Tagged: Skills February & News
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Raspberry Pi offers stg£22 credit-card size PC for budding programmers News
29.02.2012 The Raspberry Pi, a credit card-sized Linux-based computer priced at stg£22 aiming to get people into coding, has launched today. Demand for the computer has caused websites... -
Expert Group highlights job market opportunities News
28.02.2012 The Irish job market has a demand for people with work experience, third-level qualifications and/or foreign-language skills, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs reveals in... -
Engineers Week kicks off with a maths focus News
27.02.2012 Today is the start of Engineers Week 2012, and the head of Engineers Ireland has zeroed in on maths. According to John Power, parents are really starting to grasp the importance...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Science, R&D, IT Organisation, Internet, Graduate, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Career AdviceTags: Maths, Technology, Engineering, IT Careers, Ireland, Engineers Ireland, IT, STEM, Junior Cert, Skills February -
Microsoft career event to show opportunities from conversion courses News
27.02.2012 Microsoft Ireland is hosting a skills event called Career Reboot which will showcase ICT career opportunities to graduates and unemployed people who are considering upskilling... -
Citrix and IT Sligo announce IT education alliance News
24.02.2012 The Minister for Jobs and Skills Ruairí Quinn TD is launching the Citrix Academy Network at IT Sligo this afternoon. The aim of the network is to equip students from computing...Categories: Careers and Employment, CIO, Economy, Education, Global CIO, Internet, R&D, Software, Software & Web Development, VirtualisationTags: Jobs, Cloud Computing, Education, Ireland, IT Sligo, Virtualisation, Citrix, Skills February, IT, Computer science -
NUIG and HP launch MSc in Cloud Computing Research News
27.02.2012 NUI Galway and HP have launched a new Master of Science degree in Cloud Computing Research which offers a programme of advanced research on the business-focused aspects of cloud... -
Cloud careers scheme targets job seekers with reskilling offer News
27.02.2012 The latest round of a training and work placement scheme aims to help job seekers and the unemployed get into careers in cloud computing. -
How CIT is addressing the IT skills shortage News
17.02.2012 Tim Horgan, head of the Cloud Computing Centre of Excellence at Cork Institute of Technology, talks about what needs to be done to encourage more people to enter the tech sector... -
A day at the dojo – inside the CoderDojo revolution (video) News
22.02.2012 Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy spent a Saturday afternoon at a CoderDojo in Dublin. This remarkable movement, just months old, has led to hundreds of kids writing...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Education, Economy, Apps -
84pc of IT employers would hire graduates from conversion courses News
23.02.2012 More than half (52pc) of employers in Ireland are struggling to hire IT staff and 84pc say they would be open to hiring a person with a non-IT background who has completed a... -
New course taps into Ireland’s cloud innovation News
13.02.2012 A new diploma in cloud strategy is aiming to help people tap into Ireland’s cloud-based innovation. University College Cork (UCC) and the Irish Management Institute (IMI) have...Categories: Virtualisation, Private Irish Business, Government, Global CIO, Financial, Enterprise, Education, CIO -
WebElevate to reskill 140 job seekers News
20.02.2012 The Digital Skills Academy has announced a second WebElevate programme through the Higher Education Authority’s Springboard initiative, aiming to reskill 140 job seekers for the... -
Engineers Week to encourage students to get into engineering News
15.02.2012 Engineers Week 2012 will take place across Ireland between 27 February and 4 March, with the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn joining the initiative to encourage... -
The latest graduate positions on our new Jobs Board News
14.02.2012 This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending graduates our love by highlighting some of the entry-level positions and internships available on our new Jobs Board.Tags: Business , Skills, Skills February, Development, Ireland, Jobs, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft -
Dare to be Digital to offer a step into the games industry News
13.02.2012 The gaming industry offers students some of the most “viable and exciting” opportunities in Ireland, according to Dr Stephen Brennan, director of marketing and strategy of the... -
Career Zoo kicking off tomorrow News
10.02.2012 Career Zoo is taking place from tomorrow, showcasing 2,500 job vacancies, conversion courses and start-up advice at the Mansion House in Dublin.Categories: Web, IT Management, Social Media, IT Organisation, Internet, Data Management, Careers and Employment -
NCI hosting info evening on its ICT conversion programmes News
08.02.2012 National College of Ireland is hosting an information evening tonight on its IT courses under the HEA ICT conversion programme. A limited number of free places are on offer for... -
Boosting Irish tech talent is necessary for the IT industry’s growth News
09.02.2012 One of the biggest challenges in maintaining the Irish IT industry's growth is to make sure that we have the talent to support it. -
First-ever Galway CoderDojo sees ‘huge number’ of attendees News
08.02.2012 NUI Galway said it experienced “huge numbers” attending the first-ever Galway CoderDojo held on campus recently which aims to teach young people how to code. -
IT and engineering contracting roles rise in 2011 - survey News
06.02.2012 Engineering contracting roles increased by 30pc in 2011 and IT contracting roles by 8pc, according to a new survey.