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Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Tertiary Education Global Enrolment Trends & Australasian Labour Market Trends NACCQ Conference July 2009 Garry Roberton & Susan Bennett Waikato Institute of Technology [email protected]
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Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
Tertiary Education Global Enrolment Trends
&
Australasian Labour Market Trends
NACCQ Conference July 2009
Garry Roberton & Susan BennettWaikato Institute of [email protected]
Content:
Trends:
Tertiary Enrolment
NZ & global
Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics (ITP)
Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
Women in Technology - Global
Wintec School of IT (Diploma & Bachelor)
ICT Job Market
Australasia
2002 to 20087% Increase in EFTS
Education Counts (Accessed May 2009)
190,000
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Tertiary EFTSITPs, Universities & Wananga
All EFTS - Public Providers
Linear (All EFTS - Public
Providers)
2002 to 200815% Increase in EFTS
Education Counts (Accessed May 2009)
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total ITP EFTS
EFTS
Linear (EFTS)
2002 to 200749% Decline in EFTS
Source: NACCQ Statistics (Accessed March 2009)
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
ITP ICT EFTS(49% Decline Between 2002 & 2007)
EFTS
Poly. (EFTS)
15% Increase 2008 to 2009?
8% Increase 2007 to 2008
USA - Computer Science Enrolments8% Increase
‘Computer science major is cool again’Carolyn Duffy Marsan, 03/17/2009
U.S. undergraduate majors rise 8.1%, first increase since 2000
CRA Taulbee Report ( Accessed April 2009)
ITP Sector Enrolments by GenderApproximately 50:50
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
20022003
20042005
20062007
30,41833,022 37,462
37,45335,354
36,619
26,525 28,719 31,28433,960
34,456 34,996
Male
Female
ITP Domestic EFTS by Gender
Education Counts (Accessed March 2009)
ICT Enrolments by GenderApproximately 80:20
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
20022003
20042005
20062007
2008
10184
8067 58 48
52
291301 294
266 205 160 169 Male
Female
Wintec ICT Enrolments by GenderLevels 5, 6 & 7
Source: Student MIS (Accessed March 2009)
USA Computer Science & Computer Engineering Graduates - Approximately 1 in 10 Female
Australia – Women in ICT
The proportion of young women selecting a universityInformation Technology (IT) course is low and has beendeclining alarmingly in the last few years
VTAC and Higher Education statistics show steadydecline in popularity of IT courses since 2000, with youngwomen turning away at a greater rate than young men.
Swinburne Research: Women in ICT (Accessed April 2009)
Tertiary Education in ICT European Female Participation Rates
In specific sectors, such as computing, female graduates are
significantly outnumbered by male graduates.
European Commission: Women in ICT, Jan 2008 (Accessed April 2009)
Percentage of male & female computer science graduates (ISCED 5/6) as a proportion of all
graduates, 2007 (Source: EU-RA from eurostat)
ITP EFTS 2004 (Peak) to 2008
16% Decline in Diplomas 5 to 7 // 6% Decline in Bachelors(11% Overall Decline)
Education Counts (Accessed March 2009)
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Diplomas 5-7
Bachelors
Total
Linear (Total)
Total ITP EFTS by Qualification
ITP Domestic EFTS 2003 (Peak) to 2008
7% Decline in Diplomas 5 to 7 // 1% Decline in Bachelors(4% Overall Decline)
Education Counts (Accessed March 2009)
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Diplomas 5-7
Bachelors
Total
Linear (Total)
ITP Domestic EFTS by Qualification
ITP International EFTS 2004 (Peak) to 2008
31% Decline in Diplomas // 38% Decline in Bachelors(48% Overall Decline)
Education Counts (Accessed March 2009)
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Diplomas 5-7
Bachelors
Total
Poly. (Total)
ITP International EFTS by Qualification
Wintec Domestic ICT EFTS 2002 to 2007
64% Decline in Diplomas // 58% Decline in Bachelors(61% Overall Decline)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Diploma
Degree
Total
Poly. (Total )
Wintec Domestic ICT Enrolments
2008 to 200918%
Increase
Source: Student MIS (Accessed March 2009)
2008 to 200914%
Increase
2008 to 200917% Overall
Increase
Wintec International ICT EFTS2004 (Peak) to 2009
29% Decline in Diplomas // 87% Decline in Bachelors(79% Overall Decline)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Diploma
Degree
Total
Poly. (Total )
Wintec International ICT EFTS
Source: Student MIS (Accessed March 2009)
New Zealand ICT Vacancies IndexMay 2003 to May 2006
300% increase (Total jobs relatively static)
McCallum, S. Dept. of CS, University of Otago (Accessed April 2009)
Note: 30% Decline Sept 05 to Jan 2006
Australia ICT Vacancies Index Jan 2003 to Jan 2008
300% increase
SkillsInfo Australia (Accessed April 2009)
IT Regional Vacancies in NZDec 2006 to Dec 2007
22% Increase
DoL JVM (Accessed May 2008)
IT Vacancies (NZ)Sept 2008 to April 2009
57% Decline
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1000
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2000
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3000
3500
Sept 2007Sept 2008
Apr-09
3487
3207
1377
Seek IT Job Vacancy Trends
Seek IT
Seek IT (Accessed March 2009)
IT Vacancies - Rest of NZ107
1270
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Total
Seek IT Jobs by Region – April 2009
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Total
Seek IT (Accessed March 2009)
Australia Decline in ICT State Vacancies
NSW - 52% // Victoria - 56%
SkillsInfo Australia (Accessed April 2009)
Australian ICT Labour MarketFeb 2009
ICT LABOUR MARKET
INDICATORS
This presentation provides an overview of the demand
side of the ICT labour market in Australia
[email protected] or [email protected]
Labour Supply and Skills Branch
Department of Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations
February 2009
Note: Click on any line below while running the slide show
Acknowledgements:
The authors would sincerely like to thank Dr Christo Potgieter, HoS, for his invaluableassistance and support with the development of the content and presentation of thisposter.
Conclusions:
NACCQ diploma qualifications;
meeting the needs of the domestic market
demand continuing/consistent and
independent of fluctuating international market
Gender imbalance an ongoing problem
Australasian job market;
Global recession having a significant impact
Recommendations:
Cherish the Blue Book (Harmonised ICT Qualifications)
Harmonise ITP ICT degree qualifications
