It’s National Careers Week 2021! So, let’s talk the next steps following school and college… What could your career path be?
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Food vs fabric – why digital skills are needed in virtually any industry
It’s not just technology-led businesses that need digital skills. Virtually every industry relies on at least some digital skills. Liv compares two industries and their digital needs – the food industry and the fabric industry.
What jobs use digital skills?
Pete delves into the types of jobs which our Skills Programme students have the opportunity to pursue as a result of their digital skills.
Employer Spotlight – Taran 3D
What do employers look for in job candidates? What do they think of Digital Skills? How has COVID-19 impacted their business? In this Employer Spotlight we spoke to Taran Singh, Managing Director at Taran 3D, to get to the bottom of these questions…
Digital skills training – participant’s perspective: Unnati
Unnati Sodha was one of our first participants on the WMCA-funded Digital Innovators Skills Programme. We caught up with her to find our what she thought of the training and what she was able to gain from the experience.
It’s never too late to start an apprenticeship…
When we think of apprenticeships, we think of 16-18 year olds leaving school to start an apprenticeship. However, this isn’t always the case..
Unemployed and lacking in self-confidence? Read on.
Being unemployed is scary and this can lead to a lack in self-confidence. Having changed jobs countless times, Liv delves into the issues of being unemployed and how to combat them.
Interview Insights – What did you do during lockdown?
Digital Innovators’ Interview Insights on how to answer the interview question on everyone’s mind… What did you do during lockdown?
Reflections on 2020
We have seen huge amounts of resilience, flexibility and ambition as people responded to the trials of living in a changing world defined by challenges not previously seen. Individuals who have shown creative flair and ingenuity.
Digital Innovators WMCA-funded Skills Programme – Highlights from Cohort 1
The first cohort of participants on our fully funded course have now completed the Skills Programme. Let’s take a look at what they achieved…