Training & Development

IT managers bemoan broken dreams

IT managers bemoan broken dreams

A new survey suggests that few IT managers are fulfilling their childhood dreams in their current roles..
Iain Thomson May 19 2008 7:45AM Training & Development
Techies keen to keep jobs in the family

Techies keen to keep jobs in the family

IT staff are "overwhelmingly" happy to recommend their profession to their children, a survey has found..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Training & Development
E-learning gets a boost to counter skill shortage

E-learning gets a boost to counter skill shortage

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has allocated $5.3 million for the creation of new e-learning solutions for vocational and educational training (VET).
Ashley Clark May 9 2008 2:38PM Training & Development
IT industry lacks female role models

IT industry lacks female role models

IT is losing out on potentially thousands of talented women because young girls lack the female role models who could demonstrate that it is a fulfilling career.
Rosalie Marshall May 7 2008 2:17PM Training & Development
Larry Ellison claims CEO pay crown

Larry Ellison claims CEO pay crown

Oracle co-founder and chief executive Larry Ellison was the highest-paid CEO in the world last year, taking home US$192.9 million in total compensation..
Shaun Nichols May 7 2008 12:16PM Training & Development
Canberra allocates $4M to lure skilled workers

Canberra allocates $4M to lure skilled workers

The ACT Government is set to announce its latest Budget, which will include a $4 million fund allocation to the Canberra Institute of Technology, signalling the Government’s first bid to proactively address the ICT skills shortage in the ageing State.
Leanne Mezrani May 7 2008 11:05AM Training & Development
IBM reshuffle as top execs retire

IBM reshuffle as top execs retire

Two of IBM's most senior executives are retiring this year, leading to rumours of a major reshuffle of the company's management structure..
Iain Thomson May 7 2008 7:40AM Training & Development
Fickle Gen Y compounds skills shortage

Fickle Gen Y compounds skills shortage

Generation Y is more interested in achieving a work-life balance and job satisfaction than accumulating wealth, so IT companies must offer incentives or more cash to attract staff, claimed an IBRS analyst.
Leanne Mezrani May 6 2008 7:51AM Training & Development
Primus Australian call centre creates 1000 jobs

Primus Australian call centre creates 1000 jobs

Primus Telecom has created 1000 local jobs with the launch of a full service call centre in the Melbourne CBD.
Adam Turner May 1 2008 1:22PM Training & Development
Recruiters expect temporary slowdown in IT vacancies

Recruiters expect temporary slowdown in IT vacancies

The global economic slowdown might be softening the IT recruitment landscape, recruiters say, but the Australian skills shortage is far from over.
Liz Tay Apr 30 2008 3:42PM Training & Development
Newly formed alliance supports professionals’ return to University

Newly formed alliance supports professionals’ return to University

A new agreement between Curtin University of Technology and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) has been forged to support ACS-trained professionals who may want to return to University for postgraduate education.
Liz Tay Apr 22 2008 3:12PM Training & Development
Web recruitment firm touts pay-per-view CVs

Web recruitment firm touts pay-per-view CVs

A web-based recruitment firm believes it can save money for employers by paying candidates whenever a company wants to look at their CV..
Clement James Apr 22 2008 7:36AM Training & Development
Women unhappy in the IT workplace

Women unhappy in the IT workplace

The majority of women working in IT are dissatisfied with their work/life balance, according to research released this week..
Clement James Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Training & Development
AMD technology boss steps down

AMD technology boss steps down

Phil Hester has resigned from his post as chief technology officer and senior vice president at AMD..
Staff Writers Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Training & Development
Google hires controversial banker

Google hires controversial banker

Google has hired the controversial banker Frank Quattrone, who has beaten charges that he manipulated stock offerings for favoured clients, according to The Times..
Iain Thomson Apr 14 2008 4:17PM Training & Development
IT provider speaks out against National Secondary School Computer Fund criteria

IT provider speaks out against National Secondary School Computer Fund criteria

With round one of applications now closed for the $1 billion National Secondary School Computer Fund, educational computing provider Computelec is raising concerns of whether some schools are equipped with sufficient support facilities or internal resources to meet the Rudd Government’s application criteria.
Liz Tay Apr 11 2008 7:55AM Training & Development
Google CIO defects to EMI

Google CIO defects to EMI

Douglas Merrill, de facto chief information officer and vice president of engineering at Google, has quit his post to become president of digital business at EMI Music..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 3:09PM Training & Development
Asia Pacific expecting IT services bonanza

Asia Pacific expecting IT services bonanza

Businesses in Asia will spend almost $56bn annually on IT services within three years, new research predicts..
Simon Burns Apr 5 2008 11:12AM Training & Development
Google makes first ever job cuts

Google makes first ever job cuts

Google has made its first ever redundancies, following its successful acquisition of DoubleClick..
Iain Thomson Apr 5 2008 11:12AM Training & Development
Is 'industry-ready' a University responsibility?

Is 'industry-ready' a University responsibility?

To combat a persistent skills shortage in the Australian IT industry, educational institutions have focussed their efforts on attracting students to science and engineering studies in recent years.
Liz Tay Apr 4 2008 4:21PM Training & Development

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