The Click Start Peckham Digital Accelerator Zone (DAZ) is a collaboration with the UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI), UKBlackTech, and the London Borough of Southwark. This programme is part of the nationwide Click Start training programme developed by the Institute of Coding (IoC) and funded by Nominet.
This flexible programme allows you to customise your learning journey by selecting from a range of topics. Explore in-demand skills including Web Development, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence, creating a tailored learning experience that aligns with your career goals. To help boost your employability skills there will also be mock interview workshops, networking events with industry professionals and sessions to help build your professional portfolio.
The aim of the DAZ is to educate and empower the next generation of tech talent within the local borough of Southwark and across South London. This transformative programme will enable you to become a catalyst for change within your local community, and the versatile toolkit of skills you gain will help kickstart your digital career. This is the perfect course for you if you have an enthusiasm for tech but are struggling to break into a tech career.
Our ultimate objective is to enable tech talent to use the skills acquired through our course to make an impact on the local economy and community.
This course 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.
If you sign up to a Click Start programme, 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.
Click Start is designed to support under-represented groups. The aim is to give you the digital skills you need to open-up new opportunities and get better pay. Or simply do what you want to do in life.
For a FREE place, check if ALL of the following criteria apply to you:
- You are aged 18-30.
- You live in the London borough of Southwark or South London.
- You are from black or minority ethnic backgrounds.
- You have the right to work in the UK.
- You have an enthusiasm for tech.
If you are not eligible for this programme, you may be eligible for our other courses. Take a look at our Click Start course listings to find the course that’s best for you.