Waterford Institute to address chronic shortfall in IT graduates

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is spearheading a major drive to address a chronic shortfall in IT graduates.

With a recent survey having shown there are now more than 8,000 vacancies in Ireland for computing and technology graduates, WIT is to introduce a number of additional courses for the 2005-’06 academic year that are specifically tailored to address a clear skills shortage that threatens Ireland’s economic prosperity.

The dot com collapse four years ago prompted a major fall-off in demand for computer studies and other technology-related courses.