Uk recruiters are not impressed with technical degrees

Posted by Jim Stroud

March 2, 2007

Six out of ten U.K. employers do not care whether applicants for jobs in information and communications technology have tech-related degrees, a survey has revealed.The statistics, released Tuesday by E-Skills UK, a British government-led agency, also show that only two out of every five U.K. graduates working in ICT (information and communications technology) have an ICT-related degree.

“Graduates from non-ICT disciplines have often developed skills in areas not yet widely included in traditional computing courses such as business, project, communication and other interpersonal skills,” said E-Skills Chief Executive Karen Price.

Price said the figures demonstrated that ICT degrees should “evolve to reflect the broader range of capabilities required to be successful in modern careers in IT and telecom.”

She also said that the statistics highlighted the need for qualifications such as those earned through information technology management for business (ITMB) degrees, which will available at 12 U.K. universities by the end of the year. ITMB degrees have a greater focus on business, rather than pure technology skills.

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