IT professionals connect on skills upgrade

IT professionals connect on skills upgrade

Information Technologies experts, educators and business stakeholders will be convening at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 19, to address skills demands in Auckland’s fastest growing region, Counties Manukau.

As New Zealand industries evolve, employers are looking for IT professionals with new and varied skills sets. This conference is significant as it will encourage further collaboration between the tertiary education and commercial sectors to ensure the skills shortage gap is addressed.

“The conference is aiming to ensure that future programmes and courses at MIT match industries need for multi-skilled employees both within NZ and internationally,” says Brett O’Reily, CEO for NZCIT. “Engagement such as this between educators and stakeholders is critical to the development of NZ as a world leading digital economy.”

Participants will include representation from; Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand Information and Communication Technologies Group Inc (NZICT), New Zealand Computer Society Inc. (NZCS), CISCO Systems Inc, Microsoft and Certification private training establishments (PTE’s).

“The ICT environment is competitive and fast evolving; developing confident, adaptive, employable professionals is paramount for both MIT and New Zealand business at large,” says Mark McNeill, Head of School, Computing and IT (SoCIT) at MIT.

The conference will take place at the Faculty of Business at MIT, Gate 12, Otara Rd, Otara on Friday 19 March, from 8:30am to 1pm.

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