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FOCUS IT/FOCUS TI

Innovative Teaching, Real Learning

www.focusit.ca/www.ictc-ctic.ca

Table of Content

Educational Challenges

Canada’s Future Who is ICTC Why ICTC Works Labour Market Stats Alberta Trends Technology Trends Educational Trends


Educational Crisis

Disengagement crisis among learners from traditional learning & teaching modules

“The majority of students in the upper grades are not intellectually engaged in the classroom.”

Source: C21 Canada. “C21 Presents: Shifting Minds. A 21st century vision of public education for Canada.” May 2012.


Canada’s Future

Reinvigorating the Canadian educational system impacts economic, social, environmental and

financial aspirations of Canadians

Multi-literate, creative and innovative people are the drivers of the 21st Century

Source: C21 Canada. “C21 Presents: Shifting Minds. A 21st century vision of public education for Canada.” May 2012.


The Situation

By 2016, Canada will need more than 106,000 ICT workers

Systemic shortage of soft skills Mismatch between capabilities

Youth are not choosing ICT as a career

Not seen as fun, viable or profitable Unaware of the opportunities

available in ICT

Canadian graduates lack the right blend of skills to compete in the digital economy

21st Century Skills


What is ICT?

Source: http://www.tutor2u.net/business/ict/intro_what_is_ict.htm

A constantly evolving term: “All the uses of digital technology that

already exist to help individuals, businesses and organisations use information.”

“ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form.”

Information Communications Technology

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/ict/intro_what_is_ict.htm


21st Century Skills

What are They: Solve real problems Engage with knowledge that matters Be respected See how subjects are interconnected Learn from and with each other and people in

their community Connect with experts and expertise Have more opportunities for dialogue and

conversation

How to Learn Them: Applied, project-based and interdisciplinary

learning Collaborative learning Inquiry and investigation Technology for learning Demonstration of competence Personalized learning Information access, analysis, synthesis and

the generation of new ideas


The cost of a Bad Hire: Of new hires 46% fail within 18 months Another 45% are only fair to marginal performers That means that 81% of new hires are a disappointment

Associated costs are anywhere between 20% to 200%

Factors contributing to the cost of a bad hire: Less productivity, lost time, cost to recruit and train, employee morale, and negative impact on

client solutions

Source: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/bad-hires-stats-costs-avoidance-poor-excuses-and-other-thoughts

How This Affects Business

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/bad-hires-stats-costs-avoidance-poor-excuses-and-other-thoughts


Who is ICTC

The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC):

Dedicated to ensuring Canada’s ICT sector is made up of a prepared, diverse and highly educated workforce

Centre of expertise in ICT research and labour market intelligence, policy development, and program management

Network of industry, education & government:

Develop Canada’s future skilled and innovative talent

Empower industries to maintain a competitive advantage in a global market


Talent Programs

Women in IT Youth Initiatives

Focus on IT Career Focus

Standards I-ADVANCETM

Career Transitions Bridge Training for

Internationally Educated Professionals

Aboriginal Inclusion


Why ICTC Works


Changing ICT Needs

Declining Needs: General Application Skills ICT Technical Capabilities

Growing Needs: ICT, Soft-skills & 21st Century Skills Hybrid ICT & Technical Skills


Why FIT?

Top Ten in-demand ICT Jobs in Alberta:1. Informatics / Business Systems Analysts2. Electronics engineers3. Software / GUI Developers4. Electronics Technicians5. Information Systems Managers6. Technical Support Analysts7. Multimedia/Graphic Designers/Illustrators8. Computer / Network Systems Engineers9. e-Commerce Managers10. Web / Network Support

Technicians/Administrators


ICT Job Outlook


Alberta Trends

“Education and technology are two of the greatest social equalizers. Education helps people improve

their economic opportunities, while technology provides access to education.”*

*Source: Cisco**Source: ICTC

Over half of the new jobs created in Alberta are expected to be for:**

Informatics analysts business systems analysts electronics engineers software developers GUI developers

Nearly a quarter of the new jobs created in Alberta are expected to be for:**

electronics technicians information systems managers technical support analysts


Technology Trends

Alberta is Canada’s fourth largest digital economy employer:

107,000 (10%) workers are employed in Alberta’s digital economy

27,000 (25%) of Alberta’s digital economy workers are women

22,000 (27%) ICT workers in Alberta are landed immigrants

Source: ICTC.

Alberta has a very strong and robust energy sector and multiple clusters of emerging technologies such as mobile apps development.

Employment level in ICT Sector has increased by 17,000 (19%) in Q4

Jobless rate decreased as a result from 3.2% in Q3 to 2.5% in Q4.


ICT Sector GDP

Alberta’s ICT sector increased by $9 million compared to the third quarter, contributing $6.27 billion to Alberta’s GDP

ICT sector accounted for nearly 4% of Alberta’s total output


Alberta ICT Output

Alberta is Canada’s fourth largest ICT producer and produced 10% of the total Canadian ICT output in 2012 Q4, while Ontario (47%) is Canada’s ICT leader.


Employment Levels


Educational Trends Over the last 10 years, Alberta has addressed

three core areas of technology in education: Infrastructure (hardware and software), Curriculum and resources Professional learning

Source: Alberta Education School Technology Sector “iPads: What are we learning?” October 3, 2011 http://education.alberta.ca/media/6684652/ipad%20report%20-%20final%20version%202012-03-20.pdf

“Increasingly, educational leaders, stakeholders and the general public are recognizing technology could be better utilized to improve and enhance learning experiences for students.”

Alberta teachers using iPads in the classroom highlighted the top 3 benefits:

To support students with unique learning needs;

To meet the needs of every student every day in keeping with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles; and

To increase student engagement.

http://education.alberta.ca/media/6684652/ipad%20report%20-%20final%20version%202012-03-20.pdf


Educational Pitfalls

“Dropping out of school appears to be the outcome of a number of factors which are specific and unique to each student.”

There is no typical profile of a high school dropout

Top factors influencing likelihood of student dropout

Lack of Home support Personal factors School and achievement related

factors Lack of engagement Socio – Economic factors

Approximately 20% of students re-enter the education system after they have dropped out

Dropout rates in Canada and Alberta have been improving as have high school completion rates; but dropout rates in Alberta, along with the other Prairie Provinces, are higher than the Canadian average

Source: Alberta School Boards Association “Improving High School Completion.” June 2010 http://www.asba.ab.ca/files/pdf/high_school_completion_report.pdf

http://www.asba.ab.ca/files/pdf/high_school_completion_report.pdf


Male Dropout Rates

Males have higher dropout rates and lower completion rates than females The gender gap in dropout rates is widening Risk factors for leaving high school extend beyond academic reasons

Some gender-specific intervention strategies need to be considered 17-year-old males who had dropped out cited school-related reasons for

their early departure (i.e. being bored or not interested in school, having problems with school work and with teachers, etc.) as well as wanting or having to work




Aboriginal Dropout Rates

Double the proportion of young Aboriginal Canadians on-reserve (22.4%) have completed an apprenticeship in a skilled trade, compared to 11.5 per cent of non-Aboriginal Canadians;


Aboriginal students have higher dropout rates and lower completion rates than the non-Aboriginal population -more than double the dropout rate

Four out of five Aboriginal students attend the public school system (approx. 6% of Alberta’s total student population)

Only 12% of Aboriginal Canadians complete university degrees in public school system

Only 5% of Aboriginal young adults on reserve complete a university education



Completion Framework

Alberta Education officially released its High School Completion Framework with five strategies aimed at improving high school completion:

Personalized Learning Successful transitions Collaborative partnerships Positive connections Tracking progress




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