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New connections: how we’re bridging the UK digital skills gap
By 2025, there are expected to be three million new tech jobs in the UK. what more can businesses and employers do to ensure that we have a steady supply of tech talent joining the sector? Learn how Microsoft is tackling the skills shortage.
Making impact: the value of apprenticeships as a route into the working world
New technologies, with its wave of AI and cloud computing, are changing the traditional jobs landscape. Because of this, there is a growing gap in digital skills that needs to be met. Apprenticeships are a great way for young people to develop the vital skills and qualifications they need to future proof their careers. For
5 steps to deliver a great apprenticeship experience: a manager’s guide to success
Apprentices can be an amazing asset to the team and the broader business. Here’s five tips to help deliver great apprenticeship experiences
Tools and skills to prepare students for the future digital workplace
Discover how to increase student outcomes and prepare them for the future via a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
How Microsoft Teams can help higher education students take control of their learning
Find out how we can use technology-enabled learning to address key challenges that teachers face in higher education:
Creating a connected and collaborative learning experience for students across the globe
Find out how Microsoft’s Global Learning Connection helped students understand the power of global connections and improve their digital literacy.
4 tips for delivering a successful staff CPD programme
A successful CPD programme can deliver culture of innovative, supportive, and collaborative employees. Find out how to get started here.
Investing in your talent: the journey to a diverse and inclusive workforce
Diverse and inclusive companies are more innovative, profitable and better at retaining top talent. Find out how one company is investing in their talent.
Unleashing student potential: learnings from my own journey
Cloud is one of the most powerful resources in the world for productivity, learning, growth and security. Paired with an accessible device like Surface, students are empowered to learn in the way that suits them best.
Think Differently about Dyslexia: empowering young people of all abilities
It’s estimated that one in five students has dyslexia. Their teachers and parents don’t often have the resources or training to help, however passionate they may be. And without the proper support in formative years, a struggling student’s confidence and love of learning can fade.
How to equip university students with skills for the digital workplace
We are undoubtedly experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, with predictions that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 aren’t invented yet. So to what extent are graduates ready for this world?
5 steps to embed digital skills development into schools, colleges and universities
As part of Teesside University’s digital strategy, Future Facing Learning, we created a Digital Development Programme (DDP) to provide training, coaching, and support around digital skills to all of our staff.