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The technological development of society has led to an increased demand for IT-related skills in multiple industries. The need has grown so large that demand exceeds supply, resulting in a significant skills shortage problem among companies. The purpose of this case study is to examine how the shortage of IT-related skills has been managed among local IT companies in a small island community and how a relatively new education concept, 01 Edu System, can function as a solution to the skills shortage. The concept provides an intensive campus-based programming education that, together with local IT companies who are partners, aims to solve the skills shortage. Six interviews were conducted with representatives from local IT companies that collaborate with a newly established school, grit:lab, which uses this concept. The study shows that it is still difficult to say whether the concept will solve the skills shortage, but several opportunities and weaknesses have been identified. A central problem is that IT companies demand experienced developers who are difficult to find and the companies also have limited ability to employ newly graduated developers. The new concept can therefore partly solve the skills shortage. This investigation provides insights into how various challenges related to the skills shortage can and should be addressed in the future, as well as how a concept like 01 Edu System can support companies' skills supply.