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21 April 2026

Tag: digital skills

Young people aren’t digital natives in the way employers need

Being a digital native for employers is very different to how young people use  their devices daily, writes Bev Jones Generation Z is regarded as digitally enabled. They are the generation that has grown up with technology being an inherent part of their lives – in the way they communicate, socialise and access entertainment.    So […]

We must tackle the worrying trend in digital skills and qualifications

Our latest report reinforces findings that the digital skills gap is gendered and has regional biases, writes Emma Roberts Essential, and in demand. This is the stark message from employers about the absolute necessity of high-quality digital skills. Yet a worrying trend is emerging. While employer demand for digital skills is set to continue to […]

DfE launches consultation on fully-funded digital functional skills qualifications

The Department for Education is calling for views on the content for new digital functional skills qualifications that will become available for first teaching and free of charge from August 2021. They will replace the existing functional skills qualifications (FSQs) in ICT, which will stop being available from July 2021. The legacy ICT qualifications are […]