- Arkansas school has 11-year old IT department. Let me rephrase that, an Arkansas school's IT department is an 11-year old. Jon Penn took over the IT role when the last admin disappeared suddenly and the job went to the school's librarian, Jon's mom. I first read about this at Engadget, but I like the Network World article better because of the 8 minute podcast interview. And before you use this to highlight your student's shortcomings (as compared to an 11-year old), ask yourself whether Jon would be allowed this non-traditional learning opportunity at your school or district. Yeah, I didn't think so.
- Workforce readiness crisis. This article from November of 2006 highlights the findings of a study called The Workforce Readiness Report Card. The key take-away is the 21st century skill set that business thinks are important, and lacking, for students to bring to the workforce. What I find interesting is that the business skill set for the future looks an awful lot like a well-rounded education.
- How to turn an IT internship into an IT job. Title pretty tells the whole story. It's a list of thing to do, and don't do, at your internship job.
- Companies get more savvy with internships to find next-gen IT workers. Highlights the use of internships at specific big-name IT companies.
- 5 IT skills that won't boost your salary. A slightly different take on skill sets - what's not hot.
- Editorial: Pro or parasite? I've mention the IT skills shortage debate before and this article discusses a few of the key issues. More important, it shows that there is not agreement, even among CIO's, on this topic.
- Generation Y still wants it all. How dare these kids want to work 40 hours, get training and have a life outside of work. Why in my day .. blah, blah, blah .. uphill both ways ..blah, blah, blah .. and just happy to have it.
Tags: Jon Penn, Workforce Readiness, ACM, Internship, IT Skills, IT Skills Shortage, Generation Y
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