Created by employers for employers
The National Skills Academy for IT has been created by employers to promote excellence in IT learning and development. As a not-for-profit organisation that works for the good of the whole sector, we have unprecedented support from employers large and small.
Through the Skills Academy, you can:
- get access to high quality IT training and resources for you and your staff
- define and access new training to meet emerging needs
- hire an apprentice with the skills you need
- access the IT professional standards
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Skills Academy subscription
Give your staff easy access to online courses and resources that will help them solve problems and improve their ability.
They can choose an area to focus on in detail, or dip in and out when they need a quick answer to a technical problem. Be confident that you are investing in their skills and helping them learn in the workplace.
Introductory offer of £95 per person for a year’s unlimited access
Give your staff instant access to online training and resources:
- Online courses: access over 1,000
- Online mentors: get support any time
- eBooks: search and read over 240
- TestPreps: test your knowledge with exam support
- Express Guides: stay up-to-date with new software releases
- Tools and templates: download over 60 to save time
- Articles: exclusive analysis and industry insights
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IT Professional Profile
Get an impartial view of your team’s skills by asking each individual to complete an IT Professional Profile. The IT Professional Profile is a free, online tool that allows IT professionals to evaluate their skills against industry standards – the IT Professional Standards.
It’s free to use and quickly identifies relevant learning that is directly relevant to your team’s needs. You can compare shared profiles in performance reviews or ask job applicants to complete a profile as part of your recruitment process.
Find out more about IT Professional Profile
Hire an apprentice
Sign up to our Employer Apprenticeship Service and we’ll help you recruit an apprentice.
With our service, you can select Apprentices from a shortlist that’s been created to fit with your requirements. All apprentices who are under 19 get high quality training that’s funded by the government. So you can hire a young person knowing they’ll soon have the exact skills to do their job.
Find out more about hiring an apprentice
Access the IT professional standards
The IT professional standards meet employers’ needs to make sure the UK has the right technology-related skills in a changing global economy.
The standards establish common terminology for describing IT disciplines including competence, knowledge and understanding statements that can be used and applied as appropriate.
The IT professional standards are:
- a common, sector-wide terminology for describing IT professional disciplines
- developed by employers, professional bodies and e-skills UK
- provide the framework for more detailed specification by discipline and level, building on the IT National Occupational Standards (NOS)
Access the standards
Define new learning
Tell us what training topics you need at your company. We’re starting a programme to identify areas where training gaps exist. We’ll then we’ll work with employers to develop new learning solutions designed to meet your needs.
Find out more about defining new learning
Looking for something else?
We're always looking for new resources that employers and IT professionals might find useful as part of our ongoing development. If there’s something that you’d like to see, or share with us as part of the Skills Academy, get in touch.