Coinciding with strong performance indicators from the UK IT industry, the Welsh government have announced £1.4 million in investment for IT skills programs.

The Department for Education and Skills alongside the Department for the Economy, Science and Transport, have joined together to provide funding for two pilot training programmes, designed to develop IT skills for local industry.

The IT sector in Wales is currently experiencing a skills deficient, with limited numbers of employees failing to meet the high demand. 550 people are expected to be taken on between the two programmes, which seek to address the skill shortages.

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