Why enabling digital literacy is essential for modern universities.
Download the reportA 2019 report by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reported that two thirds of UK businesses have unfilled digital skills vacancies. In the post-pandemic, digital-first world this gap is only widening – 95% of businesses expect their digital skills needs to grow in the next few years.1
“There are far too many people that think digital capabilities are something that you acquire after initial study and training, rather than something that fundamentally changes the nature of those professional skills.”
– Nicola Pearson, Head of Skills and Knowledge Exchange at the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB).
1 ‘Digital Literacy in the UK: Employer Perspectives and the Role of Higher Education’ - a report by THE Consultancy on behalf of Adobe, April 2021.
in the West Midlands.
in South-West England.
in London.
Digital literacy is multi-faceted. Whilst today’s students have grown up in a digital society it doesn’t mean they are inherently digitally literate.
Higher education must be at the centre of a national movement to develop the skills, adaptability and mindset that goes with being digitally literate.
“New technologies will constantly emerge and that is why the focus needs to be on digital literacy, which is as much about attitudes as it is about skills.”
- Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Health Education England.
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