Subprogram 2: Training for IT Professionals

The key to developing a knowledge-based economy is the cultivation of high-quality professionals. To cope with the constant updating of knowledge and technology, the workers in high-tech industries have to keep learning to gain an advantage in a very competitive industry. Due to the fast growth of the Internet and learning technologies in recent years, the e-learning training style, independent of space and time constraints, has become a new trend in educational training. This style also leads to a global trend that all countries are actively participating in the development of e-learning. Professionals demand the traits of high learning ability and fast knowledge updates. Through e-learning, the flexibility of learning is increased. Professional skills of higher quality are achieved, which strengthen the domestic knowledge-based economy.

Training Target: IT professionals

Training Expense: Industrial Bureau would pay for half of the expense and students would pay for the other half

Teaching Method: Combination of both class room training and online training, or completely online training

Characteristics of the Training Class:
‧There are no restrictions on time, space and distance.
． The combination of in class room teaching and online teaching provide maximum services to students such as having access to rich online resources and also having very personal learning experience.

Course Category: Design, Software Development, System Analysis, Project Management, Network, Security, Database.

Objectives

1. Construct a structure for information software training courses

Professionals are the primary concern in developing the information software industries. Organizing a structure for complete IT training courses is fundamental to training professionals. In order to maximize the efficiency of the training for domestic IT professionals, it is planned to design structures and contents for all kinds of IT training courses based on the ability of IT professionals. The enhancement of work skills is the goal for training professionals. The structure of the training courses is expected to provide a concrete regulation for training courses in domestic IT training institutions. In order to keep meeting the needs of the environment of relevant industries, the structure of training courses will be modified periodically according to new trends in technology.

2. Establish an innovative online teaching and operation model.

Due to the fast growth of Internet technology, e-learning has gradually become part of the educational mainstream. The important objectives of this subprogram are to develop a new online teaching and operation model and to combine existing educational training knowledge and new technology for effective training.

The structure of our courses will be organized by the hybrid-teaching model, which combines classroom training with online learning. In this model, Face-to-face teaching is the backbone for teaching, and teaching resources will be converted to digital format. Learning services, such as extending learning, sharing resources, and online consultation, will be provided. Depending on the development of learning technology, the locations of classroom training will be increased gradually. The ratio of on-line learning will be increased and the quality of e-learning will be higher. The objective is to create a high-quality e-learning environment, which provides learning everywhere and meets individual needs.

3. Develop and introduce e-learning materials

Regarding developing e-learning materials, the Institute for Information Industry has many years of real world teaching experience. Thus, it has rich learning content and an outstanding faculty. In this subprogram, it is expected to develop effective learning activities by combining new hybrid teaching models and integrating diversified e-learning contents. Learning efficiency will be maximized by the introduction or development of appropriate new learning materials for the courses.

4. Hold the on-job training of information professionals.

The training for information professionals of this subprogram will integrate the results of all the items above, and will form a complete planning structure to be executed in real training activities. This program plans to hold all kinds of courses for IT professionals such as web design, software development, system development, database system, security, project management to provide a channel for on-job training for the information professional in enterprises through the use of a new online teaching and operation model. Hybrid teaching allows information professionals to overcome the limitations of space and time, to quickly acquire the newest information technology, and further raise the quality of domestic software professionals. It is expected that we will hold training for 2000 people.