Organised chaos – digital skills to thrive in the gig economy

Organised chaos – digital skills to thrive in the gig economy

Is there a place in the gig economy for professional skills that don’t involve treating your own car like a taxi? Because that’s the rub with the gig economy: it’s dogged by controversy and...

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What is UX and Why is it so Important?

What is UX and Why is it so Important?

The last time you used an app or a website you probably don’t remember the experience of using it all that much. You likely remember the content or the functionality pretty well but the actual experience of using...

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Benefits of Distance Learning Education

Benefits of Distance Learning Education

For many people looking to advance or change their careers, deciding if distance education is their best option is an important question. Distance learning has come a long way from the days of the correspondence course college. Virtual learning environments,...

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Understanding the Digital Skills Gap and the Opportunities It Presents

Understanding the Digital Skills Gap and the Opportunities It Presents

The issue of the digital skills gap is talked about in countries around the world. Even the world’s most technologically advanced countries, the US included, are struggling with it. It is clearly a serious issue. But establishing what...

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Janine Montgomery, a Digital Skills Academy

Janine Montgomery, a Digital Skills Academy

This week we feature Janine Montgomery, a Digital Skills Academy participant based in Dubai, UAE. Janine is an award-winning designer who currently works for MW Creative as a Lead creative. View some of her design work here. What inspired you...

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How To Future Proof Your Career By Embracing Online Learning

How To Future Proof Your Career By Embracing Online Learning

Recently in the New York Times, Quentin Hardy wrote a great article examining how communications giant AT&T are striving to remain relevant and profitable moving into the future. It was Interesting to note that a large amount of...

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Graduate Tim McGrath: Changing Career Lanes into Digital

Graduate Tim McGrath: Changing Career Lanes into Digital

  Tim McGrath is a graduate of Digital Skills Academy's BSc (Honours) Degree in Digital Technology, Design and Innovation programme. Why did you do the course? I just got home from traveling abroad, and was trying to work out...

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From Oracle DB Administrator to Coding Specialist: Graduate Interview with Una Hennigan

From Oracle DB Administrator to Coding Specialist: Graduate Interview with Una Hennigan

Graduate interview with Una Hennigan. Una is graduate of the BSc (Honours) Degree in Digital Technology, Design and Innovation and specialised in the Digital Technology & Coders Stream. Where are you based and when did you graduate? In the South...

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