Routes to tech:
hiring managers’ perceptions of non-traditional routes to tech

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Where do hiring managers want you to have learned your tech skills?

What do tech hiring managers think about job applicants who learned their skills through training programmes like code bootcamps, online learning platforms and apprenticeships?

We have a shortage of tech-skilled workers in the UK. DCMS estimates that the digital skills gap is costing up to £63 billion in lost potential GDP. Traditional routes to tech, like university degrees, aren’t producing work-ready talent fast enough to meet the demand, but new routes to tech careers, like digital skills courses, tech bootcamps, and other training programmes, can help us plug the gap. In this research, we explore tech hiring managers’ perceptions of job candidates who have attended non-university tech skills training.

In this report you will find data on:

What tech hiring managers think of job applicants from tech bootcamps
How job candidates from non-traditional tech skills programmes compare to applicants with traditional university degrees
How much tech hiring managers already know about tech talent coming from new types of tech skills programmes
What types of tech skills programmes learners are using to acquire their skills
What employers like and dislike about the current tech skills providers on the market
What tech skills providers want to see employers do differently to make tech careers more successful and accessible
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Routes to tech: Perceptions for hiring managers
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