Digital Skills

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact in-person education around the world, millions of students are missing out on vital learning experiences. In order to help young students keep learning whilst schools are closed, we’ve launched FutureLearn Schools, a new initiative that offers school students aged 13+ free upgraded access to over a hundred of our…

If you’ve recently been promoted to a management position for the first time, you’re entering an exciting, challenging, and important phase of your career. Managers play a crucial role in any organisation, and taking the time to learn how to be a good manager will benefit both you and your team.Being a good manager involves everything…

Since the coronavirus first made headlines in November 2019, it has grown to impact almost every aspect of our daily lives in the UK and around the world.At FutureLearn, our goal is to provide everyone with access to learning, no matter where they live or what their circumstances. This has never been more important than…

Whether you no longer feel energised by the work you do, you’ve been made redundant, or you’re applying for your first professional role, job hunting is a challenge and can feel lawless if you don’t know what you’re doing.Should you write a cover letter? What should you include on your LinkedIn? How do you prepare…

Author: Dr Ryan Rushton, Senior Project Manager at FutureLearnThe statistics on diversity and inclusion across the technology industry are still very troubling. Women account for almost 50% of the UK workforce, yet only 19% of professionals in technical roles are female, and even fewer (4%) are from BAME backgrounds. But for two days, the consortium of…

Author: Dr Ryan Rushton, Senior Project Manager at FutureLearnThe statistics on diversity and inclusion across the technology industry are still very troubling. Women account for almost 50% of the UK workforce, yet only 19% of professionals in technical roles are female, and even fewer (4%) are from BAME backgrounds. But for two days, the consortium of…

Author: Dr Rachid Hourizi, Director of the Institute of Coding The Institute of Coding (IoC) was created to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap and since our launch in 2018, we have grown into a large national consortium of educators, employers and outreach groups.The demand for people to fill roles within the digital technology sector…

In 2012, the Harvard Business Review named the humble data scientist as the sexiest job of the 21st century. 7 years on and reports on data science roles have shown, on average, around a 30% increase in demand for data scientists year on year. So, what’s so sexy about data? For companies, a data scientist’s…

How often have you thought about your boss in this way – “How did they get the ability to manage, people?”  OR “As a leader, they stink.” – Oh, if you are the boss, just know some folks think you can’t lead, your welcome. Anyway,  the fact of the matter is there is way too…

In this post we share some of our great coding courses, from courses that will show the ropes, to course that will help you polish your skills. I’m a beginner… Try Data Mining with Weka ✓ Good if you work with lots of data✓ Get an intro to machine learning✓ Download free Weka Software Try…