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Emma Nolan - winner of the National Tech Industry Gold Digital Degree Apprenticeship Awards 2022

A winner’s story – Emma Nolan

  We asked winners of our National Tech Industry Gold Digital Degree Apprenticeship Awards 2022 to share their stories. Read Emma’s below and discover her passions about her journey, as well as tips for future degree apprentices.   Current role: UX Designer Company: Thales  Degree Apprenticeship: Software Engineering Pathway Awards Category: Special Achievement   What …

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Tech Industry Gold Live! An inspirational return to live events

We returned to in-person events on Wednesday 16 March with Tech Industry Gold Live. Hosted by BT at their prestigious Snow Hill offices in central Birmingham, the event was packed with inspirational and motivational talks from entrepreneurs, research specialists and industry gurus. It was the first such event in over two years. With a theme …

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Tech Titans Competition

This year our competition for Tech Industry Gold degree students, is taking an exciting new twist as we launch a new format. Teams – or individuals – will pitch to our panel of Tech Titans live during our Spring event, kindly hosted by BT in Birmingham on 16 March.

Tech Industry Gold Digital Degree Apprenticeship Awards 2022 showcases sector talent

The second National Tech Industry Gold Digital Degree Apprenticeship Awards delivered another successful sweep of accolades for digital degree apprentices from across the UK. Held during National Apprenticeship Week, the awards founded by TechSkills in 2021, recognise talent from within the digital degree apprenticeship sector. Four categories were up for grabs including business contribution, innovation, …

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TechSkills welcomes positive outcome of Degree Apprenticeship consultation

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the eagerly awaited Degree Apprenticeship consultation by IfATE (The Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education) published today, 16 December 2021. Five changes agreed: Better Supporting graduate-entry occupations Integration of on the job and off the job training Alignment between apprenticeship KSBs & degree learning outcomes Integration of …

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Queen Mary University of London records highest mobility rate in the country

Congratulations to our partner institution Queen Mary University of London, for achieving best in country for social mobility. The university was named in a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in partnership with the Sutton Trust and Department for Education. The study looked at the proportion of students from low-income backgrounds at each university, …

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