Advanced Digital Skills

Looking for advice on how to start your own business online?

• South East Business Hub - Start-up Advice (opens new window)

Looking for some support to grow your business online? 

• Then look to register with WSX Enterprise as a registered business located in the borough (opens new window)

Want to learn how to market your business online?

• Google's Digital Garage initiative provides online support

 Want learn about e-commerce, to use the Internet to sell solutions and products?

• Barclays Digital Wings Initiative - Using the Internet to sell solutions and products (opens new window)

iDEA is an international award winning programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free.

• Register your business as an 'Organiser' and get your employee's to sign up to track their individual progress (opens new window)

Local opportunities which may be of interest to you:

• Find an apprenticeship with a local company (opens new window)

• Digital career opportunities across Essex (opens new window)

Some specific companies located within the borough that offer great opportunities within the sector:

• Utilize offer career opportunities to work in IT Consultancy and IT Support (opens new window)

• Sunrise Technologies offer career opportunities in IT Support (opens new window)

Further, potentially free advanced digital skills training opportunities to choose from:

Basildon has its own digital campus located within Basildon's Town Centre. A centre for digital technologies which offers in person training courses, some of which are free:

• Centre for Digital Technologies - Basildon Campus (opens new window)

Possibly look to participate in a boot camp! Further opportunities to gain advanced digital skills to improve your employability provided by the Institute Of Coding: 

• Build your digital skills (opens new window)

Maybe you want to undertake one of the digital courses provided by ACL Essex:

• List of digital courses provided by ACL Essex (opens new window)

Are you a complete beginner and want to know where to start? 

• Google's digital garage initiative provide a free course on the basics of coding (opens new window)

If you then want to work towards a certification in coding, you can apply to participate in a free online certified 6 week course (4-5 hours study required a week) provided by Free Courses In England:

• Click here to find out more information about the free coding course and how to apply (opens new window)

Here some more tools and lists, providing other opportunities endorsed by the Council:

A list of opportunities available through 'Essex Opportunities' website for you to gain new digital skills

• Digital skills opportunities (opens new window)

The 'National Careers service' provide a skills tool kit for people looking to learn new skills or change jobs

• The Skills Toolkit (opens new window)

Have you got the time, the digital skills and the confidence to help others? 

Look to become a TEC Mate:

• Click here to see if you have the skills they are looking for and to apply to become a 'Tec Mate' (opens new window)

If you want to gain a better understanding about what it means to be a Digital Champion as a tutor or volunteer then 'Learn My Way' offer a free course. Registration is required. 

We would suggest this would be a good start if you are looking to support a friend or family member on their personal journey to gain new digital skills

• For details on the course and to register click here (opens new window)