Developing Digital Skills for the Next Generation
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This Forum provides attendees with a unique opportunity to discuss how to increase the employability of young people to reflect the needs of an increasingly digitised economy. Participants will hear from leaders in the field on how best to teach digital skills, how to work in partnership with the industry and also how to provide digital skills that reflect the needs of the digital economy.
Key Speakers Confirmed: Andrea Young, Director- Digital Economy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport / Department for Business, Industry and Skills Vicki Belt, Assistant Director, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) Charlotte Holloway, Head of Policy and Associate Director, techUK Ian Livingstone CBE, Co-author of the Next Gen Report, Non-executive Director of the Creative Industries Federation and Patron of Creative Skillset Sue Attewell, Head of Change – FE & Skills, Jisc
