Mercado de trabalho em Tecnologia da Comunicação e Informação (TI): análise de um experimento de aproximação entre academia e indústria no Porto Digital

• Marcela Valença Cesar School
• Wellynton Diniz Cesar School
• Mariana Pincovsky Cesar School
• César França UFRPE
• Giordano Cabral UFPE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/washes.2023.229309

Abstract

The information technology (IT) sector has seen an increase in demand for professional software developers in recent years. On the other hand, the supply of current and future professionals, that is, graduates in IT courses, has not accompanied the growth in demand. Still, another factor that has been shown to be relevant is the misalignment between the skills present in IT professionals and the skills expected by the sector, causing professionals in the area to be unable to fill certain vacancies. With that in mind, Porto Digital has developed an experience in which its Management Center (NGPD) intervenes directly to induce an increase in the number of vacancies in higher IT courses in Recife, thus promoting closer ties between Higher Education Institutions and contracting companies. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to share, through an experience report, how the implementation and monitoring of this project took place. This work has practical and theoretical applications, in the field of theory it contributes to the Skill Gap literature and in the practical field, it can serve as a reference for future projects to bring industry and academia closer together.

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