Join techUK's Skills & Diversity Council
Are you working to develop skills and promote diversity in your organisation and across our sector? Perhaps you should consider applying for the techUK Skills and Diversity Council.
The Skills & Diversity Council is a cross-industry group working to build a more inclusive tech sector and equip the UK workforce with the skills needed for a modern, digital economy. By bringing together some of the most influential leaders and networks, the Council champions diversity across ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+, disability, neurodiversity, and social mobility, while also addressing the root causes of the digital skills gap. This is an excellent opportunity to shape and lead our work.
Shaping and influencing policy
Through research and advocacy, the Council helps shape national policy by contributing to government inquiries, such as: the House of Lords Home-based Working inquiry, the Education Committee's inquiry into Further Education and Skills, the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee inquiry on digital exclusion and the cost of living, and UK government consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay reporting, and more.
Future work
In 2025–26, the Council will focus on ways the UK can modernise the national curriculum and how tech companies are helping schools put digital at the heart of early education. It will also prioritise advancing AI and digital literacy in schools, reforming the Growth & Skills Levy, and advancing adult education and lifelong learning initiatives.
Next steps
We are looking for ideas and ways to collaborate so even if you aren't an expert in this area, please consider applying.
If you are enthusiastic about driving inclusion and ensuring everyone has access to education, then we want to hear from you!
To apply for this council, please download the Council Terms of Reference and fill in the Nomination Form.
The deadline to submit the nomination form is Thursday 28 August, by 5pm. Successful applicants to be notified by close of play on Thursday 8 September. For any questions, please get in touch with Nimmi Patel.
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel is the Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK. She works on all things skills, education, and future of work policy, focusing on upskilling and retraining. Nimmi is also an Advisory Board member of Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (digit). The Centre research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Prior to joining the techUK team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and holds an MA in Strategic Communications at King’s College London and BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester. She also took part in the 2024-25 University of Bath Institute for Policy Research Policy Fellowship Programme and is the Education and Skills Policy Co-lead for Labour in Communications.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07805744520
- Twitter:
- @nimmiptl
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel1/
Jake Wall
Jake Wall
Jake has been the Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work since May 2022, supporting techUK's work to empower the UK to skill, attract and retain the brightest global talent, and prepare for the digital transformations of the future workplace.
Previously, Jake was the Programme Assistant for Policy. He joined techUK in March 2019 and has also worked across the EU Exit, International Trade, and Cloud, Data Analytics and AI programmes.
He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Sussex, as well as a BA(Hons) in International Politics from Aberystwyth University. During his time at Aberystwyth University, he won the International Politics Dissertation Prize.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @jww_tech,@jww_tech
- Website:
- www.techuk.org,https://www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk,https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk
Archie Breare
Archie Breare
Archie Breare joined techUK in September 2022 as the Telecoms Programme intern, and moved into the Policy and Public Affairs team in February 2023.
Before starting at techUK, Archie was a student at the University of Cambridge, completing an undergraduate degree in History and a master's degree in Modern British History.
In his spare time, he likes to read, discuss current affairs, and to try and persuade himself to cycle more.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- linkedin.com/in/archie-breare-512346230
Antony Walker
Antony Walker
Antony Walker is deputy CEO of techUK, which he played a lead role in launching in November 2013.
Antony is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for techUK’s policy work. Prior to his appointment in July 2012 Antony was chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK’s independent advisory group on broadband policy. Antony was closely involved in the development of broadband policy development in the UK since the BSG was established in 2001 and authored several major reports to government. He also led the development of the UK’s world leading Open Internet Code of Practice that addresses the issue of net neutrality in the UK. Prior to setting up the BSG, Antony spent six years working in Brussels for the American Chamber of Commerce following and writing about telecoms issues and as a consultant working on EU social affairs and environmental issues. Antony is a graduate of Aberdeen University and KU Leuven and is also a Policy Fellow Alumni of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07780603065
- Twitter:
- @techUKdepCEO
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonywalker/
Skills, Talent and Diversity updates
Sign-up to get the latest updates and opportunities from our Skills, Talent and Diversity programme.