Digital Futures Cornwall

Cornwall has the fastest growing tech sector in the south-west. This is creating an increasing demand for digital skills which cannot currently be met locally. Digital Futures Cornwall is receiving £2 million of funding through the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus). Bringing together 10 partners led by Truro and Penwith College, to harness that growth and convert it into economic opportunity for the region by developing a pipeline of talent. The project creates a shared space for all things digital and focuses on providing opportunities for local people currently underrepresented in the tech sector. It also hopes to showcase that, through delivering exciting training programmes and well-paid jobs locally, our vibrant tech sector can raise aspirations and create opportunities. Working with employers to understand current and future needs, Digital Futures Cornwall aims to: • empower the workforce, • co-develop blended learning opportunities to create a sustainable pool of skilled professionals, • encourage new talent via an outreach programme. Digital Futures Cornwall is for anyone aged 16+, living in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and eligible to work in the UK. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.