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VTC TO TRAIN EDP STAFF
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1987
THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING CENTRE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL OFFER PRACTICAL TRAINING for COMPUTER PERSONNEL FROM NEXT MONTH, THE AIM IS TO MEET PART OF THE MANPOWER NEEDS OF THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRY.
+THE COURSES RUN BY THE CENTRE AIM TO UPGRADE THE SKILLS OF SERVING COMPUTER PERSONNEL, TO ENABLE NEW ENTRANTS TO GAIN INITIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH WORK-RELATED TRAINING AND TO PREPARE FRESH UNIVERSITY GRADUATES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE INDUSTRY,+ A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS, THE CENTRE WILL RUN SIX COURSES OF TWO TO FIVE DAYS FOR 200 EDP PERSONNEL SUCH AS PROGRAMMERS, SYSTEM ANALYSTS, AND COMPUTER OPERATORS.
IN ADDITION, A 14-WEEK COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT THE END OF PARCH WILL PROVIDE BASIC TRAINING TO 20 NEW GRADUATES WHO WISH TO FOLLOW A CAREER IN EDP.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE CENTRE WILL ORGANISE
20 COURSES, FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME, TO TRAIN 1 100 PEOPLE A YEAR.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO TRAIN MORE EDP STAFF AS WELL AS TO UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS TO COPE WITH THE STEADY GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY.
ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL'S SURVEY IN DECEMBER 1985, THE OVERALL MANPOWER OF THE EDP INDUSTRY ROSE FROM 11 400 IN 1984 TO 12 300 IN 1985, REPRESENTING A 7.3 PER CENT GROWTH.
THE COUNCIL FORECASTS THAT THE MANPOWER DEMAND WILL INCREASE STEADILY EACH YEAR, REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 400 NEW ENTRANTS IN 1986, 1 500 IN 1987, 1 600 IN 1988 AND EVEN UP TO 2 100 IN 1991.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THERE WAS AT THAT TIME A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF TRAINED EDP PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY IN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
THE SURVEY REPORT, CONTAINING DETAILS OF EDP MANPOWER STRUCTURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $12 A COPY.
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