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What is Digital Careers?• Promote an understanding of what a digital

career is• Advise students about the roles and

opportunities in digital careers• Promote opportunities for students to develop

their skills• Give you an opportunity to talk with someone

from industry

Where are the roles?• Technology is everywhere• It is ingrained in almost every industry• The industry is worth over $100B in Australia• 2010-2011 Australian Information &

Communication Technology R&D was worth $5.7B

• 2010 Australian Technology exports were work $4.5B

What roles are in demand now?Occupation Worker

Shortage

Software & Applications Programmers 13,200

ICT Managers 6,700

Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security Specialists

3,800

Computer Network Specialists 3,700

ICT Business and Systems Analysts 3,600

ICT Support & Test Engineers 3,200

Multimedia Specialists & Web Developers

3,100

Salaries• Average entry salary for a Computer Science

graduate - $52,500• Vacant roles on Seek this week:

– ICT Business & System Analystsof 1741 roles 1424 pay $80,000 or more

– ICT Managersof 3639 roles 3059 pay $80,000 or more

– ICT Support Techniciansof 181 roles 55 pay $80,000 or more

Expected employment growth areasBetween 2011-12 & 2016-2017 the following areas are the predicted growth areas:1. 13.2% - ICT Business & Systems Analysts2. 12.6% - ICT Managers3. 10% - ICT Support Technicians4. 9.3% - Software & Application Programmers5. 8% - Database & System Administrators & ICT

Security

Matthew Bulat -M.Eng.Tech. MCSE MCDBA MACS CP

Big Reasons To Get Into Technology

Global Career Options and Customers

Training can be applied Globally

Make your own future

Digital Products can Scale to help more people

Software, eBooks, Graphics, Web pages, Apps, Video, Audio

Skills Framework Information Age (SFIA)96 ICT skills and 7 level

1. Follow Start Now e.g. Content publishing2. Assist e.g. Business modeling3. Apply e.g. User Experience Analysis4. Enable Training Gained e.g. Information Management5. Advise e.g. Innovation6. Initiate e.g. Programme Management7. Set strategy Mastered skills with experience

SFIA can be used by you for

Career Planning Project Planning

Position Descriptions Organisation Planning

Performance Reviews Professional Development

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Growth Industries predicted● Knowledge industries● e-Health industries. e.g. Telehealth● e-Education industries e.g. MOOC, Books24x7.● e-Government and Public Administration. e.g. Digital 1st.● e-Commerce. E.g. Ebay, Alibaba, Amazon.● Remote controlled mining. 2 NBN satellites in 2015.● Teleworking. e.g. Elance, Virtual Teams.● Embedded Decision Support System devices.Smart AC’s● Professional Services accessing online information● ICT in almost all industries

Falling Industries predicted● Paper based publishing● Media sales. e.g. DVD, CD.● Cable Television● Newspaper publishing● Radio broadcasting

Sample of ICT Careers

Practical Social Intellectual

Computer Technician User Design Tester Programmer

Hardware Developer Project Manager Researcher

Games Artist Account Manager Web Designer

Systems Integrator Systems Analyst Software Architect

Robotics Engineer Help Desk Officer Data Scientist