Make an essential investment in young people & their futures.
Help your students and alumni to explore, and open the door to new career and work opportunities with the Digital Careers Academy™.
DIGITAL SKILLS, CAREERS, AND EMPLOYABILITY
We help young people and career changers to create opportunities for themselves, so they can:
We also show learners how to create winning CVs and excel at interviews in the tech or digital industries.
- Get their careers off the ground
- Upskill and develop their digital skills
- Improve their employability
- Pursue self-employment, so they can forge their own paths
We also show learners how to create winning CVs and excel at interviews in the tech or digital industries.
The Digital Careers Academy™ programme
The Digital Careers Academy™ Programme is our professional and highly-regarded digital skills and entrepreneurship training programme for students and graduates. The programme empowers young people to develop their digital skills, improve their employability, enhances personal growth and development, and increases access to quality work and career advancement.
In addition to increasing attractiveness to employers, the programme also offers the opportunity to pursue self-employment.
Build your confidence and develop new workplace skills in a welcoming and supportive environment where you'll also learn how to start a business from scratch!
HOW DO STUDENTS LEARN?
Learners will develop their digital skills in a welcoming and supportive environment, which includes a combination of live online masterclasses, group mentoring, and practical project work. Students benefit in a number of ways, including:
💻 Developing a range of valuable and highly practical digital skills used in modern workplaces
💻 Learning how to start a business and developing the skills to consider entrepreneurship as an alternative opportunity
💻 Developing marketing and sales skills
💻Understanding workplace norms and expectations
💻 Preparing CVs, portfolios and digital profiles
💻 Practical strategies to prepare for, and succeed at interviews
💻 Building capacity and readiness to succeed in the modern workplace
💻 Evaluating skills and strengths, exploring new capabilities and considering different employment opportunities and pathways
💻 Gaining exposure to business software, systems and tools that will increase employability and earning potential
If you have any questions, we're here to answer them! Click the Contact Us button below to send us an email or book a time to chat with us, or simply drop us a line via the webchat button in the bottom right hand corner of your browser window.
In addition to increasing attractiveness to employers, the programme also offers the opportunity to pursue self-employment.
Build your confidence and develop new workplace skills in a welcoming and supportive environment where you'll also learn how to start a business from scratch!
HOW DO STUDENTS LEARN?
Learners will develop their digital skills in a welcoming and supportive environment, which includes a combination of live online masterclasses, group mentoring, and practical project work. Students benefit in a number of ways, including:
💻 Developing a range of valuable and highly practical digital skills used in modern workplaces
💻 Learning how to start a business and developing the skills to consider entrepreneurship as an alternative opportunity
💻 Developing marketing and sales skills
💻Understanding workplace norms and expectations
💻 Preparing CVs, portfolios and digital profiles
💻 Practical strategies to prepare for, and succeed at interviews
💻 Building capacity and readiness to succeed in the modern workplace
💻 Evaluating skills and strengths, exploring new capabilities and considering different employment opportunities and pathways
💻 Gaining exposure to business software, systems and tools that will increase employability and earning potential
If you have any questions, we're here to answer them! Click the Contact Us button below to send us an email or book a time to chat with us, or simply drop us a line via the webchat button in the bottom right hand corner of your browser window.
Young people enjoy learning with us!
"Thank you so much for such an insightful presentation today! Looking forward to your future sessions :)"
Female student, programme attendee
"Thanks for the great session this evening. Really enjoyed it and looking forward to the next session."
Male student, programme attendee
"The session on Tuesday was great, thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot :)"
Student programme attendee
" I really enjoyed these 8 weeks and it definitely helped with my confidence and pushed me out of my comfort zone. This has also given me the courage to pursue my business idea."
Female student, programme attendee
"Thank you for this opportunity to learn and gain new skills! Another important outcome this course helped me to achieve is becoming more self-confident. Thank you for that!"
Female student, programme attendee
Please scroll down to see more testimonials from students from UK universities across the UK and older adults upskilling in order to secure jobs within the tech and digital industries.
AUDIO EXAMPLE: PANEL DISCUSSION FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO BREAK INTO THE STEM SECTOR
Our founder Kay Kukoyi CSM FITOL was the member of a panel discussion for "Cutting Through" run by the University of Westminster as part of their Inclusive Festival on International Women's Day.
The panel consisted of some amazing female tech entrepreneurs, including MBEs, and women at the forefront of engineering and Artificial Intelligence.
Hear a snippet of Kay's views and advice for students and graduates considering roles in tech, and their careers in general.
The panel consisted of some amazing female tech entrepreneurs, including MBEs, and women at the forefront of engineering and Artificial Intelligence.
Hear a snippet of Kay's views and advice for students and graduates considering roles in tech, and their careers in general.
DIGITAL SKILLS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER PAY
"Overall, roles requiring digital skills pay 29% more than those that do not."
Margot James, Former Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
"Overall, roles requiring digital skills pay 29% more than those that do not."
Margot James, Former Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
Design the ideal career and working life with our Digital Careers Academy™ Programme.
Our next intake will be in 2022, for our:
Our programmes are friendly, interactive, highly practical, and designed to support you throughout the entire programme.
Learn a wide range of new skills, and even progress towards self-employment and start to build a business.
We'll show you how!
Our next intake will be in 2022, for our:
- Digital Careers Academy™ 90-day Classic Programme
Our programmes are friendly, interactive, highly practical, and designed to support you throughout the entire programme.
Learn a wide range of new skills, and even progress towards self-employment and start to build a business.
We'll show you how!
What do learners say about the programmes we design and deliver?
“It definitely helped me to build back my confidence; improving my personal and professional skills jointly with the knowledge achieved; it has with no doubt contributed to increasing my chances of employability.”
“We had a lot of opportunities to acquire different skills during the programme.”
"Patient, friendly and highly informative…"
“The sessions were highly informative and eye-opening. The interactions in the session were also good.”
"Thank you very much for creating this course and allowing us to be a part of it because I am so sure that it will impact how I develop as a person and the career I am able to build from it."
"Thanks so much Kay. Wonderful session. The notebook is a game changer for me."
"Thank you for all the sessions. I really appreciate it it was so interesting."
"I've learned a lot, thank you!"
"Thank you for the amazing session Kay! I look forward to meeting you again on Thursday."
“It definitely helped me to build back my confidence; improving my personal and professional skills jointly with the knowledge achieved; it has with no doubt contributed to increasing my chances of employability.”
“We had a lot of opportunities to acquire different skills during the programme.”
"Patient, friendly and highly informative…"
“The sessions were highly informative and eye-opening. The interactions in the session were also good.”
"Thank you very much for creating this course and allowing us to be a part of it because I am so sure that it will impact how I develop as a person and the career I am able to build from it."
"Thanks so much Kay. Wonderful session. The notebook is a game changer for me."
"Thank you for all the sessions. I really appreciate it it was so interesting."
"I've learned a lot, thank you!"
"Thank you for the amazing session Kay! I look forward to meeting you again on Thursday."
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Purposeful Group and Digital Careers Academy™ are recognised as providers of adult education and training on the UK government's Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP).
Our Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) is 10081768.
We are registered members of ITOL, the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning.
Our Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) is 10081768.
We are registered members of ITOL, the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning.
What else do graduates say?
We have run our programme for OneTech on programmes supported by local councils. Here are just a few comments from graduates.
“I just wanted to update you - I have been accepted for a project management internship. More importantly, I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the valuable information you provide us, for taking the time to prepare such amazing content and to explain it very well. I have learned a lot , and I felt confident to apply for a position in which I have no experience. Thanks to this program I was able to discuss a lot of Project management aspects. THANK YOU.”
Sara, Employability Incubator
“I do not think I would have been able to get this job without your help =)”
Talent Incubator Graduate
Please scroll down to see even more feedback posted online by graduates.
We have run our programme for OneTech on programmes supported by local councils. Here are just a few comments from graduates.
“I just wanted to update you - I have been accepted for a project management internship. More importantly, I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the valuable information you provide us, for taking the time to prepare such amazing content and to explain it very well. I have learned a lot , and I felt confident to apply for a position in which I have no experience. Thanks to this program I was able to discuss a lot of Project management aspects. THANK YOU.”
Sara, Employability Incubator
“I do not think I would have been able to get this job without your help =)”
Talent Incubator Graduate
Please scroll down to see even more feedback posted online by graduates.
what's included?
The 12-week programme includes:
💻 10 LIVE specialist online training sessions to help you upskill, and develop your digital skills
💻 Sessions on how to better present your strengths and skills on paper, and at interviews
💻 Essential skills to pursue self-employment, giving you the additional option to work for yourself
💻 Message-based support between sessions
💻 Exclusive 24/7 access to our private members' community (DSAC), for discussion, questions & networking
💻 "Real-world" case studies and projects with group and solo assignments
💻 Career pathway AND entrepreneurial pathway oriented training to increase your options
💻 Group mentoring support sessions
Open the door to new opportunities and get access to professional support and guidance to create a path towards the career and working life you want.
💻 10 LIVE specialist online training sessions to help you upskill, and develop your digital skills
💻 Sessions on how to better present your strengths and skills on paper, and at interviews
💻 Essential skills to pursue self-employment, giving you the additional option to work for yourself
💻 Message-based support between sessions
💻 Exclusive 24/7 access to our private members' community (DSAC), for discussion, questions & networking
💻 "Real-world" case studies and projects with group and solo assignments
💻 Career pathway AND entrepreneurial pathway oriented training to increase your options
💻 Group mentoring support sessions
Open the door to new opportunities and get access to professional support and guidance to create a path towards the career and working life you want.
COME ON AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY WITH US
We're proud to have worked with a wide range of organisations to deliver educational and skill development programmes funded by the Mayor of London, The British Library / DCMS, and the European Institute of Innovation & Technology.
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FORMER graduates of the programme ARE NOW...
- Starting freelance businesses
- Founding their own tech startups
- Getting hired by great companies
- Feeling so much more confident and able to succeed and achieve their work and career objectives
More comments from programme graduates - read what they have to say about us
"I was hoping to go into the programme learning about Marketing, but I ended up learning way more than expected... With 13 years of freelancing, I've been mostly a self-starter/self-taught, so it was great to have a mentor (Thank you Kay!) to validate some of our already learnt skills, worries, and feelings about the job current job market, post COVID, and what to do before, during and after interviews.
It opened hope to new possibilities of employment, whatever walk of life we're from."
SG, London
MEET YOUR COACH & TRAINER
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When you join the Academy, you'll work directly with K.N. Kukoyi CSM FITOL, entrepreneur, multiple bestselling author, former lecturer in technology and entrepreneurship, and CEO and founder of Purposeful Group and the Tech Startup Academy™ International Community and centre for learning.
In 2019 Kay was named on the #IB100 list as one of the Most influential BAME Leaders in the UK Technology sector. Kay is the designer of your programme, and draws on over a decade of experience as an entrepreneur and Software Delivery Specialist, turning ideas into digital products for corporate giants. Kay is a Certified Scrum Master®(CSM), and a qualified marketer and coach, who is regularly invited to give talks, deliver workshops and programmes. Kay has reviewed the CVs of thousands of technology professionals as a technology recruitment specialist, providing support with CV and interview preparation, and helping them find employment with UK-based companies. Please contact us if you have any questions. We'd be happy to discuss your options with you. |
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