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Thursday, 28.03.2024, 16:30
Estonian young people not greatly interested in ICT studies – survey
On the other hand, more than half of young people rather are not thinking
about a career in IT and a quarter have not yet made up their mind, Transferwise said.
Alvar
Lumberg, development manager at Transferwise,
described the findings as not surprising. He said that Transferwise has set its heart to encourage young people to choose
an IT related specialty when deciding about their future career. Digital
know-how is becoming increasingly important by the day – be it in start-ups,
medicine or agriculture, he said.
According to the survey, 34% of boys are sure about choosing an
IT-related specialty for their career or consider doing it, compared with just
15% of girls. The main obstacle to choosing an IT related field is absence of
interest in the field, which was cited by slightly over half of the young
people interviewed.
Trust in the success of a person's career in IT meanwhile is very high,
with only few respondents naming insufficient career opportunities it as a
factor preventing them from choosing a profession in IT.
The survey also queried respondents about their career examples. The most
frequent answer to that question, especially among boys, was Elon Musk,
with Microsoft founder Bill Gates
and Estonian Presidenti Kersti Kaljulaid also getting mention.
Very many young people also named parents and family members as their
career examples.
The survey was carried out by Kantar
Emor by interviewing pupils of Estonian high schools. The aim of the survey
was to gauge the interest of young people in technology education and chart
their interest in a career in technology, but also learn about the greatest
obstacles to choosing a profession in a field connected with IT.