Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion
2:40 pm
Dr. Brendan Murphy:
As we outlined in the presentation, they are no replacement for the integration of ICT and computer programming, in particular, into the formal curriculum and I believe all the institutions would support that. It is no longer just a skill, but a fundamental part of any student's education. For students becoming an adult and surviving regardless of where their careers take them, we are firmly of the belief it needs formal inclusion in the curriculum.