Are you seeing signs that your workforce lacks digital confidence or capability? You’re not alone.
Across UK businesses, employees are struggling with everything from basic password management to collaborating in the cloud.
But without a clear view of the digital skills gap, it’s hard to know where to begin.Too many organisations guess where the gaps are – or deliver broad, one-size-fits-all training.
To take effective action, you need an accurate view of your workforce’s real level of digital capability.
At FutureDotNow, we’re working with employers nationwide to change that.
Understand your workforce’s digital capability
Our free Colleague Self-Assessment Guide helps you gather real data directly from employees, across 20 essential digital tasks aligned to the national Essential Digital Skills Framework.
You’ll be able to identify opportunity areas and take targeted action to ensure your colleagues have the essential digital skills needed for today’s workplace.It’s quick, easy and anonymous.
Within days, you’ll know:
- Where confidence is low
- What’s missing from your baseline digital skills
- How ready your workforce is for digital transformation
Developed with the FutureDotNow community, the guide includes:
- A recommended question set
- A rating scale
- Additional contextual questions
- Practical tips to support rollout in your organisation
Updated for the AI-enabled workforce
In 2026, FutureDotNow worked with expert partners to review the Essential Digital Skills Framework in the context of an AI-enabled world of work.
Reflecting these recommendations, we’ve also developed an AI-embedded version of the Colleague Self-Assessment Guide.This enables you to assess not only core digital skills, but also your workforce’s confidence with the essential AI capabilities increasingly required for work.
Access the guides
Our Colleague Self-Assessment Guides are free to access for:
- Signatories of the Workforce Digital Skills Charter
- FutureDotNow members
The Charter is a shared statement of ambition to take focused action to close the essential digital skills gap in the UK workforce. It’s free to sign and demonstrates your organisation’s commitment to a digitally capable, future-fit workforce.
FutureDotNow paid membership provides access to exclusive resources to help you understand, measure and close the digital skills gap across your organisation.
