Greater Manchester Digital Skills Hub
Businesses and employees people in Greater Manchester! Gain qualifications with our free coding and digital skills courses. Reserve your spot now — space is limited!
Our free coding courses in Greater Manchester will help:
- Help local businesses fill the digital skills gap and increase productivity.
- Upskill individuals already employed in the IT industry to maximise potential.
- Supporting the Greater Manchester community through providing free courses for those over 16 years of age, enabling career progression within tech and other digital industries.
Ready to kickstart a career in IT? Register your interest in our free IT courses in Manchester now
The Digital Careers Upskill Programme (DCUP) is delivered by Serco as part of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s three-year Skills for Growth programme, which is funded through the European Social Fund.
The Coders Guild are part of Serco’s Approved Training Providers, providing businesses and employed people with access to fully funded IT training courses across the Greater Manchester area. It is available in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
Register your interest in our free IT courses in Manchester
What's on offer?
The courses have been designed to address two types of learners and career goals:
- Reskilling -Training for those looking to start a new career in a digital role
- Upskilling -Training for those in digital role aspiring to progress their digital career
The Digital Skills for Business Programme is delivered by UK Skills Academy. These courses support people in non-digital roles.
Upskill/Reskill yourself and your teams with these 100% funded courses
Source Control and Workflows With Git
Starts: 11th July, 2022
Length: 5 Days
Type: 5 Day Immersive
Problem Solving with JavaScript
Starts: 25th July, 2022
Length: 5 Days
Type: 5 Day Immersive
Best Practice for Remote Teams
Starts: 25th July, 2022
Length: 3 x half days
Type: Workshop
Essential Skills for Digital Project/Account Managers
Starts: 25th July, 2022
Length: 8-16 weeks
Type: Get Ahead
Essential Skills for UX Professionals
Starts: 25th July, 2022
Length: 8-16 weeks
Type: Get Ahead
Crucial Skills for Software Developers
Starts: 25th July, 2022
Length: 8-16 weeks
Type: Get Ahead
Crucial Skills for Software Testers
Starts: 27th July, 2022
Length: 8-16 weeks
Type: Get Ahead
Essential Skills For Agile & Tech Careers
Starts: 28th July, 2022
Length: 8-16 weeks
Type: Get Ahead
Efficient Project Planning & Automation
Starts: 3rd August, 2022
Length: Multiple options available
Type: Workshop
Agile Planning: A Practical Guide with Lego
Starts: 8th August, 2022
Length: 2 Days
Type: Workshop
Improving Website Security
Starts: 8th August, 2022
Length: 3 x half days
Type: Workshop
Code Reviews & Workflows with Git
Starts: 22nd August, 2022
Length: 3 x half days
Type: Workshop
Supercharge Your Website's Performance and Accessibility
Starts: TBC
Length: 3 x half days
Type: Workshop
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Hear from the Employers and Employees
Just wanted to say a big thank you to The Coders Guild team for a great course! Definitely inspired me to push our team in different directions to ensure we are developing a more rounded project
Essential Skills for Your Tech Career - EmployerFrom the course I was able to get progression within my employment, I have more of a tech based role which I am loving.
Software Tester - EmployeeHear from our Partners:
I am delighted that we have been appointed as the lead partner on this exciting digital commission and really proud to be in partnership with The Coders Guild.
MD at UK Skills Academy
We are committed to delivering a successful digital industry skills programme in Greater Manchester that contributes to productivity, innovation and economic growth across all sectors
Head of Skills at Serco
We want to support all people in employment in Greater Manchester with ambitions to move into higher skills jobs, and we’re actively looking to diversify the tech industry by training people vastly under-represented in tech such as seniors, women, BAME people and people with a disability
CEO, The Coders Guild
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