Skills platform: Establishing a digital learning pathway
Deloitte and techUK have collaborated on a paper that proposes a skills platform that will allow people to identify effective digital learning pathways. To put Britain back to work Government will need a flexible range of options that support different parts of the population with differing skills and experience, able to support a range of approaches from governance oversight to activist intervention.
Latest news & insights
The techUK Podcast Episode 19 - A reskilling and retraining revolution
We feature an interview with the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, Gillian Keegan and techUK President Jacqueline de Rojas CBE (from 0:48), and explore our latest survey findings looking at the changing attitudes towards tech since lockdown with Nimmi Patel, Policy Manager for Skills, Talent & Diversity at techUK (from 12:05). Sheila Flavell CBE, Chief Operating Officer at FDM Group, talks about the impact of COVID-19 (from 19:55) and Anthony Harmer, Chief Executive at ELATT, (from 35:45) discusses the need for digital skills for the workforce of today and the future.
Webinars
techUK’s Skills, Talent & Diversity programme has organised 12 techUK-led webinars in 2020 where over 790 people have attended. This has been key in showcasing outputs, thought leadership, and speakers from membership. Get in touch about future events.
Global perspectives: The Future of Digital Skills
Findings from techUK's London Tech Week panel with global colleagues speaking about the work being done across the world to increase the uptake of digital skills.
Driving the future of tech talent through apprenticeships
techUK and QA came together to host a panel discussion looking at the evolution of tech apprenticeships and how they could play a key role in helping the UK to overcome its tech skills crisis. We heard from QA's apprenticeship experts and employer partners who have firmly established themselves in the Government's Top 100 UK Apprenticeship Employer list.
techUK talks: Boosting jobs and skills for the future
During London Tech Week 2020, techUK ran a series of conversations with leading UK tech leaders. As we look to recovery it is crucial that we build the future we need, equipping people with the right skills to thrive in a new future-facing economy. This means ensuring that we can identify which skills are necessary, how best to direct people to the right skills provision for them.
Employers interested in the potential of degree apprenticeships, masters programmes or graduate recruitment to strengthen their workforce can get help from Tech Partnership Degrees, which became part of the techUK family in October 2020.
The Tech Industry Gold community brings together peers across industry and Higher Education to share insights, create industry-accredited programmes, inspire the next generation and provide a collective voice on government skills policy. With degree apprenticeships, employers can get the latest on the levy, access high quality programmes, and influence those in development. For degrees, employers have early access to students who graduate with the business, interpersonal and technical skills to be productive immediately.
Choosing a programme carrying the industry accreditation Tech Industry Gold gives the reassurance it meets industry standards for quality and relevance. There are already 35 Tech Industry Gold degree apprenticeship programmes, including the recently accredited Masters (MScs) at Anglia Ruskin, Henley Business School and City University, and the first Cyber Security BSc at Gloucestershire University.
Get involved
All techUK's work is led by our members - keep in touch or get involved by joining one of the programmes below.
Skills, Talent and Diversity
Making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business is contingent on our ability to skill, attract and retain the brightest global talent. techUK’s Skills, Talent and Diversity Programme seeks to ensure the UK has a world-leading tech workforce by equipping the pipeline of talent with digital skills to become digital leaders, attracting and retaining a diverse workforce & making sure the UK is an attractive location for talent from across the world.
Policy and Public Affairs
techUK's policy and public affairs function makes the case to government and policymakers across Westminster, Whitehall, Brussels and the devolved nations on the most pressing issues facing businesses and the tech sector.
Accessing and retaining talent
It is vital that businesses can source the skills and talent needed to meet the digital skills gap the UK is facing. techUK works with stakeholders to offer a range of initiatives that help members to attract, develop and retain their talent.
Nimmi Patel
Jake Wall
Antony Walker
Ben Bradley
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel is the Policy Manager for Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK.
She works on all things skills policy, focusing on upskilling and retrain. She is committed to embedding diversity in the UK tech pipeline from classroom to boardroom working with partners such as the Tech Talent Charter and the WISE Campaign. Nimmi also leads techUK’s immigration work, collaborating with techUK members and stakeholders to create an environment that attracts the best talent to the UK.
Prior to joining the team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party and holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester and is currently studying MA Strategic Communications at King’s College London.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07805744520
- Twitter:
- @nimmiptl
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel-b0920214a/
Jake Wall
Jake is the Programme Assistant for Policy, assisting techUK's work across the Policy and Public Affairs; Skills, Talent and Diversity; and EU Exit programmes.
He joined techUK in March 2019 following his graduation from a master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex, as well as a bachelor’s degree in International Politics at Aberystwyth University, and has also worked across the International Trade and Cloud, Data, Analytics and AI programmes. Outside of work, he enjoys watching and playing sport, spending time with friends and family, and – when possible – travelling!
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @jww_uk
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakewwall/
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
Ben Bradley
Ben is Head of Policy at techUK, working to develop and deliver policies that make the UK the best place to start, scale and base tech businesses.
He also works alongside working on wider issues around the digital strategy, regulation, skills and the future of work. Prior to joining techUK Ben worked at strategic consultancy Teneo where he focused on public affairs and policy. During this time he worked on a range of clients covering the digital economy, telecoms, and financial services.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07811 190 830