Cisco announced its training partnership with Multiverse to fund and tailor professional apprenticeships for employees in its partner ecosystem in the Greater Manchester area.
The Tech Talent Accelerator programme will focus on business-critical skills in digital transformation and data analytics, helping accelerate the region’s digital careers.
More than 80 employees will join the new team so that partner organisations will benefit from training and development up to degree level, through independent learning, group workshops, and one-to-one expert coaching.
On average, those participating state that they spend 4.5 hours per day working with data. The programme aims to further increase data understanding and practice by 75 per cent.
The programme will offer training relevant to specific roles so skills learned can be applied on the job straight away. Diversity and inclusion are built into all programmes to ensure training is delivered to a range of apprentices from different backgrounds and experiences.
Chief Executive, Cisco UK & Ireland David Meads said: “As part of Cisco’s commitment to Greater Manchester One, our collaboration with Multiverse enables us to nurture the best talent in our partner ecosystem. The programme will provide important funded development opportunities in what is already one of the most talented IT ecosystems in the world. The only way we’ll close the digital skills gap – and truly embrace the opportunity digital presents – is if we look across the whole spectrum, from education to retraining.”
Multiverse CEO Euan Blair said: “Digital, data and tech skills are an economic accelerator that benefit both individuals and the organisations who employ them. We want this partnership with Cisco and its partners to have a real impact on the growth of companies, and the wider region. Apprentices in the programme will benefit from invaluable one-to-one coaching, applied learning, and a community of social, networking and leadership opportunities – there’s no better way to learn new skills than through apprenticeships.”
