The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the UK is booming, and known as the "knowledge economy", is predicted by Microsoft to account for 50% of GDP by 2010. Amidst this growth, a severe skills crisis exists. The 2007 Scottish Technology Survey indicated that Scottish technology companies predicted their biggest challenge over the coming years to be access to suitably qualified staff. A similar survey carried out by Intellect across English technology companies revealed parallel findings.
The UK's technology companies, therefore, are already looking for ways to retain their top performers, in a climate of increased competition for talent. In a sector where change is a constant, the best IT employees know that skills are key to their career, so they want control of their own career plans, and to be able to get the best Learning and Development available. It cannot be long, then, before Learning and Development within Technology companies becomes a boardroom issue.
Learning and Development specialists Imajica are already in talks with a number of leading Technology sector companies to deliver customised Learning and Development systems. These systems will retain employees by motivating them, empowering them to manage their own learning, showing them how their personal learning contributes to company performance, and indicating where Learning and Development can take their career.
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