| | About |  The one-stop destination for technology professionals at any stage of their career. With sections dedicated to anyone who seeks to Get Started, Advance, Transition, or become an Entrepreneur, Build Your Career features online technical courses, job listings, career news, certification information, and a wealth of other resources to develop your career. Under the pressures of rapid technology advances, globalization, shifting demographics, and new business approaches, the marketplace will change dramatically over the next decade. Are you ready to navigate these waters? Come on inside if you are looking for practical help. | | | | Numerous reports tout the job-creation power of the clean technology sector. But exactly what kind of jobs will be created and where? An analysis by Clean Edge, the American Council on Renewable Energy, and Green America takes a look at the global clean tech scene, highlighting where the jobs are coming from, what kind of skills are needed, and what they will pay. The report suggests that the sector offers the biggest wealth and job creation opportunities since the advent of the computer and the Internet. It cites a June 2009 Pew Charitable Trusts report that counted 770,000 jobs in the clean-energy industry as of 2007.
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| | | | Science and engineering degrees are up across the board, with increases in the number received by minority students, according to a US National Science Foundation report. The data show a 3.9 percent increase in awarded S&E bachelor’s degrees, a 1.6 percent increase in master’s degrees, and a 13.6 percent increase in doctoral degrees. That compares with a 5.2 percent increase in non S&E bachelor’s degrees, a 6.5 percent in master's degrees, and a 0.7 percent decline for doctorates in non-S&E fields. Overall, computer sciences made the largest gains among doctoral students at 53.2 percent, but the field also showed the steepest decline among bachelor's and master's degree students, falling 24.6 percent and 16.4 percent respectively. | | |
