Comments on: A/NZ failing to rise to digital challenge https://istart.co.nz/nz-news-items/anz-failing-to-rise-to-digital-challenge/ iStart technology in business leading the way to smarter technology investment - A/NZ ERP, CRM, BI, HR, eCommerce software research, trends and buyer's guides. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anthony Blackham https://istart.co.nz/nz-news-items/anz-failing-to-rise-to-digital-challenge/#comment-138078 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 01:55:55 +0000 https://istart.com.au/news-items/anz-failing-to-rise-to-digital-challenge/#comment-138078 The words “lack of graduates with digital tech skills” implies degree-level education. Back in the ‘old day’s, ATI (before it became a university) taught IT skills as a ‘trade’. We preferred to hire students from ATI because they had a more down to earth practical approach to software development than UoA computer science grads.
The ATI courses were short, focused and produced a lot of excellent graduates. Does the same exist today? If so, why are we not generating the volume of tech skills that we need?

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