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Digital skills are extremely important to the UK's workforce
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In a recent push to attract more Gen Z workers to tech jobs, Michelle Donnellin, the UK's
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tech secretary, said the duty to educate workers in the UK lies in the hand of the government
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and big tech companies. In a move to attract more Gen Z workers to the tech world, Donnellin is championing free boot camps
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offering training in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and coding the essentials for thriving
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in a digital age. She stresses that as technology integrates further into our lives, digital skills are becoming
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essential across all sectors. The campaign to enhance Gen Z's tech skills began in 2022, and guess what
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Over half the participants secure jobs directly within the first year. Additionally, the UK is ramping up its efforts to make the nation a global superpower
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by 2030. To keep successful tech startups and scale-ups within the UK, the government recognizes the need
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for a greater supply of digital skills. Skills. Scale up companies are actively seeking tech talent recruiting almost one of all digital jobs In 2022 the UK government established the Digital Skills Council futureing representatives from big tech players like Amazon Web Services Google and Microsoft
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all working together to create a tech savvy future. Speaking of tech giants, Michelle Donnellan
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acknowledges the crucial role they play. Google's director of government affairs and public policy, Katie O'Donovan
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expresses pride in being part of the initiative. Now, you might be wondering
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What about all the tech layoffs that's going on? Well, Donlin assures us that there's good news on its way
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Abundant and lucrative job opportunities are still available for those with digital skills
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not just in tech roles, but across various positions. And here's the big goal
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The government aims to upscale 64,000 people through these bootcams by 2024 to 2025
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with a whopping 550 million pounds allocated for this purpose, which could be a game changer
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We here at CDM would like to know, do Gen Z workers really need to improve the digital skills
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Are you applying for any jobs in the tech industry? Or will this boot camp actually be a game changer
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Let us know in the comments below
