MCT Summit comes to York in August

July 28th, 2010

The IT Academy in York is hosting this year’s Microsoft Certified Trainers Summit – MCT Live – from 25th to 27th August.
Some 200 trainers are expected to attend the event, which will include various session tracks, including keynotes, IT Pro, developer, Microsoft Office and information worker, BI, SQL, security, IT Academy/MOAC, soft skills and more.
For [...]

The rise of social media surgeries in Yorkshire and the Humber

July 26th, 2010

Working with a large number of partners, Digital 20/20 has now been able to stimulate nine regular Social Media Surgeries in Yorkshire & the Humber, and there are more in the planning stage. Current surgeries take place in:

Bradford
Doncaster
Huddersfield
Leeds
North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby)
North West Sheffield (High Green)
Rotherham
Sheffield Central
York

Social Media Surgeries are relatively informal events where people with [...]

Social Media in Education – a report from “LearnPod 10″

July 26th, 2010

June 30th and July 1st saw a first for the Yorkshire & Humber region, when renowned social media expert Chris Brogan flew from Boston, Massachusetts, to Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to be part of the region’s first “Podcamp” exploring the use of social media in education and training.

Chris is a self-effacing man, and just as personable [...]

Getting the right skills for the creative sector

July 23rd, 2010

Whether you are an employer, employee or freelancer working within the creative and digital industries, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of digital skills training.

Enhancement Fund releases commission for ICT selection training

July 22nd, 2010

Yorkshire Forward and Digital 20/20 have identified that businesses – especially SMEs – have a skills/knowledge gap around how to identify their ICT objectives and requirements. Digital 20/20 has therefore commissioned the development of a training programme covering the Selection and Implementation of ICT.
Full details of the commission can be found by going to http://www.enhancementfund.co.uk/commissioned-activity/commissioned-activity-overview.asp and [...]