Impact Of Technology In Education And Training

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nt of Commence prepared a detailed analysis of the technology workforce problems. The publication America’s New Deficit: The Shortage of Information Technology Workers, points out the gap between the increasing demands for IT workers and the apparent inability of college and universities to meet the demand. From within the industry, trade publication decry both the shortage of workers and the soaring salaries required to attract and retain IT specialist, the negative or inaccurate image of the industry (Skinner, 2000, p. 52-5).
One problem heard repeatedly is that there is a shortage of trained technicians. Nine out of ten U.S. manufacturers’ survey complained of lack of qualified highly skilled workers. About sixty percent of four hundred human resources chiefs surveyed reported a shortage of skilled workers and managers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that over the next ten years another 1.3 million high-tech job opening will be created (Malott, 1998, p. 30). A number of sources predict that sixty-five to seventy percent o...