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29 Free courses
The digital skills every industry needs
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“I come from a council estate. I didn’t go to university. Getting a start in digital made a massive difference to my life. If I did it, so can you. Join Click Start today. What have you got to lose?”
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All you need is an open mind. You don’t need experience. You don’t need to have been to university. All you need is curiosity and be ready to learn new things. Maybe you want a new direction? Maybe you want to upskill? Maybe you want a raise or promotion in your current role? Click Start gives you the head start you need.
Click Start is designed to support under-represented groups. The aim is to give you the digital skills you need to find new opportunities. Or get better pay. Or simply do what you want to do in life.
To apply, simply head here to choose your course.
Each course takes 6-8 hours to complete, and you can learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, from the comfort of your home. All courses are self-guided, so you might do the course in less time!
Click Start, delivered in partnership with the University of Leeds, is delivered online via the Future Learn platform. It is available on a rolling, ongoing basis.
For each course you complete, you will get a certificate from the University of Leeds.
You’ll also get access to GetMyFirstDigitalJob, an online platform designed to help you find and land a digital job. It’s your new hub for jobs, support, and guidance for your digital career.
You’ll get access to job opportunities from employers looking for fresh talent, and a dedicated careers coach who’ll give you one-on-one support to guide you through your job search journey. There’s also learning modules to boost your employability skills in the areas you need them most, and exclusive live events where you can get your questions answered by experts from across the digital industry.
There’s never been a better reason to join a Click Start programme!
GetMyFirstDigitalJob was built by BCS and The Talent People to support the Click Start programme.
It’s completely free. And no, there’s no catch. This programme has been developed in partnership with the Institute of Coding (IoC) and has been funded by Nominet to help reduce the UK’s digital skills gap.
This is part of Click Start, a nationwide training programme developed by the Institute of Coding (IoC), a national collaboration of universities, employers and charities and funded by Nominet – the public benefit company and guardians of the .UK namespace.
The programme, which launched in 2023, helps to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap by offering skills and training to more than 26,500 learners across the country who may not have previously had opportunities.
1. UK Gov DCMS Report, “No longer optional” 2019 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807830/No_Longer_Optional_Employer_Demand_for_Digital_Skills.pdf
2. https://technation.io/news/uk-tech-jobs-people-skills-report-2022/
3. UK Gov DCMS Report, “No longer optional” 2019 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807830/No_Longer_Optional_Employer_Demand_for_Digital_Skills.pdf