provide a proportion of their staff with IT training.
