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

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

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

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

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A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, a charity has warned. More than one in 10 young people do not think their computer skills are good enough to use in the job they want, the Prince’s Trust said. The research follows a £500,000 donation by hip hop star

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It is widely known that women only make up 17% of those that work in technology sector. This low figure appears to be down to two factors. Many females do not yet find a career in technology an attractive option to them and the women who do want to join the sector are not made