Hats off to the government for coming up with a novel wheeze to get companies to invest in staff training.
Skills Secretary John Denham said today that companies winning government-funded IT contracts will have to fulfil a commitment to skills training.
Apparently the Government currently spends nearly £14 billion a year on procuring IT services and Denham wants to make sure this spend contributes to improving the skills base of the IT workforce.
He said: “We have to make every taxpayer’s pound work as hard as we can. Wherever possible Government spending should not just provide good public services, it should also ensure young people are trained in the skills we need for the future.
“The IT industry is one of the industries which is critical to the future of the British economy and its ability to survive and thrive post-recession. It’s vitally important that British business has IT skills to draw on at all levels.”
Good on you, John!
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