Around the UK - North East

Led by our North East representative, e-skills UK has been working with key partners in the region to deliver on the objectives outlined in our SSA for IT Action Plan.

Background Research

Employers in the North East identified that by 2008, 23,807 business managers will need to improve their routine IT user skills and 8,753 will need to improve their IT professional skills.

For the current IT user workforce there is a need for the upskilling of up to 290,800 people, 115,149 to address current gaps and 175.651 to address the 2008 forecast.

These findings were taken from e-skills UK 2005 'IT Insights: Regional Skills in the North East' report. The report is one of a set of 11 reports for the nine English regions, Scotland and Wales, which can be downloaded free of charge at www.e-skills.com/itinsights.

NB - We have just carried out some extensive research to provide an update on the IT Insights 2004-05 data. The headline report 'Technology Counts: IT and Telecoms Insights 2008' is now available to download at www.e-skills.com/insights08. A suite of 'IT & Telecoms Insights 2008: Regional/National Skills Analysis' reports are being finalised and will be available at a later date.

About our partners

Codeworks Connect is the trade association for digital businesses working in North East England.

Set up in 2004, they provide first class support to businesses working in the region's thriving digital sector.

Their members work in all areas of digital media and technology – from web design and development right through to animation, games, e-commerce and software development. Connect members have access to a wide range of support including Placements. PR support. Networking events and lots more. All designed to help them grow and succeed. 

Last modified: 18 Nov 2008