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IT Pro Australia Press
IT talent in record demand
SYDNEY - Demand for ITC skills in the Australian market is at an all-time high, according to Best International's monthly ITC
Talent Index, launched yesterday.
Best says there has been a 19 percent increase in the index since the start of the financial year and 10 percent over November 2006.
Usually a quiet period, the five weeks from January 1 to February 6 have shown the highest number of jobs ever recorded for ITC skills in
Australia with permanent roles up by 12 percent and contract by eight percent. John McVicker, Best MD, predicts a strong year ahead in IT
across the country, with companies gearing up to start a large number of projects.
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Nairn Supports Partnership to End 'Gabfest' on IT Skills Crisis
CompTIA's IT Pro Pens Practical Agreement with Thomson Education to Connect Students with Industry
and Boost Professional Numbers
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ICT PROFESSIONALS: THE SUPERHUMANS OF THE 21st CENTURY
Continuing its strong tradition of raising awareness on issues
facing the ICT industry, CompTIA brought together leaders from
business and government to construct an accurate picture of the
current situation and near-term future of the state of IT skills
in Australia.
Both discussions were held on 11 May at CeBIT 2006 in Sydney. The discussions
were moderated by freelance journalist Brad Howarth.
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Federal govt launches IT careers Web site
Special Minister of State Gary Nairn has launched a new ICT career awareness program in the form of the IT Pro Australia Web site.
The site's purpose is to help to highlight opportunities within the Australian public service (APS) in ICT.
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Save the world -- enlist in the IT industry
That’s the pitch from a new section of CompTIA's IT Pro website launched today by Special Minister of State Gary Nairn and CompTIA regional director Edward Mandla.
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Skills boost in public service
CABERRA — Special Minister of State Gary Naim, with Edward Mandla, now the regional director
of the Computer Technology Industry Association — and would-be Liberal MP in NSW —
announced a joint initiative to ICT highlight opportunities within the Australian Public Service in ICT.
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Media Release on Launch of IT Pro
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, the Minister of Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts, officially launched IT Pro Australia on October 19th 2005.
Please read the full article "ICT skills essential to international competitiveness" below.
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Official CompTIA Press Release about Launch of IT Pro Australia
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) today announced the launch of its
CompTIA IT Pro Australia program, an innovative new initiative aimed at addressing skills
development, training and other topics important to the Australian information and communications
technology (ICT) industry.
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New IT body for Australia
By Mark Wheeler, ZDNet Australia
19 October 2005
IT Pro Australia made its debut today promising to raise the quality of skills in and perceptions of the
sector. IT Pro, foreshadowed by ZDNet Australia in July, will be an "industry-supported, member-based
body representing professionals within the Australian IT industry focussing on skills and career development",
said CompTIA regional director Danika Bakalich.
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IT Skills shortage threatening growth
By Brendon Chase, Builder AU
20 October 2005
Industry experts are warning of a looming IT skills shortage in the near future if measures are not
taken to attract graduates, women, and workers from non-IT backgrounds, to retain mature age workers,
and to provide for more flexible working conditions.
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New IT professional body launched
By Stan Beer, IT Wire
19 October 2005
A new IT professional’s body called IT Pro Australia, backed by a number of leading IT vendors and managed
by the vendor-neutral lobby group, the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) was formally launched
yesterday.
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CompTIA rolls out future proofing initiative
By Michael Crawford, Computerworld, Sydney
19 October 2005
The Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) yesterday launched a skills and career development
initiative dubbed IT Pro to track and inform members of changing trends in terms of career development or hot
IT skills. Danika Bakalich, CompTIA ANZ regional director, said the initiative is like a navigation tool that
identifies current skills required in the workplace.
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Government establishes ICT skills working group
Computerworld
20 October 2005
The federal government has established a new working group to identify ways to improve ICT skills in Australia.
Announced by IT Minister Senator Helen Coonan today the ICT Skills Foresighting Working Group is
expected to deliver a report by the end of the year.
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ACS survey reveals IT workers 'hideously under-trained'
Computerworld, Howard Dahdah
12/10/2005
The level of training undertaken by IT employees is at a worrying low level, a survey undertaken by the Australian
Computer Society will reveal. Even more concerning is the few IT staff taking on soft skills training which is
seen as crucial to the continual development of a modern day IT professional
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$24 Million Boost for regional and industry career advice – helping young people make informed choices
Media Release by Dr Brendan Nelson, Australian Government Minister for Education, Science and Training
19 October 2005
The establishment of a new national careers advisers network has moved a step closer today with formal
contracts being offered for National Industry Career Specialists (NICS) in up to 10 national Industry Sectors
and 57 Regional Industry Career Advisers (RICAs).
These initiatives are part of the Howard Government’s $143 million Australian Network of Industry Careers
Advisers (ANICA), and follow the 2004 election commitment to increase support for young people aged
13-19 years and assist them in achieving a smooth transition through school and from school to further
education, training and work.
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Coonan to launch new IT society
By Munir Kotadia, ZDNet Australia
14 July 2005 01:31 PM
Come October 24, technology professionals will have the opportunity to join IT Pro Australia, an organisation
established by powerful US-based lobby group, CompTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association). The society
aims to build its membership by attracting people with vendor-based certifications, and is backed by a steering
committee of industry heavyweights such as Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, Sun and Hewlett-Packard.
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Hail to a new IT society
By Fran Foo, Technology & Business magazine
08 August 2005 12:43 PM
The Computer Technology Industry Association -- better known as CompTIA -- has been quietly and successfully
building a name for itself in Australia.
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CompTIA launches ICT skills initiative
Siobhan McBride
23/08/2005 09:42:13
IT Pro Australia is a new association which Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) launched this
week for ICT professionals and students. With support from Apple, Cisco, CompTIA, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft and
many others, the program will offer information on career options, job vacancies, salary scales, skills in
demand and trend reports, deals on software, hardware, developments in the IT industry and inside running on
new products and services and training and educational opportunities to fit lifestyle and budget.
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CompTIA launches CompTIA IT Pro Australia program
19 August 2005
Business Wire
SYDNEY, Australia, (BUSINESS WIRE) Aug 18, 2005 - The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
today announced the launch of its CompTIA IT Pro Australia program, an innovative new initiative aimed at
addressing skills development, training and other topics important to the Australian information and
communications technology (ICT) industry.
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