Skills Bootcamps - Digital Workplace Skills

From the beginner to the tech-savvy – our blended learning course will help you discover how to create an integrated digital strategy and sustain a successful digital transformation.

By completing this eight-week course, you’ll learn how assess digital readiness, lead cultural change and implement cutting edge technologies into your working life.

We’ll take a deep dive into the world of AI – in easy-to-understand language – and explain why and how this cutting-edge technology can turbo boost your productivity and marketing skills, optimise your e-commerce pages and help you analyse data and even act as a brainstorming buddy.

We’ll also look at essential digital software such as Office 365 and Google Suites, as well as project management programmes like Basecamp, Monday and Asana. Tools such as Canva, Visme and Zoom and many more are explored, helping you to analyse and select the best instruments to level-up your digital skills toolkit.

Don’t let the digital world leave you behind. Enrol today and gain hands-on experience with the technology shaping the modern workplace.

What to Expect

Skills Bootcamps in Digital Workplace Skills are free to the learner, flexible courses of eight weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer. These will be delivered in a blend of online, in-person and where relevant site visits and where possible we will accommodate hybrid learning and recorded sessions for those who are unable to attend any sessions.

The Skills Bootcamps are fully funded for learners and are part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone gain skills for life. They are designed to help teach and strengthen skills for anyone who wants to increase their business activity, up-skill in their current role, or gain vital skills to secure a new position.

Skills Bootcamps in Digital Workplace Skills will cover:

Introduction to the Digital Workplace
Discovering your digital starting point
Empowering your business with Artificial Intelligence
Cloud powered activity
Deep dive and experimenting with Digital Tools and Technologies
Putting your digital strategy into action
Leadership and Cultural change
Measuring and Sustaining Digital Transformation

Who are these Skills Bootcamps for?

This course is for anyone from any background and stage in their life who wants to improve their digital skills in the workplace. This could include people starting their own business or employees looking to build their skillset within their current role or boost their CV to improve their employability.

Eligibility

Learners must currently work within Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire or intend to work within these areas on completion of the Skills Bootcamps. They must be 19 years or older and have not completed any other Skills Bootcamps in the current financial year.

How are Skills Bootcamps funded?

The Skills Bootcamps are part of the UK Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone gain skills for life, and are funded and managed by the West of England Combined Authority, led by Metro Mayor Dan Norris, and delivered by YTKO.

Pricing structure

The Skills Bootcamps in Digital Workplace Skills cost £3,185.20 but are free to learners. Depending on your employment status or the size of the company that you work for, there are three options for funding available from the West of England Combined Authority.

Self Employed, Sole Trader or Unemployed or employed individuals looking for a role in another organisation

100% funded so there is no cost to the employer.

SME with under 250 employees

90% funded so your employer only needs to pay 10% of the cost which totals £318.58

SME with over 250 employees

70% funded so your employer only needs to pay 30% of the cost which totals £955.56

Payments will be made via invoice and will need to be made before the course begins.

Sessions will be held online, or as a site visit or in-person at a central Bristol location. Each session takes place between 10am and 2pm unless otherwise stated. Where possible, we will accommodate hybrid learning and recorded sessions for those who are unable to attend certain weeks.

Learner Enrolment & Introduction To Digital Workplace

17/10/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Temple Studios, Bristol

Discovering Your Digital Starting Point

24/10/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Empowering Your Business With Artificial Intelligence

31/10/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Cloud Powered Activity

01/11/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Deep Dive & Experimenting With Digital Tools and Technologies

08/11/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Putting Your Digital Strategy Into Action

15/11/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Leadership & Cultural Change

22/11/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Online

Final Masterclass - Measuring & Sustaining Digital Transformation

29/11/2023, 10:00 - 14:00

Location: Temple Studios, Bristol

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I’m interested – how do I sign up?

We will be holding an Enrolment session and Introduction to Skills Bootcamps prior at the start of each cohort which you will be required to attend. These are in-person where you will have the opportunity to meet the team and ask any questions you may have, as well as meet your fellow learners.

The date of this session is Wednesday 18 October between 10am - 2pm at Temple Studios, Temple Campus, Bristol BS1 6QA