Reading, Berkshire Aug 5, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - The Curious Lounge, the non-profit digital skills hub, today announced a new partnership with DataCamp, the leading interactive learning platform for data science and analytics. The Curious Lounge will deliver 2500 training interventions each year for the next five years and now, through this partnership with DataCamp Donates, can provide free access to data literacy training. By providing opportunities to gain digital skills and connect digital tech employers to residents who may not normally have engaged, the aim of the project is to encourage diversity and inclusion in digital up-skilling. This particularly applies to mature residents (40+), women and women returners, unemployed residents, and those in insecure and/or low-paid work looking for career progression.
“We are extremely proud to have been chosen as a partner on the global DataCamp Donates programme and look forward to working with their partnerships team in the coming months to make content available to people in the Thames Valley looking to build their skills in this area. We will build a team of volunteer mentors to deliver in-house facilitated learning bootcamps and engage with forward-looking employers to help people find their first role in the data space.” Matt Bovey, Content Curator at The Curious Lounge
“The Curious Lounge is a unique and special nonprofit that fills a very valuable need in its community.”
Nathaniel Taylor-Leach, Community Partnerships Manager for DataCamp Donates
DataCamp believes everyone deserves access to high-quality education and data skill development for a more secure future. They boast an incredible resource of 900 data-oriented courses, projects, and practice exercises in Python, R, Excel, SQL, Tableau, Oracle, Power BI, and data engineering, all available through online tutorials, with carefully designed career learning pathways for individuals, and delivered by a passionate team of instructors.
For businesses, they have a range of webinars, white papers, and real-world case studies helping you understand why and how to upskill both your organisation’s and your employees' data skills.
If you are interested in offering your time as a mentor to support others or expanding your own career opportunities then contact us at hello@thecuriouslounge.co.uk
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About DataCamp
DataCamp was founded in 2013 to help companies and teams of every size to close their data skill gaps and make better data-driven decisions. They provide flexible online data training for every role, from non-coding essentials for business to data science and machine learning, all taught by leading experts in the field. Best of all, there’s no installation or download required—all learning and interactive exercises run in your browser. DataCamp has partnered with over 70 non-profit organizations—including Black Girls Code, FareShare, and Syrian Youth Assembly—to upskill their teams with the essential data science and analytics skills they need to thrive in a data-driven world.
Learn more about DataCamp: Website | YouTube | LinkedIn | Facebook
About The Curious Lounge
Founded in 2019 The Curious Lounge is a community interest company (non-profit) digital skills hub based in Reading, UK. By partnering with leading training content providers we make digital skills development more accessible and provide an inspirational environment in which to learn. We aim to encourage diversity and inclusion in digital up-skilling by supporting people who are non-traditional recruits to the digital sector and encourage progression pathways by connecting learners at all levels with local employers.
Learn more about The Curious Lounge: Website | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook
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