Digital Skills in the Workplace

The Digital Skills in the Workplace course isa comprehensive experience delivered virtually in February. Students can discover what digital skills will help them succeed in the workplace.

The course will include:

• Live Q&A sessions with STEM professionals exploring digital careers.
• Fun, interactive activities allowing the student to develop their skills and enhance their CV, application forms and/ or personal statement.
• Get support from an industry mentor to complete a project using the student’s digital skills to solve an industry problem

At the end of the scheme, students graduate with a Silver Industrial Cadet Award, a nationally recognised award that students can use as evidence of their experience and take forward to complement their future applications and career journeys.

Course requirements

• Open to all students in year 9 and 10 / S3 and S4 and suitable for all abilities. Students must be aged 16-21 and living in the North East or West Midlands areas of England.
• The course is suitable for all abilities; all students need is a genuine interest in enhancing their digital skills for the workplace.

Course structure

Modular – the full course is approximately 30 hours to complete flexibly between 9^th February and 9^th March

Dates

Monday 9th February – Monday 9th March, with live sessions during half term weeks (16th– 27th February)

Price of course

A fully funded course, subject to eligibility

Eligibility