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Jessica Nangle @ UK Tech News · 06/09/2025 08:08 EDT

Government launches £187m TechFirst programme

Today marks the launch of the government’s TechFirst programme, a £187m initiative to bring digital skills and AI learning into classrooms and communities to train people of all ages and backgrounds for future tech careers. It comes as research commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) shows that by 2035, around 10 ...

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