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Katie Retka

Top Ten IT Skills for 2014 - 3 views

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    Hiring and salary surveys, such as the 2014 IT Skills and Salary Survey from Global Knowledge and Windows IP Pro, TEKsystems' 2014 Annual IT Forecast, Foote Research Group's 2014 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index, Computerworld's annual Forecast survey, Robert Half Technology Survey, and information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Futurestep, Mondo, GovLoop, and Dice have presented a developing picture of the IT skills that will be in demand in 2014. Here, in survey order, are the top 10 major skills and why they made the list.
Katie Retka

Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce - 1 views

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    The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce is an independent, nonprofit research and policy institute affiliated with the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy that studies the link between education, career qualifications, and workforce demands. Core Research: The Center conducts research in three core areas with the goal of better aligning education and training with workforce and labor market demand: jobs, skills, and people. ■ JOBS: Our first research focus is on the historic and future labor market supply and labor market demand for education, with secondary interest in occupation and industrial clusters at the national and sub-national levels. ■ SKILLS: Our second research focus is on connecting 21st Century competencies with education, training, and applied learning pathways. ■ PEOPLE: Our third research focus is on identifying the effect of changing job requirements and skill demand on students and the current workforce, with a focus on varying degrees of access and success by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Public Policy The Center seeks to inform and educate federal, state, and local policymakers and stakeholders on ways to better align education and training with labor market demand and qualifications. It also seeks to create tools that enable decision makers to access and customize the data to allow for national, state, and sub-state analysis.
Katie Retka

MHTA IT Action Alliance - 0 views

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    Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) is leading a coalition of technology-based employers to find solutions aimed at closing Minnesota's IT skills gap. There are an estimated 2,700 IT jobs in the Twin Cities alone, that remain unfilled - the IT Action Alliance is working to address this gap. The alliance is divided into workgroups to address 4 key objectives: ■ Launch a ten-year marketing campaign to deliver high-quality candidates for every open IT position ■ Increase re-employment of displaced IT workers through training opportunities ■ Utilize internships as a tool to place two and four-year college graduates ■ Promote IT careers in grades 6-12 to increase the number of high school students entering post-secondary programs.
Michael Amick

CareerFoundry Wants To Be The Next General Assembly For Tech Skills | TechCrunch - 0 views

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    General Assembly was one of the first in the tech space to get that high quality brand name for technology education.
Michael Amick

Mobile Web Application Developer Certificate | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community C... - 0 views

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    The Mobile Development Certificate provides students with an essential set of courses to enable them to create effective mobile web sites and applications. Students will learn essential skills for mobile application development and gain proficiency in the software tools necessary to create mobile web sites and applications.
Michael Amick

High Impact Technology Exchange Conference - 0 views

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    HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with Educating America's Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation's economy.
Katie Retka

CCNP Security | Cisco Certified Network Professional Security - 2 views

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    Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) certification focuses on the daily job tasks of experienced network security professionals and engineers. Achieving CCNP Security certification confirms that you have the knowledge and skills needed to test, deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Cisco network security appliances and the Cisco IOS Software devices that comprise your network's security. CCNP Security certification is valid for three years.
rbestrita

EMSI | Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. - 1 views

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    EMSI provides labor market data, workforce intel, and regional economic analysis - combining expert research and consulting with professional software About EMSI Products & Services Our Clients © 2014 Economic Modeling Specialists Intl., a CareerBuilder Company | Contact us July 2014 Newsletter on Middle Skill demand and community colleges
Michael Amick

To Bridge the Skills Gap, Focus On Improving Computer Science's Image - 0 views

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    It's becoming increasingly clear that computer science education grapples with a stubborn image problem. And it's one that we simply cannot afford to ignore any longer.
Michael Amick

Top 10 Ways to Teach Yourself to Code - 0 views

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    Programming is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up in these modern times, whether for career prospects or to stretch your brain and create something awesome. If you're just getting started on your coding journey, here are ten tips and resources to set you off on the right foot.
Michael Amick

What Code shoudl you learn - 0 views

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    Choosing a programming language takes a lot of consideration: what do you want to do with the language, what platforms you're working with, and what salary range can you expect in the field, and more. This infographic gives you a ton of information about some of the more popular languages.
Katie Retka

Workforce Assessment: Information Technology - 10 views

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    In conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's (DEED) Labor Market Information staff, workforce analysis reports have been compiled and analyzed based on the state's six regional planning areas. These reports will provide an introductory framework and context for discussion during the regional meetings.
Katie Retka

Microsoft IT Academy Webinar Series - 1 views

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    Join Microsoft, educators and industry experts for a free monthly webinar series designed to help educators and administrators learn how to help students meet college and career goals.
Katie Retka

Student Opportunities - NSA/CSS - 0 views

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    If you are interested in developing your technical skills in a variety of IA-related disciplines, take a look at the opportunities available through the IA mission at NSA.
Michael Amick

NMC Horizon Report > 2014 Higher Education Edition - 0 views

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    Download the NMC Horizon Report ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education.
Katie Retka

Employer Engagement Bibliography - 1 views

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    The Transformative Change Initiative (TCI) and Skills for America's Future at the Aspen Institute hosted an event focused on the evaluation of employer engagement under TAACCCT.
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