Skills Alley News
Yahoo execs first to the lifeboats

MARKET watchers have been unnerved by the number of the senior executive talent leaving internet pioneer Yahoo, saying they are “voting with their feet’ in the question of the company’s future.

 
PM chairs innovation council
KEVIN Rudd has chaired the first meeting of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering, and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) in the most positive sign ye that the new Government has lifted the priority of the sector.
 
AIIA calls for skills action
THE Australian Information Industries Association has called for an expansion of the 457 temporary work visa scheme as one way of providing short-term relief for businesses suffering skills shortage problems.
 
EU targets women for skills
THE proportion of women graduating in engineering and computer science remained unacceptably low in European Union countries, prompting new government initiatives to make ICT more attractive to females.
 
Services market to hit $15b in 2011: IDC

THE Australian technology services market will grow at a compound rate of 4.4 per cent annually to reach A$15 billion by 2011, according to research IDC, though skills shortages will present the sector with ongoing challenges.

 
Skills Alley a major success @ CeBIT 2008
The Skills Alley at CeBIT Australia 2008 was a major success! The 35,173 business visitors included many business decision makers from a large cross section of industry who received expert advice on how to increase performance of their workforce with a variety of training, recruitment and HR consultancy options. Skills Alley was launched in 2008 as a featured area! Due to its success Skills Alley will be featured in 2009 with even more added features making it one of the hottest events to address the skills shortage in Australia!


In fact, the number of visitors who nominated Skills Alley as a primary reason for attending CeBIT Australia was
6,635
/ 35,173
The CeBIT Australia Team are already re-booking exhibitors for CeBIT Australia 2009, so contact our sales team now to discuss your exhibition and sponsorship options and take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. SAVE 15% off the cost of Exhibition Floor Space - Book NOW!

Contact:
Hannover Fairs Australia
Tel: +61 2 9280 3400
Email: sales@cebit.com.au
Here is what a couple of Skills Alley exhibitors thought

Success at CeBIT Australia 2008


This was the first time that SEEK Learning took part in CeBIT Australia 2008. The response we got from visitors to our stand was very good and also got more traffic than we anticipated. We will be keen to make this a regular occurrence. The team of organizers was very helpful and we are looking forward to working with them in the future.

Vik Singh , IT Certifications Team Leader
Seek Learning

 
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