The Perceived Influence of Industry-Sponsored Credentials on the Recruitment Process in the Information Technology Industry: Employer and Employee Perspectives

Bartlett, Kenneth R.; Horwitz, Sujin K.; Ipe, Minu; Liu, Yuwen

doi:10.21061/jcte.v21i2.661

Cited by 17 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Sweeney and Bame-Aldred (n.d.) show that in a sample of around 1000 new hires in the accounting field 27% had some type of professional certification. According to Barlett et al (2005) around one third of surveyed employees in IT industries had an industry certification.…”

Section: The Significance Of Certificationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Skills beyond School Review of the United States

Kuczera¹,

Field²

2013

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: The Significance Of Certificationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Skills beyond School Review of the United States

Kuczera¹,

Field²

2013

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…A vendor that successfully introduces their curriculum into a classroom benefits by gaining an allegiance of trained workers to support their product, service, or technology (Computer Science and Telecommunication Board, 2001). Bartlett (2002) indicated that IT certifications may act to satisfy not only the training needs to support the products and services of a company, but they also act to increase a vendor's market share and revenue. Students working with a particular vendor's software, hardware, and proprietary curriculum over a period of time may develop a prefer-ence for a particular product and ultimately promote that brand of technology out in the workforce.…”

Section: Who Benefits?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The position that an individual obtains when attempting to enter IT workforce is limited by the amount of previous work experience in IT and the amount of formal education acquired. The lack of formal education limits the range of career opportunities, and secondary students entering the IT workforce without further formal education may find that their employment is short-lived with limited career opportunities (Bartlett, 2002).Since many of the certification programs are narrowly focused on a particular product or technical specialty, there are many considerations that need to be taken into account so as to influence IT curriculum development in a positive way. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (2003), educational institutions using IT certification programs as a substantial part of their IT curriculum may not be able to respond to new skill demands when the IT industry changes.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Technology Student-Based Certification in Formal Education Settings:Who Benefits and What is Needed

Randall¹,

Zirkle²

2005

JITE:Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Executive SummaryThere is a growing trend within secondary and post-secondary institutions to offer information technology (IT) certification programs as instructional vehicles to provide students with viable skills needed by the workforce, to satisfy state skill standards, and to prepare students for postsecondary IT studies. The use of IT certification programs in a formal education setting carries a number of salient issues and implications for educational institutions, IT teachers, administrators, students, and, ultimately, the IT workforce.Chief among these issues for both secondary and post-secondary institutions is that formal education institutions lack available data to determine the effectiveness of certification programs on a district, state, and national level. There is a need to collect and share IT certification program data to facilitate comparative analyses across formal educational institutions that are using certification programs or preparation. IT instructors and administrators may be making curriculum programming decisions that are based on a variety of information, some of which may be based more on marketing and convenience than specific program information, such as passage rates on examinations, preparation for post-secondary studies, and job placement opportunities. Making informed curriculum decisions about initiating, maintaining, or terminating IT certification programs also requires an understanding of the current IT workforce and future employment projections to ensure the marketability of students and their prolonged success in the IT workforce.The relative impact that an IT certification has on a student's success depends largely on the educational level at which students obtain a certification. A student that has obtained a certification as an addition to a post-secondary education has a strong theoretical foundation to build on, an increased marketability, and better chances for long term career success. The impact that an IT certification will have on a high school graduate's success in the workforce and long-term career prospects is limited. As opposed to post-secondary graduates, high school graduates lack a strong theoretical foundation and previous experience to draw from when faced with new technologies.Different categories of IT certifications may be more suitable at different educational levels. A vendorspecific certification may be more beneficial and appropriate for postsecondary students in computer science and business degree programs because of the value it adds to their degree in terms of reflecting current technology and marketability. Vendor-neutral IT certifications may be Material published as part of this journal, either on-line or in print, is copyrighted by the publisher of the Journal of Information Technology Education. Permission to make digital or paper copy of part or all of these works for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage AND that copies 1) bear this...

show abstract

“…A response within these courses has been to include industry-based training and industry liaison within and along side existing tertiary IT courses. It seems that IT courses and industry training are seen to be particularly conducive to using these approaches (Bartlett, 2002;Flynn, 2001;McCain, 2001;Filipczak, 2000).…”

Section: Government Demands On Tertiary Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Industry and Education Nexus

Stein

Nikakis

Bentley

et al. 2005

Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:Over a period of 40 years, the Information Systems (IS) discipline has become an essential component in the employment of information technology personnel in business and government organisations. In recent times there have been discussions by IS professionals on how to best respond to developments in the information technology and communications industry. At the same time there has been a downturn in employment opportunities in this industry (ICT Skills Snapshot, 2004). Recent research also indicates that many of the entrylevel positions that graduates traditionally entered have diminished due to the economic downturn and to companies outsourcing positions to off-shore companies. This "in-progress" paper presents the path that one Australian University school took in introducing multiple certification programs in an endeavour to better connect a university school with ICT industry requirements. The certification programs include SAP, ITIL, I-Net+ and Microsoft accredited programs. The results of this in-progress research show that flexibility in delivery mode and effective merging of curriculum and certification content is crucial to achieving successful programs.

show abstract

The Perceived Influence of Industry-Sponsored Credentials on the Recruitment Process in the Information Technology Industry: Employer and Employee Perspectives

Abstract: The increase in the number of industry-sponsored credential programs

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

A Skills beyond School Review of the United States

A Skills beyond School Review of the United States

Information Technology Student-Based Certification in Formal Education Settings:Who Benefits and What is Needed

The Industry and Education Nexus

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About