CodeMill is a not-for-profit initiative in Leeds City Region that aims to address the digital skills shortage through monthly meetups, training programs, and digital ambassadors. It focuses on diversity and inclusion to involve more groups in digital skills. Upcoming activities include introductory tech talks in November, a potential project with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on internet-connected bats, and partnerships with colleges for training. CodeMill is part of a wider family of organizations including PIPELINE Conference and London Continuous Delivery meetup.
4. UK digital skills gap
costs £63bn
http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/bcc-shortage-of-digital-
skills-hampering-business-productivity-and-growth.html
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmsctech/270/270.pdf
75% of employers
report a shortage of
digital skills
5. Why CodeMill?
•Shortage of digital skills
•Move to digital service
economy
•Many groups poorly
represented in digital
26. So far…
•Wuthering Bytes festival
•Applying for grant from
Royal Academy of
Engineering
•Meetup speakers to
January 2018
27.
28. Next…
•Tech Talks for Beginners –
1-day training prep for
conferences and meetups
•London – 09 November
•Leeds – 23 November
•https://ti.to/codemill-digital-skills/
40. Part of the family…
PIPELINE Conference
Since 2014
pipelineconf.info
London Continuous Delivery meetup
Since 2012
londoncd.org.uk
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