Inspiring and preparing young people for a career in digital and tech

The Leicester and Leicestershire Careers Hub is working with a collection of the region’s Further Education institutions to provide meaningful encounters and insight into this fast-growing sector, supporting skilled young people to make positive first steps into their careers.

Skills England have reported the Digital sector is hampered by a skills gap, with 81% of hard to fill vacancies being down to skills shortages in the £158bn sector. Less than a third of UK businesses are confident they can access the digital skills they need over the next 3-5 years.

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What’s happening?

  • Digital Speed Trials – short, sharp experiences of the workplace designed to be delivered by employers of all sizes
  • ATE Bootcamps – Intensive mentoring and support for young people interested in an apprenticeship or technical education route
  • Mentoring – ad hoc groups are being built all the time to pass on specialist knowledge to the future workforce
  • Information session for staff and parents – Fostering better conversations about the world of work through upskilling young people’s support networks.
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How do I get involved?

  • Deliver a Digital Speed Trial – Speak to us about how you can create a meaningful workplace experience or encounter, you’ll be surprised by the impact you can make!
  • Mentor young people – Share industry and skills insight, we are setting up small groups to build relationships for students with specific sector interests.
  • Support information events – Only have an hour to spare? Support any of our one-off events taking place throughout the year

Interested? We want to hear from you!

Last year, businesses all across the region supported encounters for over 400 students! With your help we can go bigger and better, extending the impact on the talent pipeline as far as possible

Contact tom.king@llbsp.org.uk to explore the right opportunity for you