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SUPPLY OF ICT

PROFESSIONALS AND GAP

ANALYSIS

by Arunen VALAYDON

Ag Head, Research & Planning , TEC

Structure of Presentation

1. Overview of tertiary education

2. Place occupied by IT in the current tertiary education landscape

3. HRP at the level of TEC

LIPFS

GRADUATE TRACER STUDY

OVERVIEW OF TERTIARY EDUCATION

MAURITIUS

Publicly-Funded Institutions (11) ( 2 universities: University of Mauritius & University of Technology, Mauritius)

(Enrolment : 19,867 students)

(Around 380 programmes)

(staff of around 2200)

Private Institutions (50)(Enrolment: 10,400 students)

(Around 270 programmes)

(Staff of 795)

Overseas (Enrolment: 12,000 students: Australia- 3,925; UK- 2910; France 2,010; India- 1050)

Tertiary Education Commission-April 2010

Evolution of Enrolment in Tertiary

Education, 2000-2009

15,880 17,37215,464

13,39711,71312,710

9,88011,021

9,057

19,867

9,612

10,003

9,2938,1107,515

5,255

6,100 7,242 7,507 10,400

2,423 3,0194,791 5,468

6,846 7,3578,473

9,531

11,248 12,000

38,623

(41.4%)35,023

(37.3%)

33,230

(34.1%)28,864

(28.4%)

26,074

(24.2%)

25,685

(23.1%)

21,913

(19.2%)

20,140

(17.7%)

16,735

(15.1%)

42,267

(45%)

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

Year

Nu

mb

er

Publicly Funded Institutions Private / DE Overseas Total Enrolment

NB: Figures between brackets shows GTER

Evolution of Enrolment: Some

Observations

Significant and sustained increase in

enrolment at tertiary level over the last 10

years (Avg growth of 10.8% p.a)

Gross Tertiary Enrolment Rate has

increased from 15% in 2000 to 45% (est.)in

2009 (2005: 28%)

Enrolment Trend by Fields of Study, 2005-2009

Fields of Study 2005 2006 2007 20082009

(Est)

Research 185 196 216 219 217

Research (MPhil/PhD) 185 196 204 207 205

MRes - - 12 12 12

Science & Technology Related 9577 10947 11,172 11,598 12,240

Agriculture 253 293 351 338 350

Architecture 125 148 103 134 140

Dentistry 197 252 301 331 360

Engineering 1430 1776 2120 2,780 3,025

Health Sciences 262 370 535 622 640

Information Technology 4134 3971 3700 3,448 3,495

Mathematics 377 387 436 441 475

Medicine 1432 1773 1834 1,940 2,050

Pharmacy 144 183 165 174 185

Science 1098 1368 1264 1,119 1,180

Cont.

Fields of Study 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Others 19,102 22,087 23,635 26,806 29,789

Accounting 3154 3655 4353 5,139 5,780

Administration/Management 3786 4576 4684 5,168 5,650

Arts 607 619 535 553 580

Banking / Finance 504 663 814 981 1,210

Business / Commerce / Marketing 1744 1901 2265 3,096 3,350

Communication 340 498 427 451 490

Design &Fashion 176 - - - -

Counselling - - - 62 93

Economics 635 688 732 763 810

Education 3108 4126 4187 4,530 5,165

Fisheries Study - - - 17 15

Humanities 389 796 566 542 570

Languages 1412 1335 1389 1,292 1,360

Law 793 1016 1067 1,195 1,300

Library 69 - - - -

Police Studies 212 153 91 6 6

Psychology - - 24 35 107

Social Science 523 462 691 918 950

Transport 61 - - - 0

Travel / Hotel / Tourism 930 1308 1268 1,443 1,631

Religious Studies 29 - 115 67 70

Others 630 291 427 548 671

Grand Total 28,864 33,230 35,023 38,623 42,267

Trend in Total Enrolment and ICT Enrolment in

Tertiary Education,2000-2009

16,759

21,94926,074

33,230

38,623

42,246

35,023

28,864

25,685

20,154

3,4953,4483,7003,9714,1344,7334,5094,086

3,5692,314

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Year

Nu

mb

er

Total Enrolment ICT Enrolment

Evolution of IT Enrolment: Some

Observations

In contrast to total enrolment trends,

enrolment in IT has followed a downward

trend in last 5 years

Peak attained in 2004: 4,733 students

Enrolment declined by 9.4% annually on

average over last 5 years

Present enrolment: some 3,500

Observations

ICT Enrolment from 2000-2009 and Projections

for 2010-2012

Year

ICT EnrolmentICT

Enrolment

as a % of

Total

Enrolment

Publicly - Funded

Institutions

Distance Education

/ Private Providers Overseas ICT Total

Total

Enrolment

2000 692 1,381 241 2,314 16,759 13.8

2001 1,046 2,158 365 3,569 20,154 17.7

2002 1,506 1,962 618 4,086 21,949 18.6

2003 2,162 1,543 804 4,509 25,685 17.6

2004 2,141 1,723 869 4,733 26,074 18.2

2005 2,020 1,261 853 4,134 28,864 14.3

2006 1,828 1,255 888 3,971 33,230 12.0

2007 1,642 1,172 886 3,700 35,023 10.6

2008 1,666 756 1026 3,448 38,623 8.9

2009 1,501 1061(Est) 933 (Est) 3,495 42,267 8.3

2010 1603(Est) 996(Est) 948(Est) 3,547 45,000 7.9

2011 1590 (Est) 938(Est) 969(Est) 3,497 48,000 7.3

2012 1564(Est) 998(Est) 950(Est) 3,512 51,000 6.9

The supply of IT graduates and projections

for 2010-2012

Year

ICT Output

Publicly - Funded

Institutions

Distance Education /

Private Providers Overseas ICT Total

2006 875 225 300 1,400

2007 704 250 230 1,184

2008 440 275 280 995

2009(Est) 520 285 230 1,035

2010 480 275 270 1,025

2011 510 260 260 1,030

2012 515 250 250 1,015

Number of IT Programmes in PFI’s and Private

Institutions distributed by Level

Level PFIs Private Total

Master 10 9 19

PG Diploma 1 3 4

Degree 24 22 46

Diploma 9 7 16

Certificate - 1 1

Prof. - 1 1

Total 44 43 87

Number of IT Programmes in PFI’s and

Private Institutions

Total no .of IT courses 2005: 66 (public 36;

private-30)

Net increase: 21 IT courses

public: 8; Private: 13

IT & IT Related Programmes in PFI’s

1 MSc Software Project Management

2 MSc Software Engineering Projects and Management

3 MSc Software Engineering

4 MSc Multimedia Systems

5 MSc Internet Technology and Web Development

6 MSc Computer Security and Forensics

7MSc Computer Science spec. in Dist Syst. or Multimedia

or Software Engineering

8 MSc Computer Science

Cont.

9 MSc Computer Networking

10 MSc Computer Mediated Communication & Pedagogies

11 Post Graduate Certificate Education - Computer Studies

12 BSc Web Technologies

13 BSc Statistics with Computer Science

14 BSc Software Engineering

15 BSc Physics with Computing

16 BSc Mathematics with Computer Science

Cont.



17 BSc Management (Minor: Information Systems)

18 BSc Information Technology Enabled Services

19 BSc Information Technology

20 BSc Information Technology (upgrade programme)

21 BSc Information Systems

22 BSc Information and Communication Technologies

23 BSc Electronics and Computer Science

24 BSc Computer Studies Cont.


25 BSc Computer Science with Network Security

26 BSc Computer Science and Engineering

27 BSc Computer Science

28 BSc Computer Applications

29 BSc Business Information Systems

30 BSc Business Informatics

31 BSc Business Informatics (upgrade programme)

32 BSc Business Economics with Information Systems

Cont.


33 BSc Accounting (Minor: Information Systems)

34 Bachelor of Education - Computer Studies

35 BA Graphic Design with Animation

36 HND Graphic Design and Multi media

37 DUST - Informatique Appliquée

38 DUST - Génie Electrique et Informatique Industrielle

39 Diploma Web and Multimedia

40 Diploma in Software Development

Cont.


41 Diploma in Networking and Operations Systems

42 Diploma in Information System

43 Diploma in Information and Communication Technology

44 Diploma in Business Informatics

IT & IT Related Programmes in Private

Institutions

1 MSc Information Technology

2 MSc in Strategic Business IT

3 Master of Science in Information Technology

4 Master of Computing

5 Master of Computer Application

6 Master of Commerce - Information System

7

Master of Business Administration with specialisation

in Banking or Human Resource or Finance or

Marketing or Information Systems on Retail

Management

8 Master of Information Technology Cont.


Institutions

9 Master in Computer Applications (Conversion)

10Professional Graduate Diploma in Information

Technology

11 Post Graduate Diploma Information Technology IT

12 Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Business IT

13 PG Diploma in Hardware and Networking

14 BSc Computer Science

15 BSc (Hons) Information Technology

16 BSc (Hons) Information Technology (upgrade)

Cont.


Institutions

17 BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering

18 BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology ( Top-Up)

19 BSc (Hons) Business Informatics

20 BSc (Hons) Business Informatics(upgrade)

21 BE in Information Science and Engineering

22 BE in Computer Science and Engineering

23 BCS - Professional Graduate Diploma

24 BCS - Diploma

25 BCS - Certificate

Cont.


Institutions

26 BCom with Specialisation in Informatics

27 BCom Business Information Technology

28Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information

Systems

29 Bachelor of Information Technology

30 Bachelor of Commerce - Information System

31 Bachelor in Computer Applications

32 Bachelor (Hons) Computing and Internet Systems

33 BA (Hons) Business Computing (Top-Up)

34 B.Sc (Hons) ComputingCont.


Institutions

35 B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science

36 Advanced Diploma in Hardware and Networking (ADHN)

37 International Diploma in Computer Studies

38 International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies

39Diplome D' Université (DU) and DEUST D' Informatique

Appliquée

40 Diploma in Information Technology

41 Diploma Business Informatics

42 Certificate in Information Technology

43BTS Informatique de Gestion Mention Developpeur

D'Applications

Awarding Institutions in Private Institutions

University of Huddersfield, UK

University of Portsmouth, UK

University of Teeside, UK

University of Hertfordshire, UK

University of Greenwich, UK

BCS, UK

NCC Education & London Metropolitan University, UK

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Awarding Institutions in Private Institutions

Université Paris VI, France

L'Académie de La Reunion, Réunion

UNISA, South Africa

Annamalai University, India

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India

Visvesvaraya Technological University, India

EIILM University, Sikkim, India

Sikkim Manipal University, India

HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

INSTRUMENT

1.Graduate Tracer Studies

2. List of Indicative Priority Fields of Study

(LIPFS)

Tertiary Education Commission-April 2010


Study of Graduates Experience with regard to the world of work

Last study: published 2008

Targeted total of 2,450 graduates (2,342 UoM and 108 UTM) or

50% sample of graduate cohorts over period 2001 to 2005

Cont.


OBJECTIVES :

Establish length of time it takes graduates to find a job that corresponds to their qualification

Estimate proportion in employment, unemployed, underemployed, further studies

Assess graduates’ salaries and extent of job

satisfaction, etc

Methodology

A survey questionnaire comprised of 34 questions comprising issues related to

(i) The characteristics, socio-economic background and further studies of graduates

(i) The labour market experiences of graduates, and

(i) The quality of Tertiary education provision and their contribution to graduates’ personal development

Survey Implementation

Response Rate- 46.5% (1139)

1079 UoM Graduates

60 UTM Graduates

GRADUATE TRACER STUDY:

FINDINGS

GRADUATE (Overall) IT Graduate IT &IT Related

Graduates

Average Salary

(Rs)

16,736 19,500 18,800

Job

Requirement

(Degree or

Higher)

75.3% 90.8% 85.5%

Ended up in a

profession which

they had

contemplated of

making a career

in,prior to joining

the university

34.8% 58.8%

Time to get a

job –Less than

one year

85% 92.7% 92.4%

GRADUATE IT Graduate IT &IT

RelatedGraduate

Employment

Sector

Private Sector

Public Sector

59.2%

39.6%

74.6%

8%

72.8%

8.9%

Working Full Time 87.6% 95% 92%

GRADUATE TRACER STUDY:

OBSERVATIONS

Findings show that, in general, IT Graduates

are faring better than other graduates in the

labour market

List of Indicative Priority Fields of Study

Published every 2 years

Determine fields deemed priority to country

Aim at ensuring optimum utilisation of high

level human resources and minimise

mismatch in graduate labour market


3 Main Objectives:

(i) Guide students in their choice of their fields of study at Tertiary level, in line with the country’s priority needs

(ii) Assist in award scholarships

(iii) Capacity building at the tertiary level


Methodology

.Working Group: public and private sector oversee the exercise

Situation analysis: State of Graduate labour market assessed ( inventory of studies, reports, statistical digests, etc; stats on employment, unemployment, recruitment -scarcity areas, work permits, etc)

Employers survey to assess demand (all public institutions and sample of private firms)

Also, Key informants survey

Cont.


Questions about:

(i) Present problems in recruitment of

graduates/scarcity field areas

(ii) Recruitment plan for next five years


List compiled by looking at Employers’

demand for as well as supply of graduates

(existing and projected: using enrolment

data) and estimate gaps

If

DEMAND>SUPPLY => PRIORITY

Based on a Critical Mass

Programmes Available in the PFI’s/Private

Institutions as per the LIPFS 2009-2010

Undergraduate Level-Computing

Fields Programmes Available

1. Computer Science/Information and Communication Technology

(34 courses)

1. B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science

2. B.Sc (Hons) Computing

3. Bachelor (Hons) Computing and Internet Systems

4. Bachelor in Computer Applications

5. Bachelor of Information Technology

6. Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems

7. BCom Business Information Technology

8. BCom with Specialisation in Informatics

9. BCS – Certificate

10. BCS – Diploma

11. BCS - Professional Graduate Diploma

12. BE in Computer Science and Engineering

13. BE in Information Science and Engineering





14. BSc (Hons) Business Informatics

15. BSc (Hons) Business Informatics(upgrade)

16. BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology ( Top-Up)

17. BSc (Hons) Information Technology

18. BSc (Hons) Information Technology (upgrade)

19. BSc Business Informatics

20. BSc Business Informatics (upgrade programme)

21. BSc Computer Applications

22. BSc Computer Science and Engineering

23. BSc Computer Studies

24. BSc Information and Communication Technologies

25. BSc Information Technology Enabled Services






26. BTS Informatique de Gestion Mention Developpeur D'Applications

27. Certificate in Information Technology

28. Diploma in Business Informatics

29. Diploma in Information and Communication Technology

30. Diploma in Information Technology

31. Diplome D' Université (DU) and DEUST D' Informatique Appliquée

32. DUST - Informatique Appliquée

33. International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies

34. International Diploma in Computer Studies





2. Web Designing

(2 courses)

1. BSc Web Technologies

2. Diploma Web and Multimedia

3. E-Commerce/E-Marketing

(none)

-

4. Information Systems

(8 courses)

1. BSc Information Systems

2. BSc Business Information Systems

3. BSc Business Economics with Information Systems

4. Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems

5. Bachelor of Commerce - Information System

6. BSc Accounting (Minor:Information System)

7. BSc Management (Minor Information System)

8. Diploma in Information System





5. IT with Forensics-Cyber Law and Cyber Crime

(none)

-

6. Software Development

(only one course)

1. Diploma in Software Development

7. Software Engineering

(only one course)

1. BSc Software Engineering

8. Systems Analyst/Design/Administration

(none)

-

9. Telecommunication and Networking

(2 courses)

1. Advanced Diploma in Hardware and Networking (ADHN)

2. Diploma in Networking and Operations Systems





1. Business Information systems with specialisation in Network Technology/Intelligent Systems

(none)

-

2. Database and Network Administration

(2 courses)

1. MSc Computer Networking

2. PG Diploma in Hardware and Networking

3. Development of Internet-Based Solutions

(one course)

1. MSc Internet Technology and Web Development

4. E-Commerce/E-Business/E-Logistics/E-Marketing

(none)

-

5. Information Management and Systems

(none)

-

Postgraduate Level-Computing




6. Internet Security

(one)

1. MSc Computer Security and Forensics

7. Multimedia and Interactive Computer Systems

(2 courses)

1. MSc Multimedia Systems

2. MSc Computer Science spec. in Dist Syst. or Multimedia or Software Engineering

8. Software Development/Engineering

(3 courses)

1. MSc Software Engineering

2. MSc Software Engineering Projects and Management

3. MSc Computer Science spec. in Dist Syst. Or Multimedia or Software Engineering

9. Web Design and Development

(one course)

1. MSc Internet Technology and Web Development

Postgraduate Level-Computing

Some Observations

Supply in terms of course provision

is in a large measure being attended

to (no. of courses- o.k; quantity

produced in existing areas may need

to be increased).

Still, a no. of priority fields in IT are

not being offered locally which implies

that more new courses need to be

introduced in future (diversify into new

areas)

Some Observations

Indications show that prospects for IT

professionals in the labour market are very

good compared to the average graduate

(salary, time taken to find employment, etc)

However problems seem to exist with regard to

the demand for IT courses at the tertiary level:

Some in-depth investigations may be needed

to understand why less and less students are

opting for IT over time?

WAY FORWARD

Need to encourage more students to take IT (or Maths) at secondary and tertiary level (career guidance)

More employers/job fairs: to provide information to secondary students on scope for employment in the IT sector

Greater Industry and University collaboration: capacity building/ staff and information exchange to assist in designing new curricula/courses and fine-tuning exiting ones, in line with industry needs

Thank You

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