Apprenticeship Event at Dixons Fazakerley Academy

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Alison Rowan Mcewan for 25 students at Dixons Fazakerley Academy aged Age 12 - 19+.

Event description

Digital Skills in the Spotlight - Digital skills every industry needs

Founders4Schools and Skills Development Scotland are hosting an online day of career inspiration webinars to encourage students to consider a future career in the digital and tech sectors.

Young people use technology as no other generation has ever done before. They are tech savvy but the skills they develop do not always match what industry needs or they are not interested in working in tech/digital-related industries.

Why should young people be interested? It’s the future, when even traditional jobs need a digital-savvy workforce it’s something they need to consider about their future. And the Tech, digital and IT-related job vacancies make up 12% of all open UK job vacancies, with more than 100,000 open vacancies per month, making it the fastest-growing sector with varied and well-paid jobs, it’s not an option that can be ignored.

This session looks at Digital skills every industry needs

In today’s world digital skills are a vital skill if you want to succeed, whether that means knowing about cybersecurity no matter the sector, understanding how to use multiple platforms in your admin role or helping your company with their web presence you need to embrace these skills. Hear from apprentices who will share their experiences.

Full Event Programme:
09:45-10:15 Digital Skills Every Industry needs

11:00-11:30 Computer science/coding

12:30-13:00 Cyber security and Data Science

14:00-14:30 Social/Creative Digital