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New government and industry-backed digital qualifications will provide the skills for a wide range of digital jobs, helping to fill the 1m vacancies expected in the digital sector in the next decade.   Degree Apprenticeships will allow young people to complete a full honours degree alongside their employment while paying no student fees and earning a wage throughout.

In addition, new industry-designed short courses will provide intensive training, with content that keeps pace with employers’ immediate needs & changing technologies, and will be delivered flexibly to suit learners’ needs. The new industry-accredited standard will give small businesses up & down the country the confidence to know that they can hire digital professionals with the skills they need.

• New qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills