Fundamental to our coalition – and to the pledge each of our members take – is the opportunity to share and learn from the incredible work already underway. Here, our members tell us about the progress they’re making in improving the digital capability and confidence of their workforce and communities, and what they’re learning along the way.
The Department for Work and Pensions: Transforming the digital confidence of thousands of employees
When the Covid-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented uptick in benefit claims, the Department for Work and Pensions was faced with a huge challenge – ensuring the digital capability and confidence of a huge and growing workforce.
Spotlight: Lloyds Bank Academy & Multiverse
Lloyds Bank Academy partnered with a tech-start up Multiverse to help their apprentices discover tools and develop the digital skills they need to thrive both in and outside of the workplace. Here they tell us more about results of their partnership.1. What we were...
Spotlight: Technoid Education & Travis Perkins
Construction retailer Travers Perkins worked with Technoid Education on developing their digital skills strategy. Here you can read more about 5 step process that helped Travis Perkins start their journey.Working out how to start the digital upskilling journey The...
Spotlight: iDEA & Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society recognised a need to invest in colleagues to help them build their digital skills and confidence. Here, the Nationwide team tells us about their collaboration with another FutureDotNow member, digital skills provider iDEA, and the impact it...
Heathrow – Leanne Lynch Director of Technology and Cyber Defence
At Heathrow we have always looked at ways we can use technology to support efficiency and productivity and digitalisation is a key enabler. As part of the journey we are on, we rolled out a digital workplace initiative, with Microsoft Office 365 at its core, to all...
Marks and Spencer – Suzanne Howse, Head of Enterprise Data
Building the digital and data capabilities of our colleagues is something we’ve been working hard on over the last few years and is a central part of the M&S transformation. As an international business with 80,000 colleagues who work in stores and support centres...
Collaboration on digital skills for a global business – Weir Group plc
With more than 11,000 people, working across 50 countries, and a history dating back to 1871, mining technology company the Weir Group sees digital transformation as simply the next stage of their evolution. Keith Bryan, Head of Employee Communications, Information...
Essential Digital Skills and the regional approach – WMCA
For the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), coalition membership brings the opportunity to cascade both the FutureDotNow messaging and model down to local businesses. Louise Phipps, Senior Delivery Manager for Skills at WMCA told us: “In my role now, and in...
The benefits of the coalition – Barclays Digital Eagles
Barclays’ commitment to the digital skills agenda and their activity in this area over a number of years is well established, as they’ve invested in the digital capabilities of their colleagues, customers, and the general public. During the last 2 years, the...