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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989
THESE AND OTHER FINDINGS SUPPORTED THE VIEW THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF DATA PROCESSING PERSONNEL IN THE PROFESSION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORT ON MANPOWER IN THE PROFESSION FOUND THAT IN NOVEMBER 1987, A TOTAL OF 13,300 PERSONS WERE EMPLOYED IN EDP RELATED JOBS, AND THERE WERE ABOUT 1,000 VACANCIES
IN THE SURVEYED ORGANISATIONS.
THIS NUMBER OF VACANCIES REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS SURVEY IN 1985.
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A VERY HIGH STAFF MOBILITY RATE RECORDED IN THE SURVEY AND A COMPARISON OF THE 1985 AND 1987 FIGURES ON THE EXPERIENCE ON DATA PROCESSING MANPOWER SHOWED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN SUBSTANTIAL LOS8 OF EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES FROM THE LOCAL DATA PROCESSING PROFESSION.
THE SURVEY ALSO REVEALED THAT THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OF SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND APPLICATION PROGRAMMERS FELL SHORT OF THE EXPERIENCE PREFERRED BY EMPLOYERS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS SUGGESTED THAT EMPLOYERS HAD TO SETTLE FOR WHAT THEY COULD RECRUIT,
THESE MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS INDICATED THAT THE EDP FIELD WAS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF STAFF, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
IN THE SURVEY EMPLOYERS
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FORECAST THAT THE TOTAL MANPOWER WOULD HAVE RISEN TO 15,000 IN 1988 AND WOULD FURTHER INCREASE ΤΟ 17,000 IN 1989 WHICH WOULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 2,000 RECRUITS THIS YEAR.
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THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING, WHICH CONDUCTED THE SURVEY, SAID THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES TRAINED BY LOCAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE INADEQUATE ΤΟ MEET THIS MANPOWER DEMAND.
EMPLOYERS WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON OVERSEAS GRADUATES TO MEET PART OF THE SHORTFALL.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO URGED LOCAL TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND THE COUNCIL'S EDP TRAINING CENTRE TO INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS IN THE TRAINING OF NEW ENTRANTS.
THE 1987 MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRY CONTAINS DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER STRUCTURE OF THE PROFESSION, AND IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL, AT $26 A COPY.
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