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The information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Europe is experiencing a severe shortage of skilled personnel. The Career Space consortium believe that the way in which engineering and computer studies students are educated should change to meet the needs of the ICT industry in the 21st century, and offers information and suggestions about the needs of the ICT sector and ways in which the skills gap might be narrowed. The purpose of the curriculum development guidelines is to assist the development of courses, which will cover the whole range of needs in particular fields. It is hoped that these guidelines will assist universities in designing courses whose content will emphasise a balance between technical skills and knowledge, behavioural skills, industrial placements and project work.