ServiceNow alongside Northeastern University London plan to train 250 new learners through a Skills Bootcamps – part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee. Professor Scott Wildman, Academic Dean from Northeastern University London said, “we recognise the importance of ensuring those searching for a new role, or wishing to improve their skills, …
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Go2Games, a shortlisted entrant for this year’s new Community Focus PCR Award has been making huge strides in supporting its local young people. In 2021 the company scooped Gaming Retailer of the year under the Retailer category. Known as a high quality retailer of computer games, consoles and accessories G2G …
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As the tech skills gap continues to widen, leading global IT services provider NTT DATA UK&I advises that a combination of automation and tech academies is the winning formula for bridging the gap. New research has found that employers now take an average of 66 days to hire a new technology employee, …
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Kristen Foster-Marks, Senior Software Engineer at Pluralsight Flow looks at how businesses can encourage the honing of STEM skills outside of academia. STEM efforts are too often associated with traditional education, such as school, college and university education, rather than with the myriad alternative learning approaches that better meet the …
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This World Youth Skills Day, technology experts discuss how the industry is working to boost youth skills, and the importance of upskilling young people to help close UK’s widening tech skills gap. From improving the diversity of the tech industry through making STEM subjects more accessible to all, to education …
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Employment non-profit organisation, Generation UK is embarking on new partnership with Ancoris in conjunction with Google Cloud’s new Katalyst programme. The Google Cloud Engineer programme focuses on supporting individuals across London to overcome significant barriers to employment and launch life changing careers as Cloud Digital Leaders and Google-Certified Associate Cloud …
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Andy Hancock the new CEO of online learning platform, FutureLearn offers his insight on tech innovation in the education sector – using data, AI and automated models and how education has turned into a marketplace. This is what Andy Hancock had to say. So Andy tell us about FutureLearn? FutureLearn’s …
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Mark Onisk, Chief Content Officer at Skillsoft tells PCR about Skillsoft’s latest phase in its collaborative learning Career Journeys, offering on-demand, learning modules to upskill staff. As part of Skillsoft’s existing series of Aspire Journeys, which are curated to develop skill proficiencies, Career Journeys takes the enterprise to the next …
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Glide, an expert in in utilities, broadband and connectivity is working in partnership with the Unite Foundation, a charity that delivers a specialised accommodation scholarship scheme for care leavers and estranged young people at university. We spoke with Rhys Thomas, Customer Experience Director, Glide to find out more. Please can …
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Earlier this year Google Cloud announced the initial UK pilot of its new Cloud Training Programme, which has been designed to help increase the pool of available skilled talent in the market and prepare participants for their first role working with Google Cloud Partners. We caught up with Richard Regan, …
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