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The Ict Skills Plan And The Higher Diploma In Science In Computing Graduate Conversion Programme: An Example Of Government, Third Level And Industry Engaging To Address A Specific Skills Deficit In The Irish Economy, Finbarr Feeney
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The past 15 years have been ones of rapid change not only in the ever growing impact of ICT on everyday life but also locally in terms of talent development and delivery for ICT graduates. One of the critical issues identified for Ireland and indeed internationally, has been a shortage of Level 8 Graduates in Computing and Computer Science. Enterprise Ireland, Forfás, the HEA, the IDA, Industry bodies such as ICT Ireland, The Irish Computer Society, Engineers Ireland and IBEC as well as government departments recognised the criticality of supply of talented graduates to Ireland’s ICT sector and took measures …