Tag: AI skills
16 articles tagged AI skills
Government backs £200m drive to get UK business using AI
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched a £200m-plus initiative to accelerate AI adoption across UK firms, expand Bridge AI and create a new AI Economics Institute.
GM cuts 600 IT staff in deliberate skills swap toward AI-native engineers
General Motors has laid off about 10% of its IT department and is hiring AI-native engineers, data engineers and prompt specialists in their place.
UK financial services hiring times double on AI skills shortage
Average time to fill an AI role in UK financial services has nearly doubled to nine months, with firms paying a 49% salary premium for candidates, AWS data shows.
Development Bank of Wales awards £60,000 AI skills contract
The Welsh government body has contracted a Cheshire SME to deliver a year-long AI adoption programme, including Microsoft Copilot training and AI Champions across teams.
Google Launches 'AI Works for Britain' to Tackle Skills Gap
Google's new nationwide initiative includes pop-up training hubs, university tours, and nearly £2 million in grants to help Britons move beyond basic AI adoption.
Barnsley tech town launches NHS AI pilot and £800k skills fund
The UK's first government-backed tech town is deploying AI tools at Barnsley Hospital to cut waiting lists and launching an £800,000 fund to train local SMEs and residents in AI skills.
UK Launches AI Apprenticeship to Close Digital Skills Gap
Skills England launches a Level 4 AI and automation apprenticeship open to all employers, part of the government's drive to upskill 10 million workers by 2030.
Google commits $30m to AI skills training across Europe
Google launches AI Works for Europe initiative with $30 million funding, new professional certificates, and university partnerships to train workers in AI skills.
AI Will Cost Jobs, Admits UK Tech Secretary Liz Kendall
Government announces plans to train 10 million workers in AI skills by 2030, targeting UK as fastest AI adoption country in G7 whilst acknowledging job losses in law and finance.
