Digital Skills
We need more young people who have digital skills and are interested in a career in the digital sector. We want to build a local talent pool, a skilled workforce ready for digital roles, with improved career and pay prospects, prepared to take advantage of new employment opportunities and achieve future success.Radically Digital Stockport > Digital Place > Digital Skills
Why are we doing this?
Key outcomes include:
- Young people interested in a career in digital sector, building pool of local talent
- Young people have digital skills, helping to grow and achieve future success
- Skilled workforce ready for digital roles, with improved career prospect and pay
- Increased digital literacy to take advantage of benefits of digital inclusion
How might we do this?
- Better careers education and information, advice and guidance about pathway to digital jobs
- Promote digital careers in schools
- Showcase digital jobs via local job searches
- Attend digital skills festivals, promoting Stockport
- Digital training programmes
- Support neighbourhood groups promoting digital skills
Please email your comments and suggestions.
What impact have we already made?
Contact us
Please send your comments, suggestions and questions to digital@stockport.gov.uk.