Free digital skills training and support:

Digital Skills Support for Businesses & Charities

From Zoom to Slack, businesses and charities of all sizes, in the current climate, will be looking to quickly find the best digital tools for them and to upskill their teams quickly in how to use them in a productive way. Click here to find out more about what is available online and for free.

Online Digital Skills Training for Educators

There are many demands on the time of teachers. Following the closure of schools, colleges and universities, many teachers are suddenly looking for help with learning how to use a variety of tools from Google Classroom to Zoom. Click here to find some free online help.

Digital Resources and Opportunities for Schools and educators

Click to find out more about a range of free resources, competitions and careers education opportunities for those working with young people in schools, colleges and universities.

Digital Skills Opportunities for Young People

As digital skills across all areas of work are, “essential entry requirements for two-thirds of UK occupations… accounting for 82% of online job vacancies,” (Burning Glass, 2019), it is important to be able to reflect these skills on you CV. Click here to find free, online ways to improve you digital skills.

Unemployed, changing career or reflecting on the need to up skill?

If you are unemployed or just want to development your digital skills we have put together a list of free online learning for individuals across a wide range of digital skills levels and topics employment which should increase career opportunities. Click here to find out more.

New updates:

Find out more about cyber security professional titles  

The UK Cyber Security Council is now the authority for setting professional standards thanks to their Royal Chartered status.

New professional titles (including Chartership) will be awarded to qualified individuals, allowing them to:

• Demonstrate their skills and expertise to potential employers.
• Enhance their employability in the cybersecurity field.

Employers can benefit from these titles by having greater assurance of the knowledge and competence of their cybersecurity staff.

The Council has already developed four specializations: Cyber Security Governance and Risk, Secure Systems Architecture, Cyber Security Audit and Assurance, Security Testing – Penetration Testing

This is a positive development for the cybersecurity profession in the UK, as it promotes standardization, recognizes qualified professionals, and benefits both employees and employers.

Find out more on the UK Cyber Security Council website.