CompTIA: School careers days have 'zero impact' on IT skills gap

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CEO Todd Thibodeaux claims long-term projects including tech role models are the best answer to solving skills crisis

One-day career days or school talks are having "zero impact" on plugging the IT skills gap, according to CompTIA's CEO Todd Thibodeaux (pictured), who said longer-term projects involving tech role ...

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