How To Get Into Tech via Free Training Event – 11th Nov | London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub

  • Date: 11/11/2024
  • Time: 17:30 – 21:00 GMT
  • Location: Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY
  • Cost: FREE

Are you an unemployed or underemployed Londoner interested in getting your first entry level job in Tech? Did you know that roles in the Tech sector including Data roles pay 55% higher than the national average? Did you know that you do NOT have to go to university to get an entry level role in Data or in any area of Tech?

London Digital Jobs & Skills Hub can connect eligible Londoners with FREE training courses including skills bootcamps (usually 12 weeks long), apprenticeships, and other courses to help you get the job you want! Come along to this fantastic free event hosted at Barclay’s London HQ on Friday 25th October to learn all about how it works and how you can get involved!

Come along to this fantastic free event hosted on the 36th floor of Salesforce Tower, to learn all about how it works and how you can get involved!

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About this event

This event will start at 5:30pm sharp. However, Salesforce has a strict security policy and everyone must check in with reception on the ground floor before being taken up to the Ohana Room on the 36th floor by staff. With this in mind – PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARRIVE AT RECEPTION BY 5:15pm AT THE VERY LASTEST to ensure there is enough time to check in before the event starts. Anyone who arrives late may be turned away.

At this event you can:

  • Learn how to kickstart your career in Tech with FREE training courses available via the Hub
  • Get optional help applying for these courses – you could even start your application at the event!
  • Attend a fantastic in depth employability workshop from the Hub’s in-house careers coach Samira Ali.
  • Learn about the apprenticeship programme in-house at Salesforce
  • Receive expert guidance and gain valuable insight from Tech industry experts
  • Have your questions answered

** PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BRING VALID PHOTO ID WITH YOU TO THIS EVENT FOR SECURITY REASONS. ANYONE WHO DOES NOT BRING PHOTO ID WITH THEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE EVENT** – valid photo ID can be a passport, full or provisional driving license, or any form of photo ID.

*ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA* – Please be aware that this event its self and the training opportunities discussed at this event are strictly only open to people who meet the eligibility criteria below. Please do not book a ticket for this event if you do not meet ALL of the following criteria:

  • You MUST be currently unemployed OR working part-time for 16 hours per week or less OR you are on a zero hours contract.
  • You MUST currently live in 1 of the 33 London boroughs proper; unfortunately any area just outside of London doesn’t count.
  • You must NOT already currently be in any form of education including school, university, college, etc.
  • You must NOT already have a Computer Science degree or any degree relevant to the career you want to get into.
  • You MUST have the legal right to live and work in the UK, and you MUST have lived in the UK or EEA for a minimum of 3 years (unless you have refugee status with the legal right to work in the UK).

More about this event

Please be aware that this is NOT a drop-in style event; we will be adhering to a strict start time and timed schedule. The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf and the area is served by several major London bus routes. The venue its self is wheelchair accessible.

Please also note that each individual person wishing to attend this event will need to book their own ticket using their own individual name and their own individual personal email address. Any bookings that do not meet all requirements will be cancelled.

Please also be aware that, while most of the training opportunities the Hub connects people with do NOT have an upper age limit, SOME of them do.

This event is NOT a recruitment event. There will be no recruitment activity at this event of any kind from Barclay’s or from any other company or organisation. This is an information and discussion event designed to raise awareness of the FREE training opportunities available to eligible Londoners. Please do not attend this event expecting to speak directly with employers or recruiters and please do not bring your CV to this event hoping to pass it on to any hiring managers. You are of course welcome to bring your CV along if you are planning on taking part in our CV workshop.

Please also note that whilst this event is hosted within Barclay’s offices and will include guest speakers from Barclay’s, this event is not organised directly by Barclay’s, nor is it officially affiliated with Barclay’s.

About the London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub

London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub is part of the Mayor of London’s Skills Academies. We are on a mission to support Londoners to gain the skills that they need to enter into life-changing Digital and Tech careers. The Hub brings together many training opportunities across London, with digital resources, events, and employer opportunities to support unemployed and low paid Londoners to become the diverse tech talent of the future.

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