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Sections
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Executive Summary
- Being Digital
- A Competitive Digital Communications Infrastructure
- Radio: Going Digital
- Creative Industries in the Digital World
- Public Service Content in Digital Britain
- Research, Education and Skills for Digital Britain
- Digital Security and Safety
- The Journey to Digital Government
- Delivering Digital Britain
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About this site
Research, Education and Skills for Digital Britain
Building the foundations of our competitiveness in the Digital Economy
“…Used well, technology strongly develops the study and learning skills children need now and in the future, including the fundamentals of “e-safety”…Even now, a reasonable grasp of ICT is needed in education and employment, and it will become increasingly important to command ICT skills to prepare for technologies of the future. The foundations for this [...]
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5. Many UK companies are already well positioned to benefit from Digital Britain. The UK has strengths in wireless technologies and optoelectronics. CSR is the world leader in Bluetooth and chips designed by ARM are in most mobiles sold globally. It is at the forefront of emerging technologies such as plastic electronics and femtocells. We [...]
→ Read moreDeveloping Digital Life Skills
30. In Chapter 2 we highlighted the importance of developing Digital Life Skills.
31. In an increasingly ICT-mediated society, digital life skills underpin both employability and social inclusion. Following publication of the Digital Britain Interim Report, John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills commissioned Estelle Morris to undertake an Independent Review of ICT [...]
Digital education – ensuring there is a healthy pipeline of talent
35. In response to the needs of employers, Government is striving to develop a national curriculum that offers seamless opportunities in digital competencies from entry-level school age through to Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE), to equip the future workforce with relevant digital skills to succeed.
36. The Government’s endorsement of the Rose Review of [...]
Building higher level skills for a digital britain
52. World class research and high quality teaching in HE are crucial to compete successfully in the emerging global economy. HE has always had a core role in contributing to the success of the wider economy. Over the past 50 years, the massive increases in student participation levels, the constant development of new programmes and [...]
→ Read moreBuilding the skills of the existing workforce
63. We are implementing a ‘demand-led’ skills system that delivers what employers and individuals need. That demand-led approach is increasingly effective in meeting today’s skills needs; in particular, Train to Gain is successfully delivering high-quality work-based training for employers and learners.
64. However, if we are to rise to the challenges and seize the opportunities of [...]
The role of the SSCS
67. Sector Skills Councils play a vital role as advocates for their industries and in identifying and tackling sector-critical skills needs. The core remit of SSCs is to raise employer ambition and investment in skills; articulate the future skills needs of their sector, and ensure that the supply of skills and qualifications is driven by [...]
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70. Train to Gain is the Government’s flagship skills service for employers. Since it was launched in April 2006, over 127,000 employers have engaged with Train to Gain and nearly 1 million learners have been supported to improve their skills and gain new qualifications.
71. Through the service employers of all sizes in the digital sectors [...]
Apprenticeships
73. Although the primary skills needs for a Digital Britain are at the higher levels, apprenticeships provide an important entry route and career path into the digital sectors. The Government is committed to ensuring that apprenticeship programmes provide clear progression routes for young people and adults to employment and, if they want to, to continue [...]
→ Read moreCreating employment opportunities in the digital sectors
77. In some of the creative and cultural training centres such as the performing arts and music which are the starting point for many entering the creative industries, there are fewer requirements for higher education qualifications. Many of the entry points require enthusiasm, passion and talent rather than formal qualifications.
78. As we describe elsewhere in [...]
