Schroder remains optimistic that these trends will start to improve.

"Our recruitment agencies tell us that it is already very hard to fill IT jobs. And the market is expected to expand drastically in the near future, faster than anything else -- matched only by growth in health-related jobs," he said.

Schroder said his school is reviewing and updating the structure of all undergraduate degrees to provide more flexibility to students and greater employment opportunities.

"For instance, one model will include the incorporation of a major stream in a business specialization as part of the computer science degree. The new program structure will also allow students to specialize in other disciplines such as biotechnology, engineering, psychology, or telecommunications to give the student more depth and breadth in their program when applying IT&T to industries," he said.

"The school also meets four times a year with industry leaders such as Agilent, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft Australia/New Zealand, Dimension Data and Infosys to keep in touch with industry requirements and needs," he said.