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Skills Issues in Information Management and the Use of Technology
TACOSUniversity of York 14th May 2014
Kenneth Aitchison
www.undp.org/capacity© 2010 United Nations Development Programme
Measuring Capacity and
Capacity Development
Skills Gaps and Skills Shortages
huddle.com 2013
skills gaps are skills that existing staff need but lack, as opposed to skills shortages, which mean that employers cannot find job applicants with the right skillsCCSkills 2010.
Archaeology LMI: Profiling the
Profession 2012-13
www.landward.eu
issue significant if >25% of respondents identified itissue serious if >50% of respondents identified it
Information Technology significant skills gap (35%)significant skills shortage (25%)
Data Management 22% report skills gap9% report skills shortage
Change Over Time2002-03 2007-08 2012-13
ICT Skills Gap 74% 68% 35%
ICT Skills Shortage 67% 53% 25%Aitchison & Rocks-Macqueen 2013
Serious skills gaps in the provision of• Interventive Conservation of Digital
Media• Preventive Conservation of Digital
Media• Scientific / Analytical Services for
Digital Media
Significant skills gap in • Information Technology
75% of the 241 practices listed on the Conservation Register maintained by Icon do not present website addresses.
Conservation of Materials
http://www.icon.org.uk/images/stories/downloads/
clmi%20report.pdf
Historic Environment and Cultural Heritage
http://blueprintfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/1384949416-The-Historic-Environment-and-Cultural-Heritage-Skills-Survey-FINAL2.pdf
IT and digital skills were recurrently noted as a specific skills issue across the HE & cultural heritage sector.
Specific skills lacking amongst new applicants / entrants [archaeology]
IT and Digital 10%(CH Sector overall 13%)
Skills gaps in IT & Technical Support reported by 9% of archaeologist respondents
“Social media, web optimisation, website management and design”