Free event for unemployed and underemployed Londoners interested in starting a digital or tech career. It’s hosted by the London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub.
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2023
- Time: 17:00 – 20:00 BST
- Location: Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AY
- Cost: FREE
About this tech careers event
Discover non-degree paths into a rewarding first job to start your new tech or digital career!
Are you interested in completing a FREE training course designed to take you from complete beginner to job ready in as little as 12 weeks? Do you want to learn more about how to do that, and the different options available? If so, this is the event for you!
Join us at this FREE event on the 36th Floor of Salesforce Tower, Bishopsgate, Central London on the evening of Monday 4th September. We will be:
- showcasing tech and digital training opportunities available through London Digital Jobs & Skills Hub.
- joined by guest speakers from Hub partner organisations.
- hearing from Lordwin Anim from Microsoft about how to rock your LinkedIn.
Register right now for your free ticket
More about this event
Please make sure you meet our eligibility requirements before booking your ticket for this event…
This event starts at 5.30pm, doors open at 5pm. Please make sure you arrive between 5 and 5.30pm at reception on the ground floor of Salesforce Tower where you will be greeted by a member of staff. This event is NOT a drop-in style event and it’s important that you arrive on time. Anyone who arrives after 5:30pm will not be admitted.
Free complimentary buffet style food will be provided towards the end of this event.
This event is NOT a job fair or recruitment exercise, and there will be no active job vacancies advertised at this event. This is an information event to raise awareness of FREE training courses for unemployed and underemployed Londoners who don’t already have tech degrees and are looking to make their first steps into the industry. Please see below for full eligibility.
ELIGIBILITY: In order to be eligible for the training opportunities discussed at this event you must meet all of the following requirements…
- You are currently unemployed OR you are employed part-time working for 16 hours or less per week OR you are employed on a zero hours contract.
- You are currently living in any of the 33 London boroughs.
- You must not already currently be in any form of education.
- You must not already have a university degree relevant to the career you want to get into.
- You must have the right to work in the UK.
- Some of the courses offered do have an upper age limit, however many of the courses do not.
The funding provided to London Digital Jobs & Skills Hub is specifically allocated for helping people who meet the eligibility requirements listed above. If you do not meet these requirements, we are unable to help you and therefore this event probably isn’t worth your time. If you are aware that you do not meet these eligibility requirements, please do not book a ticket for this event. This event has limited capacity, and you would be taking away the opportunity to attend from somebody else who would be benefiting more from the the event.
Exception: If you do not meet the above eligibility requirements but you wish to attend this event alongside somebody else who does meet the above eligibility, please email us at londonhub@generation.org to book your ticket. The person you are attending alongside will still need to book their ticket the normal way.
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.
