Anyone for ICT?

Hello there

This week is National Information Communications Technology (ICT) Careers Week.

It is the inaugural ICT careers week.

Now, why is the IT industry interested in talking to students and the community about IT?

Well for a start
· very few people understand the complexity and diversity of the industry
· there is a shortage of IT engineers across all spectrums of work
· the IT industry does not just mean the IT programmers, product designers and problem solvers but many other opportunities for marketers, communicators, network developers etc

Our Y generation children are so computer savvy that they can run rings around most other age groups. They are truly the ‘computer and internet’ generation and they use technology to navigate their lives.

If we compare this with other times in history, our children were like us in regard to telecommunications or our grandparents in the time of industrialisation or our ancestors in the time of the agrarian revolution.

Each generation brought with it new ways of doing things, new language and in most cases a completely different lifestyle as well.

It is clear that as each generation progresses we need to keep up with these changes if only to navigate our way in the world with more ease.

Go find out more about what is happening in careers in the world of ICT by checking out www.aiia.com.au/nationalictcareersweek

You will be surprised what you find there!


Till next time

Melody