AIIA Announces National ICT Careers Week

By Greg McNevin

July 1, 2008: The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has announced Australia’s first national information and communication technology (ICT) careers week.

To be held from the 28th of July to the 2nd of August this year, the association says the week will showcase the “dynamic career opportunities currently available to graduates across the industry.”

The AIIA says that no matter what area today’s students want to work in, studying ICT will help them realise their goals while giving them a “passport to the world” in the form of recognised ICT skills.

A wide range of organisations, from ICT interests to educational institutions, are supporting the week through events being planned across the country, and among the activities planned for the week is an expo by the Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association on August 2nd.

The association says the expo will enable Victorian students and parents to meet with tertiary and industry groups to gain a better understanding of the available career options in ICT, and how tertiary training in the field will become an increasingly important prerequisite in many forms of business.

This event is just one of many being held around the country to promote greater understanding of technology in the workplace, and its importance to careers of the future.

“The National ICT Careers Week will broaden the horizons of young school leavers who may not have considered undertaking ICT studies or the possibilities that surround a career in the ICT industry,” said Penny Coulter, Chair of the Careers Week Steering Committee and President of the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association.

“Working in ICT is not just about sitting at a desk in front of a computer. There’s a world of opportunity out there for young people to become leaders and team players in almost any field of high-technology they choose.”

More information can be found on the National ICT Career Week web site.

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