Enhancing the AQA Computer Science GCSE with IT Academy MTA Mike Evans Director - The IT Skills Management Co. ltd ITSkillsman mike.evans@itskillsman.co.uk.

Enhancing the AQA Computer Science GCSE with IT Academy MTA

Mike EvansDirector - The IT Skills Management Co. ltdITSkillsmanmike.evans@itskillsman.co.uk

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

Get Recognized

Microsoft Certification Framework

Technical Technical CertificationsCertifications

Get Ahead

Get Hired

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