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Revitalise IT
The IT professional workforce in the UK has almost doubled in the last 12 years: from 550,000 to around one million today, and will continue to grow strongly over the coming decade. At the same time, every year fewer young people choose to undertake an IT-related degree, with a drop of around half (46%) since 2001. In order to maintain the UK’s economic success it is vital that we attract more talent into IT.
About the initiative
Supported by the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) and led by e-skills UK, the 'Revitalise IT' initiative brings together employers, universities and schools, and is expected to involve more than 40,000 students.
It will come to life through two complementary themes:
BigAmbition
Transforming the attitudes of young people to IT-related education and careers
'BigAmbition' focuses on changing attitudes and stimulating demand among young people for technology-related degrees and careers. The BigAmbition website provides an insider view of technology careers and education opportunities. For details go to www.e-skills.com/bigambition.
Catalyst
Supporting universities in developing and promoting courses that reflect the needs of IT professionals careers
The 'Catalyst' programme focuses on degree curricula, promoting the capabilities graduates develop from different types of IT-related degree courses and encouraging curriculum development in areas of industry growth. For details, go to www.e-skills.com/catalyst.
The Revitalise IT initiative is a pilot that will focus primarily on London and the South East of England and will run from 2007-2009.
Last modified: 28 Oct 2008
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Committed partners
Employers include -
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Accenture . Amazon . Apple . Atos Origin . BBC . BT . Capgemini . Cisco . IBM UK . John Lewis . Logica . Microsoft . Vodafone
and universities -
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University of Kent . University of Greenwich . University of Reading . Oxford Brookes University . University College London . City University London
Building on existing programmes
Revitalise IT will build on e-skills UK's existing employer-supported education programmes including the Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) degree course, the new Diploma in IT for 14-19 year olds, and the award-winning Computer Clubs for Girls.