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New Workforce Readiness Tool helps employers prepare for an AI-powered future

FutureDotNow's tool gives organisations the insight they need to measure workforce readiness, understand skills gaps and their impact, and build confidence for the age of AI. FutureDotNow has launched its new Workforce Readiness Tool, providing employers with a...

Party conference briefing: putting workforce digital skills at the heart of growth and AI policy

As AI sits squarely at the centre of political debate this conference season, policymakers cannot afford to overlook one of the biggest barriers to adoption: the capability and confidence of the workforce. Our 2026 Party Conference Briefing sets out a simple but...

DfE publishes update to Essential Digital Skills Standards

The Department for Education has updated the Essential Digital Skills Standards, ensuring they remain relevant as technology, particularly AI, reshapes work and learning. The standards underpin essential digital skills qualifications and guide how digital capability...

Skills England annual report strengthens the case for essential digital skills

2 June 2026 Skills England’s Annual Skills Report 2026 delivers a clear warning: the UK’s skills system is falling behind the speed of economic and technological change, especially in digital and AI‑enabled roles. The report sets out five national challenges, from...

New report: digital and AI essentials boost employability

28 May 2025 A new FutureDotNow report shows digital and AI skills almost double jobseekers’ chances of getting a job. FutureDotNow has today launched a new report demonstrating that embedding essential digital and AI skills into employability programmes can almost...

Evidence for the Business and Trade Select Committee

Below is written evidence submitted by FutureDotNow to the Business and Trade Select Committee inquiry on AI, business and the future of the workforce, May 2026. 1. Introduction: FutureDotNow’s perspective FutureDotNow is a UK charity working with employers,...

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New Workforce Readiness Tool helps employers prepare for an AI-powered future

Party conference briefing: putting workforce digital skills at the heart of growth and AI policy

DfE publishes update to Essential Digital Skills Standards

Skills England annual report strengthens the case for essential digital skills

New report: digital and AI essentials boost employability

Evidence for the Business and Trade Select Committee

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