FDM Group stories
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FDM Group & Cisco team up to bridge digital skills gap
Mon, 6th May 2024
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it training
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
FDM Group collaborates with Cisco Networking Academy in a bid to bridge the digital skills gap through specialist programmes in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and digital evolution.
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IWD 2024: Businesses urged to retain women in leadership roles
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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iwd
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parental leave
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employment
Businesses urged to implement key practices to bolster and retain women in leadership roles amid persistent gender barriers.
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IWD 2024: Gender pay gap widening in the United Kingom
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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iwd
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equality
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oecd
The gender pay gap in the UK has widened to 14.5%, pushing the country to 17th place in the Women in Work Index.
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Gender gap narrows in tech sectors across UK, EU & US
Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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ai
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software development
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work-life balance
The gender gap in tech sectors has seen a significant decrease over the past four years, according to a Financial Times report.
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FDM Group highlights ways to tackle motherhood penalty
Thu, 15th Feb 2024
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hybrid & remote work
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flexible work
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wfh
FDM Group urges businesses to tackle the 'motherhood penalty'—a root cause of the gender pay gap—and issues recommendations to promote gender parity.
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UK Government launches AI Opportunity Forum to boost private sector
Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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digital transformation
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ai
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productivity
The UK Government launches its first AI Opportunity Forum, a pioneering initiative to speed up AI adoption in the private sector, promising to fuel innovation and productivity.
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EU chief urges Europe to boost AI initiatives at Davos
Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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uc
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cx
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martech
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen urges Europe to increase AI adoption for competitiveness at the World Economic Forum.
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UK cyber industry addresses AI threats at Parliament summit
Thu, 14th Dec 2023
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ai
UK cyber industry leaders gather at Parliament summit to discuss threats posed by artificial intelligence and propose solutions.
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SAP partners with FDM Group to close tech skills gap in UK
Tue, 12th Dec 2023
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it training
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isaca
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sap
SAP and FDM Group collaborate to address the UK's urgent tech skills gap, aiming to train accredited tech consultants.
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New report reveals shocking sexism pervades UK tech sector
Fri, 3rd Nov 2023
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recruitment
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skills gap
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support
Fawcett Society report has uncovers pervasive sexism in the United Kingdom's tech sector, with 72% of women affected.
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FDM Group forms partnership with ISACA for enhanced cyber training
Mon, 30th Oct 2023
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it training
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
Tech talent provider FDM Group is partnering with professional association ISACA to enhance its cyber training programme and cybersecurity expertise.
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FDM Group awarded Flexi-job apprenticeship agency status
Thu, 5th Oct 2023
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software development
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flexible work
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jobs
The Group has been named on the government’s Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies register, empowering more school leavers into the tech sphere.