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Learning online up-skills mature age workers

Learning online up-skills mature age workers

An Australian business using e-learning as a way to provide management training to its staff claimed e-learning can save organisations up to $200,000 a year.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2008 3:53PM Training & Development
IT recruiter signs international hire agreement

IT recruiter signs international hire agreement

A newly-awarded Federal Government labour agreement will allow three recruitment companies to hire and land skilled workers from overseas.
Liz Tay Apr 1 2008 3:18PM Training & Development
Data#3 moves into recruitment

Data#3 moves into recruitment

Data #3 has inked a deal to acquire Fingerprint Consulting Services in an effort to gain an edge in the IT recruitment market, claimed the Australian-based ICT integrator.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 31 2008 3:39PM Training & Development
Google loses second exec to Facebook

Google loses second exec to Facebook

Google has lost its second high-profile employee to Facebook in less than a month..
Staff Writers Mar 31 2008 7:38AM Training & Development
Admiring, not hiring is the key to skills shortage

Admiring, not hiring is the key to skills shortage

While the Australian IT industry laments a lack of industry awareness and training to support staffing requirements, employee retention could be the key to overcoming the skills shortage of recent times.
Liz Tay Mar 27 2008 12:51PM Training & Development
IBM-Cognos expands with AsiaPac hires

IBM-Cognos expands with AsiaPac hires

It has been two months since IBM’s US$5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos, and things are looking peachy for all parties involved.
Liz Tay Mar 25 2008 2:22PM Training & Development
EA signs up John Pleasants

EA signs up John Pleasants

Video game giant gets new chief operating officer. Video game publisher EA has appointed John Pleasants as its new president of Global Publishing and chief operating officer.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2008 7:32AM Training & Development
Graduates bemused by low-tech offices

Graduates bemused by low-tech offices

New graduates entering the workplace need more innovative communication technologies, such as instant messaging and web cams, to help them perform to the best of their abilities in the office..
Staff Writers Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Training & Development
AMD appoints Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO

AMD appoints Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO

AMD has appointed Dell veteran Ahmed Mahmoud as chief information officer reporting directly to Hector Ruiz, chief executive at AMD..
Mar 12 2008 7:28AM Training & Development
Facebook hires ex-Google VP Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook hires ex-Google VP Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook has announced the appointment of Sheryl Sandberg as chief operating officer starting 24 March..
Staff Writers Mar 11 2008 3:51PM Training & Development
Can Web commuting end the skills shortage?

Can Web commuting end the skills shortage?

Take a look around. Is your office looking emptier? Driven by a focus on the work-life balance and enabled by improved broadband availability, more Australians are working from home.
Liz Tay Mar 11 2008 3:27PM Training & Development
Unisys seeks 400 support staff for DoD contract

Unisys seeks 400 support staff for DoD contract

After securing a $240 million ICT support services contract with the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), Unisys Australia is now on the hunt for 400 new support staff to make certain the deal runs according to plan.
Mitchell Bingemann Mar 10 2008 4:00PM Training & Development
E-Learning replaces face-to-face training at Housing NSW

E-Learning replaces face-to-face training at Housing NSW

A newly developed e-learning platform has been deployed at Housing New South Wales, saving the organisation an expected $150,000 in costs that would otherwise have been incurred by face-to-face training.
Liz Tay Mar 7 2008 4:04PM Training & Development
Traditional recruitment fails to solve IT skills shortage

Traditional recruitment fails to solve IT skills shortage

A fundamental disconnect exists between current attempts by IT and telecoms firms to hire talented staff and the priorities of the candidates themselves, according to a new Deloitte survey..
Robert Jaques Mar 6 2008 7:00AM Training & Development
A job board to reel in IT's elite

A job board to reel in IT's elite

A new online job board has been launched to service the IT industry's elite. Developed by Sydney-based startup Deep Grey Labs, Jobreel targets companies seeking the top end of Australian engineers, developers, designers and administrators.
Liz Tay Mar 4 2008 7:36AM Training & Development
Australian workers spared from 2,100 Nortel job cuts

Australian workers spared from 2,100 Nortel job cuts

Nortel Networks has said its Australian workforce will be "minimally impacted" when 2,100 of its global workers face the chopping block over the next 12 months.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 29 2008 3:28PM Training & Development
ACS appoints Kim Denham as new CEO

ACS appoints Kim Denham as new CEO

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has appointed Kim Denham as its new chief executive officer.
Staff Writers Feb 26 2008 4:05PM Training & Development
Skills shortages threatens Australia's ICT growth

Skills shortages threatens Australia's ICT growth

The Australian ICT industry is in danger of stagnating according to a report released today by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
a Staff Writer Feb 25 2008 3:14PM Training & Development
Microsoft reshuffles senior executives

Microsoft reshuffles senior executives

Microsoft has begun a major reshuffle of its executives, adding 14 new vice president positions..
Shaun Nichols Feb 18 2008 7:36AM Training & Development
Lack of skilled staff hampers IT

Lack of skilled staff hampers IT

Staffing problems and a lack of skills in the existing workforce caused the biggest IT headaches last year, according to a worldwide survey of chief executives and chief information officers..
Matt Chapman Feb 18 2008 7:36AM Training & Development

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