Outcomes
Outcomes
Education & Skills
Employment & Volunteering
Formal education and guided learning, balanced with informal skills development, creates multiple value layers. • Emotional self-development positively influences how individuals feel about themselves, their peers, and the technology sector • preconceptions and stereotypes • Physical development challenges their new feelings and thoughts into new positive ‘action’
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Increased volunteering within the community Increased employment Increased employment- ready candidates Increased employability skill
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A greater understanding of a future employment/ career path Bridging the technology skill gap Reduced NEETs (not in employment, education, training)
Learning outcomes achieved through the 20 Skills City bootcamps and the 29 CyberFirst events act as both a direct and indirect gateway to employment, future learning, personal and professional growth, sector business development and strategy. Aligned with previous IN4 Group research patterns and results, four main theme-based outcomes have been defined. However, it is recognised that there are numerous indirect outcomes that participants have benefitted from or may experience in the future due to the provision and opportunities provided by IN4 Group.
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It is recognised that personal and professional development acts as a pathway to employment in the cyber and technology sectors. Without IN4 Group’s established methodology, support, and delivery programmes, many of the participants would not have had the opportunity to learn new skills, identify and secure emerging employment and placement opportunities, or be shown a pathway to becoming the leaders of the future. There are seven defined outcomes with a wealth of supporting evidence to confirm these are being achieved.
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Psychological development supports individuals to think differently and challenge
Impact
These layers unlock the four themed outcomes below: 1. New practical insight, knowledge, and confidence within a cyber job role 2. New multi-layered technical skills (cyber)
3. Professional development (staff) 4. Improved team working and communication
398 interns (60%) have secured new employment, a further 225 are closer to the employment market, and have experienced interviews with industry employers. This has been achieved by reducing barriers to employment and aligning the new skills required in the fast-moving and developing sectors of technology with the businesses that use technology.
Impact
With over 3000 participants exposed to opportunities, the impact is delivered with the confidence to apply new knowledge and skills. Research indicates four defined impacts through IN4 Group’s support: • Increased employability • Greater effectiveness within their respective role • Improved relationships with peers and local people • Increased uptake in cyber and technology learning
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New and continuous delivery of community activities New entries into the employment market New core knowledge
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A new pathway into the tech sector New job opportunities for local people
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£3,734,552 or 26 % of the total value has been delivered through education and skills
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£7,358,076 or 51 % of the total value has been delivered through employment and volunteering
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Greater industry involvement
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