Enhancing the AQA Computer Science GCSE with IT Academy MTA
Mike EvansDirector - The IT Skills Management Co. [email protected]
350 E-learning Courses
Lesson Plans
Digital Literacy curriculum and resources
Test Banks
150 Title E-Reference Library
One low cost provides curriculum for every student, faculty and staff
Dreamspark – free software for staff and teachers
Academic discounts on official courseware and certification licenses
Teacher Certification Start Kits:20 x MTA10 x MOS
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) membership
UNESCO CFT-ICT curriculum and assessment
Prepare students by validating skills through curriculum aligned to Microsoft certifications
Leverage partner with awarding bodies e.g. AQA GCSE
Certification mapped to QCF
Member website with logos, posters, FAQ’s
Support through Regional Support Centre and Microsoft Academic Partners (MASP)
Connection and community with all IT Academies
Office CertificationsOffice Certifications
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Microsoft Certification Framework
Technical Technical CertificationsCertifications
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Digital Literacy
Source: IDC Economic Impact Study, Global, 2009
IT Spend will grow to $1.7 trillion
in 2013 51% of IT
employment will be
software-related
51%
‘Employment in IT & Telecoms will grow at 5x faster than the national average in the next ten
years…’
‘550,000 New Entrants to IT & Telecoms needed
over the next 5 years…’
E-Skills, Technology Insights 2011
Source: IDC, Microsoft’s Economic Impact, 2011
IT departments running the Microsoft
infrastructure in many countries employ 42% of
the IT workforce.
42%
UK Employment Opportunities
500,000
The Microsoft UK ecosystem employs over
These employees account for 39%of IT related employment (2011)
IT and business professionals working with Microsoft products or services
In total Microsofthas more than 30,000 partners in the UK
Source: 2011 IDC UK Data & Messaging
Future EmployabilityFuture Employability
77%
More than 50% of today’s jobs require
some technology skills, and experts say that percentage will increase to 77% in the next decade.
60%
Within 10 years, 60% of the jobs thatwill be available are ones that
don’t even exist today.IDC
“Skills are key to the prosperity of nations and to better lives for individuals in the 21st century. They contribute to economic growth both directly, through increased productivity, and indirectly, by creating greater capacity to adopt new technologies and ways of working and to spur innovation.”
OECD, 2011
Skills in 21st Century