I recently attended Microsoft Event for IT Apprentices in the UK, a room filled with many Technical Support engineers, so it was with some surprise that Microsoft predicted the end of the Technical Support Engineer. Why? Because the cloud technology has come of age and instead of small to medium size companies buying and building

With figures indicating that more women are choosing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, there should be a pool of females waiting to be cherry-picked by technology companies. But there isn’t. Only 17% of those working in the IT sector are female, so why isn’t the industry catching the eye of these

Five hundred new jobs are to be created in Inverness over the next three years by technology firm Capgemini. Already a major employer in the Highlands, Capgemini’s announcement will see their workforce in and around Inverness doubling to 1000 by 2016. The new jobs have been welcomed by First Minister Alex Salmond, who described them

Have you ever thought about a career in ICT? Don’t know how to get started? Why should you look at the ICT sector? You thought that was just for boys, right? Wrong!! One compelling reason to consider ICT as a career is the predicted need for skilled Professionals and the fact that many companies and

1. Get on the Same Page: Your manager isn’t going to be a mind reader and neither are you; therefore communication is essential to a successful working relationship. If you feel comfortable in the surroundings you are working in – particularly if you already have a few years of work experience under your belt –

Recruiting tomorrows people, today! Capgemini in partnership with Baltic training Services have designed, developed, and implemented an apprenticeship programme to create opportunities for positions on the service desks based in Inverness & Nairn.  The apprenticeship is a key component of the future talent pool for entry level jobs and the programme will provide young adults

Hi Blob here, I have had my first ever trip out this week to the wonderful Darlington’s Avanta skills event, which was very exciting. I met lots of people including Katy from Focus and Helena who works with Avanta. Whilst I was at the event, Cheryl presented to a group of young individuals about our

Recruiting tomorrows people, today! ComputaCenter in partnership with Baltic training Services have designed, developed and implemented an apprenticeship programme to create opportunities for positions on the service desk based in Milton Keynes.  The apprenticeship is a key component of the future talent pool for entry level jobs and the programme will provide young adults with

Scottish IT and digital businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies as a result of increasing demand, with over half needing to recruit from outside Scotland, according to a survey from Scottish trade body ScotlandIS. The 2013 Scottish Technology Industry Survey, commissioned by ScotlandIS and technology specialist 9-20 recruitment, found that the difficulty of finding

A recent report published from Totaljobs.com and the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has shown how many employers would rather hire an apprentice than a graduate. Government incentives and skills shortages were highlighted as the reasons behind the shift in judgement. Out of those surveyed, 27% thought apprenticeships to be crucial to addressing the skills