specialisterne in scotland
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Specialisterne in ScotlandNo kilts no bagpipes
• Huge expectations• Information Days• 50 candidates interviewed• 12 enter training• 10 employed ( as of 2nd May 2011)
• Quality of candidates was very high
• 5 Masters Degrees
• 1 Phd
• 5 Honours degrees in IT
• Average unemployed 5 years
Specialisterne in Scotland
• Problems with training material – bar set too low.
• IT Tutor did not have skills required
• Solution
• Master classes from SOPRA Group
• Trained to ISEB Foundation level software testing
• Average pass mark 95%
Specialisterne in Scotland
• Specialist skills
• Web design
• 3d rendering
• Information architecture
• Content Management
• Customer Relationship Management
Specialisterne in Scotland
• The Big Lie
• Autistic People are rigid thinkers and are not creative
• This is nonsense
• Our staff think outside the (neurotypical) box
• Some are very creative
• Managing obsessions is key for project mangers.
Specialisterne in Scotland
• Our Team
Specialisterne in Scotland
David Farrell-Shaw
Keith Melvin
(Head of Test)
Maria Hubbert (employment
consultant)
Laura Priestley
(Head of Development)
• Learning
• Social group for trainees/consultants/families http://www.specialisterne.net
• Adapt all IT training materials to be ASD friendly
• Business and IT skills of staff team have to be very high
• Autism practitioners must be qualified!
Specialisterne in Scotland
• Specialisternescotland.co.uk – business website
• Specialisterne-academy.com – lesson plan site
• Vimeo video channel – videos of lessons
• Lynda.com – online training package
Specialisterne in Scotlandweb assets
• Zoho CRM• Drupal• Joomla• WordPress• Concrete 5• Site Test• HP Quality Centre• SQL• CSS3• HTML5• Java• Javascript• Perl• Python• Moodle• Adobe Balsalmic• Microsoft 365• .NET• C#• C++• Rubyonrails
Specialisterne in Scotland
3rd Floor North, 8 Nelson Mandela Place,
Glasgow G2 1BT
0141 352 7400
Specialisterne in Scotland
Respect
lead by example
Why Scotland?
My Inspiration