- The IT and Telecommunications sector provides the engine for productivity and future growth across the UK economy. IT intensive sectors represent 5% of the UK’s total economy (e-skills 2008).
- Over half of the UK’s IT and Telecommunications professionals hold a qualification at level 4 or higher, which is nearly double that of the UK working population overall (e-skills 2008).
- Nearly 1 in 20 people (1.5 million) employed in the UK work in IT and Telecommunications (e-skills 2008).
- The shared attributes of entrepreneurs listed on the City & Guilds Rich List 2008 include: strong self belief, patience and perseverance, capacity for hard work and the ability to bounce back after failure.
- Every organisation needs effective administration. Over 4,933,000 people are employed in administration, business and office work, and this figure is predicted to rise (Connexions 2008).
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
First day of WorldSkills London 2011 is here! Find us at the Wales Cymru stand, no 307, in the Making it Happen exhibition hall at ExCel.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011