{"id":355636,"date":"2022-10-24T14:45:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T14:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/51.143.130.171\/?p=355636"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:31:49","slug":"meet-your-future-digitober-and-the-digital-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/blog\/meet-your-future-digitober-and-the-digital-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Future: Digitober and the Digital Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FAB833&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;125px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;125px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4E3162&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;equal-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiRGF0ZTogIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;equal-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiQ2F0ZWdvcmllczogIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9mZiIsInNlcGFyYXRvciI6IiB8ICIsImNhdGVnb3J5X3R5cGUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeSJ9fQ==@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;equal-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiVGFnczogIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Meet Your Future is all about giving you a taste of careers that you could go into. This blog post features resources to read and watch, tasks you could do to gain insight and experience, and some things you could think about. It\u2019s a great way to hear from people who work in the sector, learn about job roles and what they might be like, and get thinking about your future.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Meet Your Future has included work shadowing opportunities, online webinar events, and in person visits from businesses and employers across Greater Manchester. This year, we\u2019re going to be hosting Meet Your Future articles on GMACS, as well as live events and a huge range of other opportunities to experience the varied world of work in GM. So, follow GMACS on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yourgmacs\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yourgmacs\/\">Instagram<\/a>, as well as keeping an eye right here on the GMACS website, for more details of these events as they come out.<sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>In this Meet Your Future article, we\u2019re celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk\/what-we-do\/digital\/digitober\/\">Digitober<\/a>, a festival of digital technology happening across Greater Manchester. Digitober is all about the exciting things happening in the digital sector in GM. This includes things like the digital inclusion strategy so everyone can get online, improving digital infrastructure, as well as celebrating the successes of businesses across the digital and technology industries.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in the digital sector, these resources, tasks, and discussion points are the perfect way to meet your future\u2026<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Greater Manchester\u2019s Digitober events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Digitober 2022 was kicked off by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. Watch his short introductory video below.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V0wD_M9Tb8E&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V0wD_M9Tb8E&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong>Careers Task:<\/strong> Think about what the Mayor is saying in this video. What does he say about how important the digital sector is to Greater Manchester? Have you noticed any changes to digital technology near you, like your school or college getting new computers or software, or a visit from a tech company? Does this sound like an exciting thing you\u2019d like to be a part of?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Digitober is packed full of other events and opportunities you could be a part of. They\u2019ve also got some blogs and case studies about digital inclusion for you to read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk\/what-we-do\/digital\/digitober\/\"><button class=\"link_btn\">Find out more about Digitober<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Watch some previous Meet Your Future recordings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve been running Meet Your Future events for a number of years now \u2013 so we have a bank of recordings from live events that you can watch later. We\u2019ve included a couple of these resources below that you can watch to get a sense of what a career in digital could be like.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this recording of a Meet Your Future session from last year with Parul Singh, a Senior Javascript Recruiter. In this video, she tells us all about getting into the tech and digital sector. There\u2019s lots of great information in the video, including debunking stereotypes and common misconceptions as well as why tech is a great place to work. There\u2019s also some information about companies that you might not realise are based in Greater Manchester. And, Parul also tells us about her own slightly unusual pathway into working in tech.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GXh1UwVjjXM&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GXh1UwVjjXM&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong>Careers Task:<\/strong> Think about the education pathways you\u2019re considering at the moment \u2013 would they be a traditional way into tech, as Parul explains, or a non-traditional one? Does the tech workplace sound like something you\u2019d like? Have you heard of any of the companies she mentions that are based in GM? Have you ever bought anything from them?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>In this Meet Your Future session, meet Kieran Wilkinson, a Technical Analyst from Koder.ly. He gives a talk about careers in the digital sector, including some info about industries that use digital technology that you may not have thought about. He also tells us about his pathway into digital through a degree apprenticeship and how he moved from being a software engineer onto a more project management role.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5xPWRUGY8A4&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5xPWRUGY8A4&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong>Careers Task:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1W0O3M6rKC7-XiiOuZO6SHNRIEkbCfTSw\/edit\">Click here<\/a> to access the session card for this event, featuring some tasks you could do get a better sense of what a career in digital could be like. Did any of the industries he mentioned surprise you? Think about Kieran\u2019s journey into software engineering with a degree apprenticeship pathway. Does this sound like something you\u2019d be interested in?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3><strong>Check out some interviews with real people working in the digital sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Together with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaladvantage.org.uk\/\">Digital Advantage<\/a>, we\u2019ve produced some short videos with information about working in a range of careers. These interview shorts are packed full of insights from real people working in each sector. We\u2019ve asked them all about what each day is like and how they got into their current roles, so you\u2019ll get a real sense of what it might be like to do their job.<\/p>\n<p>Watch each of these videos and think about whether this is a job role in the digital sector that you\u2019d be interested in. Then, watch the task video for each one and try to complete the task. 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In the video, he asks you to embark on an exciting web design task! Why not have a go?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Meet Si\u00e2n O\u2019Connell, a digital studio manager for a marketing agency in Greater Manchester.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G9Qg1psQsOM&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G9Qg1psQsOM&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong>Careers Task:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kxa38c_KXdg\">Watch this video<\/a> to see Si\u00e2n\u2019s careers task for you \u2013 to come up with a plan for a website build. 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This page has information on some key employers across Greater Manchester, as well as some popular job roles that you could go into.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sectors\/digital-creative-media\"><button class=\"link_btn\">Check out the digital sector page<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Discussion topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A big part of thinking about your future is thinking about the kinds of problems people in certain sectors are trying to solve. By doing this, you\u2019ll get an understanding of whether you might like to also work on these problems. So, have a think about some of these topics \u2013 you could even write down your answers so you\u2019ve got a record. Then, reflect on whether you enjoyed the <em>process<\/em> of thinking about these things. Did it excite you? Were you interested?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Digital inclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Digital inclusion is all about how people access the internet and how easy it is to access the services they need. So, think about how you currently get online. Are there any challenges or barriers that you face? How could you fix them? Think about any recent improvements or changes in how you get online. Have they made things better?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re worried about digital inclusion, read this blog post to see <a href=\"https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/blog\/where-can-you-access-the-internet-for-free-in-gm\/\">how to get online in GM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Digital infrastructure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Digital infrastructure underpins so much of what we do online. It\u2019s about what phone you use, how it connects to the internet, what other devices you have. What recent developments have you noticed? Are you using any new devices or technology? This could mean things like getting faster internet or 5G, or a smart TV.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Digital skills check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As well as how we get online, it\u2019s also important to understand why we use the internet. Think about your digital skills and the main things you do on the internet. Do you feel like you\u2019re able to do the things you want to online? Are you good at using the internet? Do you find it easy to research things? Do you know what sites are trustworthy? Do you know how to keep yourself safe online?<\/p>\n<p>For more info on digital skills, check out the GMACS blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-play-it-safe-on-the-internet\/\">how to play it safe on the internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this Meet Your Future on Digitober &#8211; don&#8217;t forget to let us know on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yourgmacs\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yourgmacs\/\">Instagram<\/a> how you found it.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Your Future is all about giving you a taste of careers that you could go into. 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