Microsoft: Innovation in Education Crucial for Reversing IT Skills Gap
High-tech jobs are going unfilled at Microsoft and other IT companies. Microsoft is investing in programs to help today's student land those positions.
Amid the backdrop of the Education World Forum (EWF) and the British Education Technology & Training (BETT) Show, Microsoft is detailing how the Redmond, Wash.-based company is leveraging technology to help advance education and prepare students for tomorrow's in-demand IT jobs.
EWF is an invitation-only conference that focuses on furthering innovations in teaching and "debating future practice in education," according to the group's Website. Sponsors include Microsoft, Intel and HP. Calling his company's commitment to education "unmatched and unwavering," Microsoft's Anthony Salcito, vice president of Worldwide Education, indicated in a blog post that his company is experiencing the effects of an IT skills gap. "We know first-hand about the growing challenge of finding enough skilled workers to fill the jobs we need filled.
