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Fully funded support programmes and comprehensive workshops for businesses and individuals.
Did you know that esports is a multi-billion dollar industry? Do you want to know how esports can help you to develop skills to support your career progression?
The roles associated with this multifaceted industry and the skills required are transferable across sectors from science to the arts, sport to business, finance, events, digital, media and education.
This free to attend, fully funded programme will upskill people in employment that are either living in Sunderland or working for businesses who are registered in Sunderland.
Programme Overview:
– Industry Insight Workshops and Tour of the National Esports Performance Campus
– Networking
– Individual Development Plan
– In-person Digital Skills Workshops
– Online British Esports Certified Programme
Cost: Free
EXPLORE SKILLS OFFER
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Are you a business who would like to work with British Esports to create courses and engage in ‘Team Away Day’ sessions to upskill your current workforce to develop their understanding of esports, develop team building and improve key skills for the workplace?
British Esports are providing free to attend, fully funded training sessions for businesses who are registered in Sunderland.
– Team Building and Skills Workshops
– Immersive Esports Tournament Experience
– Access to conference, training and boardroom facilities for whole team meetings and training.
BUSINESS & WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES
With 9 in 10 young people playing video games, understanding their interests and environments is more important than ever when working with young people.
Created by subject matter experts such as the NSPCC, the Global Equality Collective, and UNICEF UK, Duty to Care provides a valuable opportunity for those working directly with young people and adults to better understand the online world.
Upskill knowledge in areas such as Safeguarding, Online Safety, EDI, Child Rights, Cyber Choices, and Mental Health. Register for the free course and achieve a British Esports endorsed certificate
*Online Course
Upskill your team in a half-day team-building session at the National Esports Performance Campus.
Throughout the day your staff teams will develop key skills in communication, strategic thinking, reflection and evaluation. Workshops will consist of competitive team building, developing digital skills, and will raise awareness of the ever-growing esports landscape and the opportunities it presents for any company.
This session is inclusive and open to all regardless of role, experience in gaming and esports, or department. We would love to book your staff teams in for an experience day / half-day with us.
*In-Person Event
For individuals already in Sunderland, British Esports are offering a range of additional free to attend, individual learning packages that can support your skill development and career progression.
For employers or businesses already registered in Sunderland, you can also take advantage of our free to attend staff team training – away day packages to upskill your current workforce at the home of British Esports, the National Esports Performance Campus.
Esports Accelerator – Eight Week Programme
Are you an individual with a new start up enterprise idea? Are you an existing business looking to pivot and explore one of the fastest growing industries in the world?
With a blend of in-person and online sessions, this fully-funded eight-week accelerator programme will connect you with like minded individuals from the global esports ecosystem.
Through this programme you will hear from global industry leaders, attend bespoke workshops, receive personalised mentoring, investment support, peer learning, social events, networking and a comprehensive business support plan.
Register your interest in our free fully-funded accelerator programme.
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Business Support Workshops & CPD
Do you want to know more about a rapidly growing multi-billion dollar global industry?
Register now to find out more about a series of free, in-person business and individual support sessions to develop your knowledge and experience of the esports industry alongside opportunities to engage in bespoke support packages and additional online training (CPD).
Register your interest to check eligibility for our free fully-funded business support workshops.
The DCMS Digital Strategy 2022 states that over 80% of all jobs advertised in the UK now require digital skills. Employers say the lack of available talent is the single biggest factor holding back growth.
Estimates suggest the digital skills gap costs the UK economy as much as £63 billion a year in potential GDP. The report stresses that ensuring the UK has a digitally skilled workforce is crucial to strengthen our position as a Science and Tech Superpower and vital to our longer-term economic prosperity.
“Digital inclusion is not about digital, it is about inclusion”, as cited in the Sunderland Digital Inclusion Plan.
Through this programme, British Esports will work with participants to develop a range of digital and life skills to support their development within the workplace whilst also responding to local skills needs as identified in the NELSIP.
The programme will enable local people to progress into new opportunities and gain skills to support career progression aligned to the key priorities in the Sunderland Digital Inclusion Plan. These skills include communication, leadership, organisation, self-confidence, time management, strategic thinking, data processing, analysis, speaking, listening, staying positive, aiming high, creativity and digital and technical skill development.
Participants in the programme will benefit from in-person sessions with British Esports staff at the home of British Esports, the National Esports Performance Campus, providing access to state-of-the-art technology (British Esports Partners with Dell and Intel) as well as unrivalled connectivity through our high specification network (British Esports Chooses Commscope’s RUCKUS Networks and preferred networking supplier).
Alongside the in-person events, all participants will have the opportunity to complete an online programme to gain a recognised British Esports certification in the brand new and first of its kind globally, ‘Duty to Care in Esports’ consisting of a range of modules written in collaboration with employers and global subject matter experts.
UPSKILLING & INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
UPSKILL YOUR TEAM WITH BRITISH ESPORTS
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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