Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has arranged an event for local residents and business owners to join Google for a day of free workshops and mentoring sessions on 24th February and can register online. Workshop topics will be sessions on digital marketing strategy, creating eye-catching presentations, and reaching new audiences with YouTube.
These training sessions have been curated after research found that both businesses and job seekers would benefit from digital skills training, as just 4% of small businesses feel that they’re meeting their full potential on digital strategy, and only 3% feel this for online sales and upskilling staff.
Government figures highlight the country’s digital skills shortage, and show that almost a third (30)% of vacancies are due to the struggle to recruit people with basic digital skills.
On 24th February at the Fareham Innovation Centre at the Daedalus Enterprise Zone in Lee on the Solent, Google will be running varied sessions all day, from 45 minute in depth training to 15 minute power sessions, alongside interactive networking opportunities.
Attendees from small businesses located in the area can also benefit from private mentoring sessions with Google’s Digital Coaches, who are experts in their field, to focus on personal goals for their business growth.
This event has been organized in partnership with local MP Caroline Dinenage who will attend the event to learn more about how enhancing digital skills can help small businesses to grow, careers to flourish, and ensure everyone is able to make the most of the country’s growing digital economy.
Google continues to help support small businesses and job seekers improve their digital skills and this is one of 30 in-person digital skills training events taking place across the country in 2023 to help drive growth across the UK.
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, commented:
“I’m delighted to welcome Google to my Gosport constituency to host a Google Digital Garage event. I am looking forward to meeting local businesses and entrepreneurs. I hope that local enterprises will take up this free opportunity to help boost their digital presence”.
Alice Mansergh, Managing Director of Google Customer Solutions, UK & Ireland:
“At Google, we’re passionate about equipping people in every corner of the country with the skills needed to help them make the most of the opportunities created by the UK’s digital economy. The labour market is crying out for talented individuals across a number of experience levels and our aim with our digital skills campaigns is to give more people the opportunity to gain skills that can truly transform their careers and businesses.”
Businesses and individuals can register for this event at https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/gosport-ud