The IT skills gap

Minister Gillian Keegan MP introduces T Levels - a family of new qualifications that have practical digital skills and employer insight at their heart.

The tech industry is notorious for its lack of diversity, with black women only making up 0.7% of the tech workforce in 2020. Following the Black Lives Matter movement, Claire Penketh spoke to Shola West, B2B Digital Marketer and founder of Youth Unlocked about why she set up her BAME network for apprentices.

In July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a raft of measures to protect jobs and increase training opportunities, so the UK would emerge from lockdown with a better trained workforce and a vibrant, thriving economy.

Obi Ossai MBCS, a certified business analyst, explores how he feels IT education might learn from agile and wonders how schooling might look in 10 years.