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Articles about : Department of Employment

If there was ever a good time to get into ICT, it's now.

ICT accounts for nearly 5 per cent of Australia's gross domestic product, but while it is irrevocably linked with every aspect of the creation of the other 95 per cent, it can wither simply for lack of human support. It's a people business that lacks people; university enrolments for ICT courses dropped 20 per cent between 2002 and 2005 and the lack is being felt now. And are the graduates universities produce armed with the skills they - and we - need? The skills vacancy index has risen 20 per cent over 2007, and while ICT isn't alone in feeling the skills lack, the other industries in the same boat need ICT to survive anyway. Trouble is, no one really knows the size of the problem so cannot scope a solution to it.
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ICT employment at all-time high - but some stains remain By: Information Age staff
23/10/2007 00:18:49
Nearly everyone in ICT has a job - but not if you're over 40. Females and foreigners aren't doing so well either More...

ICT salaries grow at twice CPI By: ACS staff
17/08/2007 14:11:49
Salaries for ICT professionals increased by nearly 5 per cent in the year to last May, about twice the rate of increase in the cost of living. More...

Equity and equality: finding the gender balance By: Anita Prabhu
12/05/2007 15:31:09
The percentage of women in the ICT workforce is low and dropping. More...

The huge Federal Government market just keeps getting bigger By: ACS staff
15/12/2006 15:00:56
Now worth almost $3.2 billion, the Federal Government continues to dominate the Australian ICT market More...

Collaboration driving a new deal for Queensland ICT By: Peter Davidson
18/08/2006 12:05:26
Things have not always been beautiful one day and perfect the next in ICT in Queensland - but the sun's on its way out More...

It's official: skills shortage cuts deep By: Rodney Gedda
12/04/2006 11:27:55
Australia's skills shortage is back, with IT managers confirming they are working longer hours and struggling to retain staff. More...

Is there a case for foreign ICT workers? By: Bernie Waters
13/02/2003 17:14:15
As unemployment among ICT professionals continues to concern the ACS, the vexed question of migrant workers coming to Australia under short-term visas to take local jobs has remained in sharp focus. More...

Want to work in ICT? Take a number... By: David Braue
10/08/2002 17:13:29
..and wait to be served. And wait, and wait. More...

DEETYA's Job search receives US acclaim By: IDG staff
01/02/1998 17:06:42
The Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) has won a prestigious Smithsonian Bronze Medal for its visionary use of technology. The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History in Washington DC, recognised DEETYA's achievements in delivering such services as the Australian Job Search system. More...