1. Enhancing the AQA Computer Science GCSE with IT Academy MTA
Mike Evans
Director - The IT Skills Management Co. ltd
ITSkillsman
Teachers
Institutions
Students
Industry Skills

2. Why AQA & Microsoft IT Academy?
Enhance & Enrich
Drive better GCSE results
Create “best of both” programme of learning
Give Students More
Access to industry recognised accreditation
Build and explore a career in IT
Save Time & Costs
Reduce curriculum costs
Focus on key tools for best results
21st Century IT
Real World Tools & Skills

3. Why Microsoft IT Academy?
Teacher CPD & Readiness
Free Teacher Certification Starter Kits
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) membership
Latest Tools & Resources
Dreamspark for staff and students
Links to associated programmes
Save Time & Money
Free MTA Student and Teachers Kits
Developer e-learning
+18k
MCT’s Worldwide
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Free MTA Vouchers
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4. Why Microsoft Technology Associate?
GCSE Alignment
70% overlap in MTA and GCSE
Easy to deploy in the classroom
Hot Topics
Gaming, Mobile, HTML 5
Introduce Cloud skills now
Student Progression
MTA eases the path to MCP
Students put MTA on their CV
MTA Exams
HTML 5
Gaming
Mobile
Web Dev
Win Dev
SW Fundamentals
Server
OS Fundamentals
Networking
Security
Database
Level 2 QCF
C# & HTML 5 Metro Apps
GCSE + MTA

5. 3 Why ITSkillsman? 10 Teacher CPD & Readiness Latest Tools & Resources
Free Taster Course
Subscription courses for CPD + Support
Latest Tools & Resources
Guidance for teaching staff - MASP
Provision of additional resources through ITA
Delivering The Microsoft Apprenticeship Program
Save Time & Money
Providing consultancy and implementation
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Subscription Courses
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Free e-learning courses +
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6. To be College, University and Career ready
‘A global programme of over 16,000 academic institutions. It provides the resources and curriculum for your institution to deliver inspiring and cutting edge technical courses and skills’
❶ Students want:
To be College, University and Career ready
Proficient in getting work done
Hands-on experience
Stand out from the crowd
Cloud and App Dev skills
❷ Institutions want:
Cost effective solutions
Attract students and talented staff
Bridge the technology gap
Support and enrich local communities
❸ Educators want:
Relevant curriculum and resources
Tools to prepare students for 21st century careers
Time-saving options
Professional development opportunities
❹ Employers want:
Skilled employees
Productive and innovative workers
Job-ready recruits and graduates
Retain and attract talent
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7. Digital Literacy curriculum and resources
Save Educators Time Through Curriculum
Lower Institution Costs Through Resources
Professional Development Opportunities
Validate Skills Through Certification
Benefit From Partnership with Microsoft
350 E-learning Courses
Lesson Plans
Digital Literacy curriculum and resources
Test Banks
150 Title E-Reference Library
One low cost provides curriculum for every student, faculty and staff
Dreamspark – free software for staff and teachers
Academic discounts on official courseware and certification licenses
Teacher Certification Start Kits:
20 x MTA
10 x MOS
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) membership
UNESCO CFT-ICT curriculum and assessment
Prepare students by validating skills through curriculum aligned to Microsoft certifications
Leverage partner with awarding bodies e.g. AQA GCSE
Certification mapped to QCF
Member website with logos, posters, FAQ’s
Support through Regional Support Centre and Microsoft Academic Partners (MASP)
Connection and community with all IT Academies

8. How Do I Sign Up to IT Academy?
Add IT Academy to Your Academic Agreement
ERP £756 p.a.
EES Sku: 54R OVS-ES Sku: 54R
Estimated £30k benefits for a typical active IT Academy
Sign Up Direct
ERP £1,100 p.a.
Need Support?

9. Microsoft Certification Framework
Technical Certifications
Office Certifications
MCSM
MCSE MCSD
MCSA
MTA
Master
MOS Expert
MOS
Get Recognized
Get Ahead
Get Hired
Digital Literacy

10. ‘550,000 New Entrants to IT & Telecoms needed over the next 5 years…’
IT Industry Job Outlook
IT Spend will grow to $1.7 trillion in 2013
IT employment will rise by 7.7 million jobs between 2011 and 2015
‘Employment in IT & Telecoms will grow at 5x faster than the national average in the next ten years…’
‘550,000 New Entrants to IT & Telecoms needed over the next 5 years…’
E-Skills, Technology Insights 2011
51%
51% of IT employment will be software-related
Source: IDC Economic Impact Study, Global, 2009

11. Microsoft Matters 95% Revenue Through Partners 42%
IT departments running the Microsoft infrastructure in many countries employ 42% of the IT workforce.
95% Revenue
Through Partners
Source: IDC, Microsoft’s Economic Impact, 2011

12. UK Employment Opportunities
The Microsoft UK ecosystem employs over
500,000
IT and business professionals working with Microsoft products or services
These employees account for 39% of IT related employment (2011)
In total Microsoft has more than 30,000 partners in the UK
Source: 2011 IDC UK Data & Messaging

13. 77% 60% Future Employability More than 50% of today’s jobs require
some technology skills, and experts say that percentage will increase to 77% in the next decade.
60%
Within 10 years, 60% of the jobs that
will be available are ones that don’t even exist today. IDC

14. Skills in 21st Century
“Skills are key to the prosperity of nations and to better lives for individuals in the 21st century. They contribute to economic growth both directly, through increased productivity, and indirectly, by creating greater capacity to adopt new technologies and ways of working and to spur innovation.”
OECD, 2011

15. The Cloud Skills Shortage
Implementation of cloud services will create
14 million jobs internationally by 2014
(IDC)