IT illiteracy hits UK productivity

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Seven million employees are in need of basic IT training - but employers are dragging their feet

It may not seem like a top priority to IT chiefs struggling to fill vacancies in their IT department, but according to several reports a dearth of technical capabilities in the general workforce is...

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