Free training from University of Portsmouth to help you with Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security

We asked the University of Portsmouth to tell us more about what they could offer you, or your company, in your next steps.

“If you've been anywhere near Portsmouth City Centre, then I hope you've enjoyed seeing all our graduates in full graduation attire,” a spokesperson for the university told us. “This year we have also celebrated members of our community through our Honorary degree programme; including street artist Paul Stone (better known as My Dog Sighs) and broadcaster Alex Forsyth, who began her career at The Portsmouth News. 

“On a less cheery note, many of us have been affected by the Crowdstrike IT outage that has been estimated to affect 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices. So we’ve mentioned two free resources that may be of particular interest to you right now; our AI Leadership Skills Bootcamp and the South East Cyber Resilience Centre.”

AI Leadership Skills Bootcamp

Are you interested in the rapidly evolving area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and are keen to upskill yourself in this area to further your career? 

The University is working with Solent Partners and STR Recruitment to bring you a free, 16-day intensive programme that will build your knowledge of AI, its benefits and ethical challenges and leadership practice for implementation and change. The programme will include:

-100 hours of guided learning delivered in person and online

- 16 days of face-to-face delivery at the University of Portsmouth (fully catered)

- Access to leading University and industry expertise

- Employability support through a dedicated module for job search, CV, interview and preparation of online presentations and job fairs

- Projects and online quizzes to test learning and progress with ongoing feedback

- Access to recruitment expertise in STEM through STR Recruitment agency for furthering employment skills and reaching an extensive range of employers.

Find out more here  

The South East Cyber Resilience Centre

Attending an Executive Education or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course like The University’s  Help to Grow programme, isn't just about learning from our expertise, but the opportunity to meet and learn from other participants on your programme.

 Participants like Chris White, Head of Cyber and Innovation at the South East Cyber Resilience Centre. The Centre is a police-led partnership with academia and businesses aimed at improving cyber resilience in businesses in the South East of England, and uses our students (and others from across the country) as a talent pipeline programme to assist on this project.

Using a combination of police officers and cyber talent, the Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East supports and helps protect small business, SMEs and supply chain businesses and third sector organisations in the region against cyber crime. Start your Cyber Security Journey.

Find out more about Help to Grow here

Empowering Line Managers

“Labour promises to give businesses more flexibility over how they spend their levy to address the skills gap in the UK workforce,” says Becky Quew-Jones, our Learning and Teaching Coordinator, in her latest blog. “Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the party supports businesses to access 50% of funds to continue apprenticeships and the remaining 50% to training in “high level technical skills”; from a list inclusive of digital and green skills for existing staff.

“Critically, it is line managers that should be empowered, it is they that guide the degree apprentices’ day-to-day learning and despite playing this pivotal role are often ignored. 

“Investing in the skills of line managers is essential for enhancing the effectiveness of apprenticeships and ensuring a higher return on investment from the levy. They are not just supervisors; a hybrid role as mentor, coach, and are the daily point of contact for apprentices in the workplace. Their ability to manage, support the integration of work with learning, and develop apprentices is invaluable to the success of apprenticeship programs. However, without proper training, even the most well-meaning manager may struggle to fulfill these roles effectively’.” 

Read Becky’s full article here