Why Get Certified?
American companies expect to create 1 million
new information technology jobs this year, an industry
survey finds. About a third of the openings will be for
technical support workers, who help companies install,
maintain and troubleshoot new high-tech equipment, predicts
the study, released by the Information Technology Association
of America.
Companies are worried about filling the new
positions, the survey found. Based on the qualifications
of current applicants, they estimated that more than half
of the openings, about 500,000, may be difficult to fill.
''IT workers represent a much bigger slice
of the total work force than previously imagined and,
as we have stressed over the years, the nation's economic
future is tied to the availability of appropriately skilled
workers,'' said the association's president, Harris Miller.
Behind tech support, the fastest growing
jobs categories are database developers and administrators;
programmers and software developers; and people who design
and manage Internet sites. Among other categories included
in the survey were technical writers, digital media specialists
and systems integrators.
New Jersey Carrer Center members who helped pay for the study
included companies such as Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems
and Oracle Corp. It was conducted between December and
February by Market Decisions Corp., and has a margin of
error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Whether you are beginning a career in IT,
a seasoned IT veteran looking to stay sharp, or a corporation
faced with keeping their IT teams on top of an ever-changing
industry, the New Jersey Career Center has tremendous benefits to offer. There
has never been a better time to invest in IT training.
With the New Jersey Career Center, there has never been a better place!
The New Jersey Career Center will assist you in attaining your
technology training goals. The New Jersey Career Center is the area's most innovative training institute
and combines the most effective training methods to create
the best value available in training.