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26 Issue 57 • December 2021

JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT

How to improve your job

prospects or re-train for free

It’s more essential than ever to adapt your

skills to the current job market – and it is
much easier than you might think.

A range of FREE courses are on employer, or improve their chances
offer to help you explore new of gaining a promotion.
opportunities and climb the skills
ladder one step at a time, no matter Courses on Cyber Security, Coding,
which rung you are on right now. Data and Tech, and Networking are
all available – leading to a range of
So why not use the holiday season highly skilled, higher-paid careers
to see what’s out there – and blaze a within the IT industry.
new trail in the New Year?
For the very talented and
AGED 19 OR OVER? RETRAIN OR ambitious, TDM also offers Degree  For more information:
KICK OFF A CAREER IN THE TECH Apprenticeships opportunities leading W: thedevelopmentmanager.com
AND DIGITAL SECTOR to a BSc (Hons) degree awarded by E: enquiries@tdm.co.uk
Worcester-based training provider the University of Wolverhampton. T: 0333 10 100 40
The Development Manager
(TDM) is offering Tech and Digital
qualifications with wraparound
career support, as part of the
Government’s Lifetime Skills
Guarantee. At no cost to learners,
this enables any adult to achieve
a Level 2 or 3 qualification to
jumpstart their entry into the varied
and growing IT/Digital Sector.

TDM are currently recruiting adults
aged 19+ to their ‘Get Ahead in
Digital Transformation’ programme.
Participants will gain a City &
Guilds Level 2 or 3 Diploma for
ICT Systems and Principles for
IT Professionals. TDM’s career
coaching will support recruits
into a brand new role with a local

The Skills Toolkit – Community Learning

Build your confidence If a lack of English or • is aged 19–23 with
Maths qualifications is
fewer than 5 GCSEs
If you haven’t done any learning for a long time or you’re holding you back from the at A*–C
not feeling confident about your online skills, then The future you dream of, then
Skills Toolkit can get you started with computer basics, consider taking an Adult Over 400 Adult Learning
including online safety and how to set up an email or use Learning course. courses are available
video calling. in Worcester.
Courses are FREE to
There’s also a teaching guide if you are trying to help a friend anyone aged 16–64 who:  For more information:
or family member become more ‘computer savvy’. • earns less than £17,500 W: worcestershire.gov.
a year uk/info/20437/adult_
 For more information: • claims benefits such as and_family_learning_
W: theskillstoolkit.campaign.gov.uk Universal Credit courses

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