Work & Learn

Experience the 'real world' of Business

We offer a range of opportunities for individuals to gain work experience, while being trained. This covers a range of DigiTech & Cyber activities, including work experience, apprenticeships, and mentorships. We also facilitate, where possible, career opportunities – through our Sponsors and Partners.

 


Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeships provide an opportunity to get onto the first step of a career in DigiTech or Cyber. Apprentices earn a salary, gain real-world skills & experience and simultaneously acquire a recognised qualification. They are ‘real jobs’, with real benefits, including a minimum of 20 days paid holiday and Apprentices can also benefit from other employment-related benefits. Young people aged 16 and over, living in England and not in full-time education, can study/work towards an Apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships are job-specific, so what a student learns depends on the role that they are training for. It combines ‘off-the-job’ training, where students attend specific learning with a college or Trainer (for at least 20% of the time), and ‘on-the-job’ training in a workplace, to gain and develop valuable skills, knowledge and behaviours required to successfully embark on their chosen career.

The CyberHub Trust works with Partners to facilitate, and/or deliver, Digital Technology & Cybersecurity apprenticeships.

Download this guidance document from Gov.uk – ‘A Guide to Apprenticeships’.
Institute for Apprenticeships.

 


Bootcamps

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Bootcamps are just one of several programmes being funded by the National Retraining Scheme, which cover entitlements to a first, full level-3 qualification for every adult.

The UK government emphasised that employability, rather than simply education, would be at the core of Bootcamps, which can last from 12 to 16 weeks. They therefore require quite intensive training, but deliver valuable skills, which lead to employment in the DigiTech & Cyber sectors.

Follow this link to find out more about UK Gov Skills Bootcamps.

 


Corporate/business work experience

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The CyberHub Trust partners with corporations, SMEs, businesses and other organisations – to provide students with access to ‘real world’ employment opportunities. This gives them the chance to meet prospective employers, visit actual business premises and engage with (and learn from) professionals in DigiTech and Cybersecurity. These visits can also lead to exciting Career opportunities.

Our relationships with government, law enforcement and the business community means students can also benefit from, by way of example, a trip to an Ad Agency on one day, a tour around ‘hipster’ Shoreditch on another… and a visit to ’the Old Bailey’ on yet another!

We really do offer the widest range of Employer experiences!

 


Cybersecurity

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We have excellent relationships with Partners in the world of Cybersecurity, including highly qualified & experienced Cyber Analysts and other specialists, who can simultaneously provide experience to both students and apprentices.

Through these contacts, students can learn & experience anti-hacking skills, penetration testing, Cyber Essentials accreditation, and a range of other regulatory & Cyber activity.

The Trust can also arrange visits to professional ‘Security Operations Centres’, so students can see how professional Cybersecurity specialists operate in a ’live’ environment.