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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D031342606-13032007><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>An interesting article in the Herald-Sun to follow=
this
up</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D031342606-13032007><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><A
href=3D"http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/is-computer-science-dead/2007/=
03/12/1173548107417.html">http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/is-computer-=
science-dead/2007/03/12/1173548107417.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D031342606-13032007><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D031342606-13032007><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Damien AB</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Adrian
Janson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 4 March 2007 12:52 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Year 12=
Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'; 'Year 7 - 10 Information
Technology Teachers' Mailing List'; itapps@edulists.com.au;
yr11it@edulists.com.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 SofDev] ICT Careers - the=
current state of play<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi everyone (and apologies for=
the
cross posts)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have just uploaded a present=
ation
on ICT careers to the VITTA web site – it is about 1.3MB in size. =
; Here is
the link:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href=3D"http://www.vitta.org.au/resources/detail.php?doc_id=3D3140">http://w=
ww.vitta.org.au/resources/detail.php?doc_id=3D3140</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FO=
NT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One of the things that I am
passionate about VITTA ‘doing better’ is helping promote ICT car=
eers to students
in Victoria and giving teachers as much assistance as possible to get this
done. Earlier this year we met with representatives of the Australian=
Computer Society in order to find out some concrete things about the ICT
industry in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Victoria</st1:State> (and indeed,
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>). The informati=
on
that we were able to obtain is contained in this presentation and makes for=
very
interesting reading!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We all know that there are
opportunities in the ICT industry, but our students are not getting the
message. We are fighting a number of battles – students still th=
ink the
ICT industry is reeling from the ‘dot-com’ crash, careers teache=
rs and parents
often give advice that steers students away from ICT subject choices and the=
media is not really aware of the needs of the industry (choosing instead to=
focus more ‘news worthy’ topics such as the out-sourcing to fore=
ign
countries).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">VITTA has a number of things p=
lanned
to promote ICT careers to students. This presentation is one of the fi=
rst
resources we will be providing to you. Please feel free to show this t=
o
all of your classes – no matter the year level. Other teachers s=
uch as
coordinators and careers advisers may also wish to make use of it. I w=
ould
love to get your feedback on the presentation – and by all means, plea=
se let me
know if you find anything that can be added to it, and if you want to sugges=
t
ways in which it can be improved.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the
best!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT=
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<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on"><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro=
man"
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Adrian
Janson</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">VITTA President<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director of ICT, <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:Place=
Name
w:st=3D"on">Melbourne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">High
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">F: +61 3 9495 6834<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">E: <st1:PersonName
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