08/06/2010
Ambitious Social Enterprise Providing Free IT skillsWith IT training budgets cut, the interactive course provider; ALISON.com is beginning to offer a solution. The
website offers a suite of free high-quality interactive courses on a range of
IT and digital literacy topics. The website recently launched a free foundation
course on essential computer skills entitled "Introduction to Information
Technology".
The course is an ideal introduction to the world of computers and IT in an
increasingly digital world. The course practically examines a multitude of
topics including data, problem solving, biometrics and security and more.
According to the latest Irish Computer Society (ICS) survey, 20% of ICS
members will be cutting their training budgets in 2010. In another survey,
Irish IT managers and executives revealed that their companies are cutting IT
budgets by up to half this year.
These reports coincide with a recent research report which suggests that within
five years, 90% of jobs will require IT skills. The study, entitled "Post
Crisis: e-Skills are Needed to Drive Europe's Innovation Society" argued
that European organisations must invest in training their staff in emerging
"smart " IT technologies.
If companies wish to continue to be competitive they must embrace new
technologies and ensure the employees have the skills to work in an
increasingly IT-driven world. That's the view of Global Knowledge country
manager Steven Purcell. "In the last year, a lot of companies, like
everyone in the economy, sat on their budgets and did not spend money on
anything - either new technologies or training. Companies are now beginning to
look at how they can get the best out of their staff and their systems".
In spite of the need for employees to be digitally literate, straitened
economic circumstances are forcing companies and organisations to cut their IT
training budgets. While many companies cannot afford to invest in IT skills
training in the current economic climate, they can also ill-afford to upskill
their staff or risk being left behind. Companies and organisations which
embrace "smart" IT technologic have proven to be more efficient, more
productive and more cost-effective.
ALISON.com offers a catalogue of free self-paced
courses in life skills and workplace training to satisfy the need for
upskilling without the excessive expenses. The free course-provider recently
launched a foundation course on essential computer skills entitled
"Introduction to Information Technology".
If you or your employees are interested in developing their IT skills using
high quality, interactive courseware then log on towww.alison.com and begin your free learning today!
To access the "Introduction to Information Technology" course click
on the following link Introduction
to Information Technology
