The Digital Work Force: Building Infotech Skills at the Speed of Innovation.

Autor/inn/en	Meares, Carol Ann; Sargent, John F., Jr.
Institution	Office of Technology Policy (DOC), Washington, DC.
Titel	The Digital Work Force: Building Infotech Skills at the Speed of Innovation.
Quelle	(1999), (136 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Associate Degrees; Career Change; College Programs; Community Colleges; Computer Science; Computer Science Education; Consultants; Corporate Education; Economic Climate; Education Work Relationship; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Employment Patterns; Employment Projections; Enrollment Trends; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Federal Government; Federal Legislation; Financial Support; Income; Independent Study; Information Technology; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Labor Market; Needs Assessment; Postsecondary Education; Private Sector; Proprietary Schools; Public Policy; Recruitment; Regional Planning; Retraining; Skill Development; Statewide Planning; Tables (Data); Technical Institutes; Technical Occupations; Technological Advancement; Temporary Employment; Trend Analysis; Unemployment; Universities; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career changes; Berufswechsel; Studienprogramm; Community college; Community College; Informatik; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Consultant; Berater; Wirtschaftslage; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Bundesregierung; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Einkommen; Selbststudium; Informationstechnologie; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bedarfsermittlung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Privater Sektor; Öffentliche Ordnung; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Regionalplanung; Umschulung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Planwirtschaft; Tabelle; Technische Fakultät; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Zeitarbeit; Trendanalyse; Arbeitslosigkeit; University; Universität; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This report is the product of an effort by the Office of Technology Policy to assess current and future needs for information technology (IT) workers through a comprehensive information-gathering project that included the following three activities: (1) nationwide regional meetings that included discussions with industry executives, representatives from academia, business leaders, students, and workers; (2) examination of a wide range of data on the IT workforce; and (3) regular monitoring of literature on the subject. The following are among the topics discussed in Chapters 1-9: (1) the challenge of developing the IT workforce; (2) the vital role of IT in the U.S. economy; (3) the business environment and its impact on the IT labor market; (4) the demand for core IT workers; (5) the supply of core IT workers; (6) indications of a tighter labor market; (7) state and regional perspectives; (8) a report of the National Dialogue on the Information Technology Work Force; and (9) answers the IT workforce challenge. Chapters 1-9 contain 45 tables/figures. Chapter 10 consists of four appendixes on the following four topics: (1) employment sectors for core IT workers; (2) core IT workforce distribution by industry; (3) core IT workforce distribution by occupation; and (4) state employment projections in core IT occupations for 1996-2006. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20230. Tel: 202-482-3037. For full text: http://www.ta.doc.gov/otp/Reports.htm#USTPS.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC