Ted MacNeil wrote: >This whole education initiative is a case in point. >There are no 'big name' schools on the list!
I'm not sure that's true. But Harvard (for example) has very few IT courses (if any). Philosophy, sure. Shakespeare, check. Biochemistry, yes. Sociobiology, of course. Principles of UNIX systems operations? No. The IT skills and talent marketplace has changed and is changing very quickly. The routes to IT proficiency are different than they used to be. For an analogy, it's worth looking at aviation education -- how to become an aircraft mechanic or pilot. Years ago the military had a near monopoly in producing civilian pilots and mechanics. Now there's a big trade school system, and few if any are "big names" in the conventional sense. Places like Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Delta Flight Academy, the University of North Dakota, Flight Safety International, and Southern Illinois University are the sorts of places that train pilots and aviation mechanics. Moreover, technical education has gone international. In aviation, even post-9/11, U.S. institutions train much of the rest of the world's aviation professionals. I think the jury is still out on where the centers of IT technical education will be concentrated, but a safe bet is that countries outside the U.S. will offer increasing educational opportunities even if the U.S. continues to offer opportunities. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Enterprise Software Architect, z9/zSeries Tokyo (Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
