Welcome to Future Ready. A community of tech professionals united by their commitment to learning new skills. The community aims to bring like-minded people together, celebrate the achievements of QA learners, offer you the opportunity to sharpen your skills, and continue to learn from our network of trainers and industry experts.

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Hall of Fame

 

The QA Hall of Fame shines a spotlight on the amazing achievements of our learners and the ways in which they shape the tech industry and give back to their communities. 

Meet Tia-Lily

What made you pursue a career in Digital Marketing?

I always wanted to find a career that challenged me both creatively and intellectually and I found Digital Marketing was the perfect option. I’m able to work intellectually by researching customer demographics and creating marketing strategies and then creatively through implementing strategies such as graphic design, website design, and video editing.


What achievement are you most proud of during your time as an apprentice?

My best achievement as an apprentice is qualifying with a Distinction! After facing some problems and having to re-write my entire portfolio to fit with a newer template I was worried when handing in my final project but to find out the hard work paid off was an amazing feeling.

How has your contribution to Amber Mountain Marketing resulted in a positive impact for the business?

Since joining Amber Mountain Marketing I’ve helped a lot of businesses on their journey to online growth. I previously worked with a local architect company and they wanted to create an online community that brought in a secondary income. After hearing what they wanted I went online and created then a private Facebook group called ‘All About House’ which was designed to provide inspiration, tips and lots of advice on house renovations

Do you know someone who should be featured? Let us know at michael.corcoran@qa.com.

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How has an apprenticeship changed your life and career?

Without my Digital Marketing apprenticeship I wouldn’t be a Team Leader at a marketing agency today. I’ve been able to learn the skills of marketing as well as valuable communication, organisation and management skills. All of these skills have proved to my managers that I’m suitable for a Team Leader role, which I never thought I’d be able to achieve by 20!!

Tia-Lily Girdlestone, Digital Marketing Apprentice - Amber Mountain

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Upcoming events

Every month we look to offer a range of free interactive sessions to support you in your learning journey. There are entry-level options, bite-sized sessions, and hopefully something for everyone to enjoy. 

NEW EVENTS COMING SOON!

NEW EVENTS COMING SOON!

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Bite-sized learning on-demand

Photoshop Hints & Tips

This essential, time-saving session is with QA’s Principal Technical Learning Specialist in Adobe, Richard O’Brien. He will be demonstrating tips, tricks and shortcuts to help you rapidly improve your use of Adobe Photoshop, whatever your level and experience may be.




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Excel Extras - New Formula Functions

Join Roger Knowles, for this fantastic session to rapidly improve the way you use and analyse data in the workplace. Expand your ability to make use of key features and functions to create quick, dynamic lists of data in Microsoft Excel including using XLOOKUP / XMATCH, SORT, and UNIQUE.

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Proactivity & Agility in the Workplace

How well do you cope with change in the workplace? Agility refers to employees who can proactively deal with rapid changes, and it’s a skill that is increasingly valued by employers to help them build a flexible and adaptive workforce. Learn how you can improve your proactivity and agility in the workplace and build a highly desirable skill.

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Articles

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Young people wrongly believe they need to be a straight-A student and have a degree to pursue a successful career in tech

Sixteen- to 24-year-olds in the UK have worrying misconceptions about the entry requirements for a career in technology, preventing fresh talent from entering the industry. The findings come from research conducted by QA, the UK’s leading digital and tech skills organisation, ahead of tomorrow’s A-Level results day.
 
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Unique apprenticeship programme will help UK tech teams build in-house Microsoft Azure skills.

QA announces a new apprenticeship designed specifically to increase the availability of Microsoft Azure cloud skills.  Designed for new and early-career tech or IT professionals looking to develop a solid grounding across a wide range of cloud-based skills.

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