BCS & HEFCE Debate
| When | Feb 01, 2006 |
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| Where | London |
Fom the invitation:
The debate will be on the topic of the identifying strategies to increase the number of students studying IT at school, college and university.
IT has been identified as one of the 'strategic subjects' in which a strong knowledge base and a supply of highly skilled workers are of particular national importance. This is in response to the recognition of the high importance of IT for national prosperity, at a time when fewer students are choosing to study this subject in higher education.
Widening participation is an important part of this process, as courses seek to recruit more women and mature-age students to study and work in IT. Computing can also build on a strong record for ethnically diverse recruitment.
The aim of this debate dinner, which has been funded by HEFCE, is to discuss the why the number of IT undergraduates has gone down and to identify strategies to improve the situation.
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