ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR IT CAREER
Journal Title: ALTA. Pažangios mokymosi technologijos ir aplikacijos - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Europe is encountering a number of difficulties today. The most urgent social challenge over the next five years is to increase job creation in order to reduce unemployment. The mismatch between the skills provided by education and training and those needed on the labour markets is big problem in nowadays society. IT, more than any other industry or economic facet, has an increased productivity, particularly in the developed world, and therefore is a key driver of global economic growth. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the research which was made during the GYIT project. This project aims to stimulate and support the interest of students in the field of ICT. The result of the research revealed that the mismatch between supply and demand of workforce in IT sector exist. The need for the IT specialist is growing and will grow more in the future. There is a need to provide the skills which are important when looking for a job in IT sector.
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Jorge Garcia Valbuena, Reda Bartkute
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