This award covers initiatives that encourage digital skills and give individuals the opportunity to develop and learn. This prize is for a product or service, which in the last year has delivered a real impact in terms of digital skills or talent to its intended community.

Congratulations to our 10 finalists in the Digital Skills or Talent Initiative of the Year Category.

You can check out the top 10 below.

The ultimate winner will be announced at our Digital Leaders 100 awards ceremony in June.

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Meet the Finalists

The DigitALL Project

DigitALL is a partnership of third-sector organisations working to support participants experiencing digital poverty in North-West London; older adults, adults with learning disabilities and ESL adults. We have supported over 525 individuals – 57% do not speak English confidently

Go ON NI Digital Inclusion programme

Go ON NI supports a more digitally inclusive society. With many government services moving online, we reach out to individuals and groups within all sectors of the Northern Ireland community, to provide essential basic digital skills to help citizens online.

Good Things Foundation: Learn My Way

Powered by Good Things Foundation, Learn My Way is a free online learning platform that helps people develop essential digital skills and improve their digital literacy to make the most of our online world.

La Fosse Academy

We find, train, and place the tech superstars of tomorrow bringing high-quality, diverse talent to our customers with a retention plan for the long term. We're tackling the two most critical issues in the tech sector: a huge skill shortage and a chronic lack of diversity.

The Rolls-Royce Data Academy

Comprising of three levels of qualification, the academy offers 1:1 and group coaching focused on individuals real job roles and personal skillsets. The academy exists to support Rolls-Royce in data and digital transformation through increasing the workforce's skills profile.

Scouts Digital Skills

A digital skills initiative to improve skills of 150,000 Scouts volunteers and staff across the UK.

TECwomen CIC

TECwomen CIC provides support, training, and a community for women and girls in the areas of Technology, Engineering, and Creative digital (TEC). We also run the TECgirls project. In 2023 our free workshops will reach over 2,000 kids & 60+ schools across Cornwall and Devon.

TechPixies

TechPixies is a multi-award-winning social enterprise that helps women upskill in social media through a transformative combination of CPD-certified online courses, life coaching and Neurocoaching™, enabling them to return to work, change careers or start and grow a business.

Twin Science

Twin is an Edtech platform preparing children for a sustainable future through digital app and physical kits, developing STEM skills for green jobs. Working with FED to create UK's first sustainability curriculum, Twin reached 1.5k schools, 750k children in 67 countries

Westminster Council: Tech Lions 2.0

​​​​​​​As part of Westminster Digital Academy, we have launched the ‘Westminster Tech Lions Programme’ an exciting initiative to build world class talent and breaking barriers to employment. We've created this unique experience and partnered with Fujitsu, Multiverse and Unilever