IT training 'favoured by business'

13:28 29th September 2009

New research has suggested technology managers value staff that are highly trained in IT over the acquisition of new technology.

According to a poll carried out by research firm Opinion Leader on behalf of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, around two-thirds of respondents are planning to focus on improving IT training for staff and are more concerned about the skill levels of their staff than of the quality of the technology they are working with.

Over half of those quizzed also said that there needs to be a change of focus so that IT training and qualifications are more practical and bear a greater relation to what happens in the workplace.

"Investment in IT education is essential if we are to turn a nascent economic recovery into a long-term competitive advantage," said BCS chief executive David Clarke.

"To be successful, we need a high-performing IT education system and a population with the IT skills to be productive, empowered citizens," he added.

A recent report by Capgemini found that IT training in the logistics industry may be needed in the near future to ensure that the industry is able to keep up with and support developments in the shipping industry.

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