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Swansea ITeC - Leader in Information Technology Training
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Whatever your IT requirement, Swansea ITeC will provide a quality solution. Whether you require computer training, technical support or ICT consultancy, you can choose from a wide range of flexible options. Our approach means you are in control, and your IT objectives can be achieved. We pride ourselves on the fact that all of our IT services are:

  • Customer focussed
  • Business conscious
  • High quality
  • Flexible and effective
 
Delivering Digital Wales Conference PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leia Fee   
Monday, 03 October 2011 10:56

Last week I attended the e-skills "Delivering Digital Wales" conference. Aside from the coffee and croissants (which were excellent!) some interesting ideas and information came out of it.

 

The recurring themes through the day were very clear:

  • ICT is still a growing sector, with many employers reporting skills shortages, especially higher level skills (at Level 3 and above) in the 'harder' skills areas such as coding and telecoms.  (Incidentally, if you are one of those employers, we've got a number of apprenticship places still to fill this year!)

  • Very few enter the professional directly from education. There is a gap in the 'pipeline' of new talent. GCSE Computer courses are down.

  • The ICT professional workforce is aging and not being replaced figures given were that on 19% of the professional ICT workforce are under 30, with 42% over 40.

  • There is still a gender gap in the practitioner/technical strand, something being addressed by projects such as Computer Clubs for Girls (CCfG).

  • Realistic work placements make a huge difference in getting and keeping long term work after qualifying.

  • The importance of collaboration between education providers (of all sorts) and employers in ensuring people come out of education with the skills that industry needs.

The video shown summarised some of these issues.

 

 

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Swansea ITeC is proud to deliver computer training and IT support across South Wales and over the border to England. Covering Swansea and including:

  • Llanelli
  • Gorseinon
  • Carmarthen
  • Haverfordwest
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Bridgend
  • Cardiff
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Merythr Tydfil
  • Caerphilly
  • Ebbw Vale
  • Newport
  • Gloucester
  • Bristol

and many more!

 
Windows Server and SBS 2008 Training August/September PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leia Fee   
Friday, 22 July 2011 14:08

Cost:Places are available for an introductory Windows Server course in August. The software in use will be Small Business Server 2008 but the skills will be easily transferable to other recent Windows Server Operating Systems.

Day 1: Wednesday 17th August 2011
  • Introduction to Windows Server
  • Basic Networking Concepts
  • Network Management and Maintenance Overview
  • Introduction to Active Directory
  • Setting up and managing User Accounts
Day 2: Wednesday 24th August 2011
  • Managing Security Groups
  • Managing File Access
  • Introduction to Group Policy
  • Managing Printers
Day 3:Wednesday 7th September 2011
  • Monitoring Server Performance
  • Backup Procedures
  • Introduction to Troubleshooting

Cost: £875 per person for the complete 3-day course. Includes all refreshments, buffet and course materials.

Contact us to book your place.

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Skills Academy Wales / Academi Sgiliau Cymru Conference 2011 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leia Fee   
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 13:44

 

On Friday 8th July the ITeC team attended the first conference of Skills Academy Wales, the first real chance for all ten work based learning providers in the partnership to get together, get to know each other, share good practice and look at plans for the future.

The opening session was lead by Mark Dacey, Principal of Neath Port Talbot college who spoke about "Building a Sector Leading Academy".

He outlined the current challenging environment, where the Wolf Report indicates many 14-19 learners are being railroaded into unsuitable courses, with no progression into employment or further education, apprenticeship places are limited and the funding systems often offers "perverse incentives" through poorly chosen, artificial measures of "success".

Employers are also noticing the issues, with 70% saying they found new recruits often arrived with employability skills shortages and 65% commenting on the need for better literacy and numeracy skills.

In a workplace market where the average person can expect to change jobs 3 to 5 times before they're even 30, those basic essentials are even more essential!

Against this background Mark outlined the aims of the partnership. To maintain individual partners' identities and let them "do what they do best", while working collaboratively to support the partnerships... To be 'honest' with the learners, even when that means referring them onto a more suitable course (and with it saying goodbye to that funding!)... And to offer leadership in the sector - something which the Welsh Government has already looked to us to provide.

This introduction was followed by an introduction to each of the partners (In very democratic alphabetical order!).

While each provider has their own unique features, and the variety in subjects and sizes and types of organisations is enormous, a few common things shone out (quite apart from the good Estyn scores!).

A focus on quality and putting the learner first featured highly and there was vast amounts of experience - with many providers having been through more or less every training and employment "initiative" of the past 30 years. There was a commitment to the recognised benchmarks of the industry - Investors in People and the Basic Skills Quality Mark, an emphasis on the importance of lifelong learning and an enthusiasm for recognising and marking achievement - with many having entered learners and staff for industry awards.

After a quick introduction to the Self Assessment Report and Quality Development Plan and a heads up that it's been 14 months since the partnership was formed and an Estyn inspection could be announced any time now, the delegates peeled off for their individual workshops. The work workshop we presented of course can be found here on our Moodle! (Login as Guest) and the presentation is below.

eLearning Workshop Prezi

After a busy day we reconvened for the wrapup and plenary - then back to our own centres to think about where we go next. Onwards and upwards, of course!

Photographs from the day

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