YOUTH CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL & YMCA

PARTNERSHIPLEADERSHIP NETWORKING EVENT:

PRESENT MEETS FUTURE

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES/PATHWAYS

IN INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGYMIRACULE DANIEL GAVOR. (CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR)

EDAN RESEARCH & MATH INSTITUTE.

FROM TRADITIONAL TO INFROMATION-BASED EDUCATION

FROM (INDUSTRIAL AGE) TO (INFORMATION AGE)

HOW TO MAKE THINGS

PRODUCTION PROBLEMS

TRADE IN GOODS

INDUSTRIAL FOCUS

OWNERSHIP OF MATERIAL GOODS

HOW TO MANAGE THINGS

MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

INFORMATION PRODUCTS

FOCUS ON “HIGH-TECH”

IMPORTANCE OF OWNERSHIP DECREASES

DECISION MAKING IN CHOOSING A CAREER IN ICT

IDEA

SHARED MEANING

SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION

MANIPULATION

APPLICATION

WHAT IS ICT?

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATING INFORMATION USING TECHNOLOGY. IT INCLUDES HOW THE INFORMATION IS GENERATED,MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH IT IS COMMUNICATED, HOW IT IS STORED AND RETRIEVED AND ALSO PROTECTED.

BRANCHES OF ICT

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TELECOMMUNICATION COMPUTER SCIENCE NETWORK ENGINEERING INFORMATION SECURITY

CAREERS IN ICT

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/PROGRAMMER NETWORK/SYSTEMS ENGINEER GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ARTIST WEB DEVELOPER/DESIGNER DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR ICT INSTRUCTOR/FACULTY PC TECHNICIAN

REQUIREMENTS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ICT

BASIC EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE DIPLOMA DEGREE

ICT TRAINING INSTITUTES IN GHANA

TRAINING CENTRES UNIVERSITIES

AITI-KACE NIIT* IPMC* J-PROMPT AIT*

KNUST UG-LEGON UEW-COLTEK,KUMASI SMU ASHESI ANUC CATHOLIC

UNIVERSITY-TAIFA

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS/ ACCREDITATIONS

MICROSOFT-MCP,MCSA,MCSE,MCDBA, etc SUN MICROSYSTEMS-JAVA ORACLE CISCO-CCNA,CCNP LINUX COMPTIA-A+,N+, etc ICDL

WEBSITES TO VISIT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

www.gtslearning.com www.comptia.com www.microsoft.com/training www.niitghana.com www.schoolsinghana.com www.aiti-kace.com.gh www.google.com

Thank you