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The employer body for tech skills accreditation.

Together, we are creating the pipeline of diverse tech talent that is essential for your business to thrive

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To ensure industry has the skills to thrive

TechSkills is responsible for the industry accreditation Tech Industry Gold

Together, we are creating the pipeline of diverse tech talent that is essential for your business to thrive. From AI to data science, software development to cyber security, project management to business analysis, HealthTech to FinTech, we are transforming UK digital skills supply, ensuring learners are job ready with current knowledge and skills

Working together to tackle critical tech skills shortages

There is a clear, compelling and urgent need to act on digital skills. Across all parts of the economy, organisations are suffering from the gap between their current capabilities and what is needed to succeed in the digital world.

Addressing the tech skills challenges will require collective action. It requires the effective collaboration of digital leaders in all sectors, together with education and government. TechSkills exists to deliver this.

Tech Industry Gold accreditation assures quality and relevance

TechSkills is responsible for Tech Industry Gold, the only industry accreditation for tech-related education and training. Working closely with employers, Tech Industry Gold accredits programmes which are highly valued by industry for quality and relevance.

Accredited programmes integrate the technology, business, project and professional skills new people need to excel in digital careers.

Employers feed into course development and quality assurance

Here’s how it works

Input

We will invite you to come together with other employers in similar sectors or specialisms.

Define

Accreditation specialists translate this input into Tech Industry Gold accreditation criteria, including setting out the Learning Outcomes programmes need to deliver.

Develop

Learning providers work with us to develop programmes which meet these criteria, before coming to employer accreditation panels for approval.

Accredit

Employers form panels at which accreditation proposals are presented for decision. Ongoing currency is assured through regular updates of criteria and regular review with provider partners.

Employers working together to develop future talent

The TechSkills employer network also actively contributes to the unique enriched learner experience for those on a Tech Industry Gold accredited programmes.

This includes, for example, delivering industry talks, participating in skills development events or offering internships. This directly improves learners’ employability as well as helping you to build valuable relationships with course directors and students.

Practical action on tech skills, not just a talking shop

We recognise that your time is very valuable, and that if you invest it with us you need to see results. We can offer you:

  • Better access to a more diverse pool of outstanding, job-ready tech talent
  • An easy way to identify high quality courses and the skills of potential recruits
  • Deeper relationships across industry, learning providers and learner communities
  • Direct, measurable influence on UK digital skills supply

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