Webinar: Bridging the Digital Skills Gap

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This comes against a backdrop of a report earlier this year, Disconnected, by World Skills UK, the Learning and Work Institute and Enginuity found participation in digital skills training had declined. Join John Higgins, the President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Gillian Keegan the Apprenticeship and Skills Minister, Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK and Annette Allmark, Head of Apprenticeships at BCS as they discuss how to bridge the digital skills gap.2pm – John Higgins - BCS President, host, introduces the panellists. 2:05 – Gillian Keegan - Apprenticeship and Skills Minister to outline the government’s skills agenda when it comes to digital training.2:20 - Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE - Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK to discuss the findings of the Disconnect Report.2:35 – Annette Allmark - Head of Apprenticeships at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT to talk about what BCS is doing to promote digital skills.2:45 – 3pm Discussion around how all these – and other initiatives – can help bridge the skills gap including all panellists and facilitated by John Higgins.SPEAKERSJohn Higgins, President BCS (host)Gillian Keegan MP, Skills MinisterNeil Bentley-Gockmann, CEO World Skills UKAnnette Allmark - Head of Apprenticeships, BCS

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This webinar brought to you by: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT