Skills Issues in Information Management and the Use of Technology TACOS University of York 14 th May 2014 Kenneth Aitchison

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Skills Gaps and Skills Shortages huddle.com 2013 skills gaps are skills that existing staff need but lack, as opposed to skills shortages, which mean that employers cannot find job applicants with the right skills CCSkills 2010.

Archaeology LMI: Profiling the Profession issue significant if >25% of respondents identified it issue serious if >50% of respondents identified it Information Technology significant skills gap (35%) significant skills shortage (25%) Data Management 22% report skills gap 9% report skills shortage

Change Over Time ICT Skills Gap74%68%35% ICT Skills Shortage67%53%25% Aitchison & Rocks-Macqueen 2013

Serious skills gaps in the provision of Interventive Conservation of Digital Media Preventive Conservation of Digital Media Scientific / Analytical Services for Digital Media Significant skills gap in Information Technology 75% of the 241 practices listed on the Conservation Register maintained by Icon do not present website addresses.Conservation Register Conservation of Materials ries/downloads/clmi%20report.pdf

Historic Environment and Cultural Heritage The-Historic-Environment-and-Cultural-Heritage- Skills-Survey-FINAL2.pdf IT and digital skills were recurrently noted as a specific skills issue across the HE & cultural heritage sector. Specific skills lacking amongst new applicants / entrants [archaeology] IT and Digital 10% (CH Sector overall13%) Skills gaps in IT & Technical Support reported by 9% of archaeologist respondents “Social media, web optimisation, website management and design”

Training and The Past phoenix-training.co.uk 2011

Human Capital and The Future rocconsulting.com 2013