Digital Skills & Talent

From basic digital skills and in-work apprenticeships to executive training and formal education; the digital skills gap is recognised as holding back UK plc. Nearly one in four of us have not kept pace and lack the basic digital skills to manage core tasks such as managing information, communicating online or making a transaction. Supporting the development of these skills is an issue for employers, educators and government if we are to fulfil our potential as one of the most digitally competitive nations.

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Skills & Talent: Highlighted talks

Developing service design skills through apprenticeships

Imogen Miles Lead Service designer & Richard Goodwin MBA, Managing director, The JGA Group

Data Skills and Literacies Digital Leaders Week 2023

Katie Heard, Head of research and data insights & Michelle Lofthouse, Programme Lead, The Good Things Foundations

Inclusion for Advantage: Customer Inclusion, the Consumer Duties Act and Organisational Benefits

Christopher Gale, busines Development Director, We Are Digital

Skills & Talent: Highlighted Thought Leadership

Digital skills: more than just switching devices off and on again

Adam Freeman-Pask, Head of digital innovation, Sport England

Which skills do organisations need for emerging tech?

By Zoe Amar, FCIM, Director, Zoe Amar Digital

Data, cloud and skills are key to maintaining Public Sector agility post-pandemic

By Yatin Mahandru, Head of Public Sector and Health UK, Cognizant

How do we meet the challenge of digital skills recruitment?

By Zoe Amar, FCIM, Director, Zoe Amar Digital

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