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How To Start Your Career in IT: Open Opportunities

13/04/2022 12:58:26 PM / by Jovelyn Denate

Do you want to start or advance your career in Information Technology (IT)?

Do you see yourself as a future tech professional or entrepreneur?

Starting a career in tech and IT takes commitment. You can begin your journey through certifications, guidance, and professional learning. Learn what it takes to take the leap into the world of tech and future-proof your career today. 

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Technical skills are more important for many reasons and can help you work more efficiently, boost your confidence, and make you a more valuable candidate for employers. Candidates who have technical skills are often more confident when applying to certain industries than those who do not. Employees with technical skills are often better at multitasking in challenging and complex roles. With sufficient technical ability, they will be able to speak to colleagues and clients more confidently using specialist expertise.

 

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One of the most important technical skills in this time of pandemic is Information Technology (IT). IT develops these skills to feel more confident in using emerging technology and becoming faster in finishing tasks. These skills will allow companies to save money and time as they will be able to solve technical issues independently. Technology – specifically Information and Communications Technology, or ICT – plays a vital role in young people’s rise to prominence on a global scale. It has helped them mobilize, collaborate and give them a voice where there was none before. It has brought them together in response to social concerns.

 

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For young people, access to information means better access to capital, markets and training needed to pursue a career or studies, increased participation in political processes, and recognition of youth as responsible citizens today. Information Technology, which is facilitated by access to technology, the internet and information are fast being positioned as a solution for youth employment.

 

Technology and ICT Skills

One of the most important technical skills in this time of pandemic is Information Technology (IT). IT develops these skills to feel more confident in using emerging technology and becoming faster in finishing tasks. These skills will allow companies to save money and time as they will be able to solve technical issues independently. Technology – specifically Information and Communications Technology, or ICT – plays a vital role in young people’s rise to prominence on a global scale.

It has helped them mobilize, collaborate and give them a voice where there was none before. It has brought them together in response to social concerns. For young people, access to information means better access to capital, markets and training needed to pursue a career or studies, increased participation in political processes, and recognition of youth as responsible citizens today. Information Technology, which is facilitated by access to technology, the internet and information is fast being positioned as a solution for youth employment.

 

Careers in ICT

Today’s workplace has excellent opportunities for IT professionals. Every business has a need for employees with even the very basic ICT skills. Computer and Information technology jobs are among the fastest-growing occupations, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.

Jobs in information technology can be interesting, rewarding, and lucrative, so if they possess some of the skills such as coding skills, communication skills, knowledge and computer networks skills, and time and management skills, a career in IT could be right for them. In time, ICT professionals pursue careers in website development, software programming, digital content creation, and other diverse and rewarding fields.

 

Opportunities for ICT Students

Basic ICT literacy not only qualifies people for jobs in conventional sectors, but also opens doors for them to participate in rapidly growing markets such as business process outsourcing, crowdsourcing, and microwork. People with more advanced ICT skills can take advantage of an even wider range of opportunities brought about by the growth of the ‘app economy, mobile phones, social media, games, and other technologically driven areas, fueling new business ventures in every sector.

ICT is crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services, and creating added resources of income and employment for the poor. Being able to access and use ICTs has become a major factor in driving competitiveness, economic growth, and social skill development.

This is why our government in Australia particularly in Queensland provides a subsidy for a range of Certificate III level vocational qualifications and Certificate III in IT courses is one that C3G recognized. This accommodation is designed to help working-age Queenslanders bring a hands-on approach to training and ensure a graduate is job-ready with the skills employers are looking for. This subsidy is applicable to Envirotech's IT-focused program offerings. 

 

In Summary

Starting a career in IT is both rewarding and challenging.

  • ICT education future-proofs your career for a digital-focused workplace and gives you skills to thrive in the new normal. 
  • Institutions around Australia can give you the start and support that you need to prosper as an IT professional. 
  • Opportunities are open for Queenslanders to pursue and start a career in IT. 

 

Check your eligibility.

 

 

Topics: Business, Tips, study, technology, web-based technology, information technology

Jovelyn Denate

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