Our friends at Cambridge Spark are hosting a webinar to help support companies looking to use the apprenticeship Levy to upskill. We are hopefully going to get Cambridge Spark into the city, so if you are interested please let us know on info@wthub.org.
This webinar will use the National Apprenticeship Week theme of “Look Beyond” to share factual information about how apprenticeships can be used to increase diversity and bring business benefits to your organisation. Anyone with hiring, training or management responsibility for organisations of any size is welcome to attend. The focus will be on the diversity of subjects available and the range of people who can become apprentices. We will look at different training options, including degree apprenticeships and programmes delivered on-site.
At the end of the webinar, attendees should have an understanding of how they can look beyond the myths and stereotypes surrounding apprenticeships in order to make the most of these training programmes within their modern workplace. If you are building a data science team, please join us on 6th February to be part of the conversation.
Careers in Tech Week
The Careers Service from Bristol University are running a Careers in Tech Week for students from 2 – 6 March and a couple of events within the week may be of interest to your members. If either are of interest then please feel free to contact them directly on employer-services@bristol.ac.uk.
Monday 2 March, 5:30 – 7 pm – Working in tech from a non-tech background panel event. We are looking for Bristol Alumni who work in tech but don’t have a technical background to sit on a panel.
Wednesday 4 March, 5:30 – 7 pm – Women in tech panel event. The aim of the event is to celebrate women in the tech industry and to inspire our female students and highlight the opportunities of a career in tech.
Thursday 5 March, 5:30 – 7 pm – Tech start-up panel event. Have you started a tech company or work in one? Come and share your experience and inspire our students.
Other Stuff
Workshop Wednesdays
Next on the 12th of February, sign up for:
- Women’s Tech Hub Python beginners
- Peer supported learning/co-working
- Bristol Data Science and Machine Learning Study Group
- CodeHub’s WebDev101
- CodeHub’s Python Dojo
- CodeHub’s Intro to: Angular
GGD #80 Data Fuelled Growth: Why and How to implement with your product
Candide are hosting us for our first event of 2020 (February the 20th).
Pippa Churcher – head of growth will talk about how to use Data in her role
Helen Allsebrook – head of PR will intro the company and what it’s all about.
We’ll update details as we get them … but you can sign up here.
Accessibility as a Business Analyst
South West BA meetup event on Thursday 6th Feb. Open to BAs, people who enjoy BA topics, and everyone who wonders what BAs even are! Come along to hear practical guidance on accessibility requirements and the real experience of a journey to build a team’s confidence in accessibility. Sign up here.
Conferences
We advertise any conference details we spot on our conference page – we’ll give you highlights here (our events and ones with offers come first and loudest obviously!)
Women in Engineering – South West – February the 6th
A day to be inspired, empowered and connected #WIESW20
A day of inspirational talks, training and networking, for all engineering professionals within the South West wishing to develop their skills and make contacts within the industry. More details on the event website.
All profits will go to the charity WaterAid who work to empower women through clean water and sanitation around the world.
This Week’s happenings
District 1 – Bristol
Monday the 3rd
Tuesday the 4th
- Estimating Uncertainty Refinement & Data-driven Management by Bristol Project Data Analytics Meetup
- Hack Night by CodeHub Bristol
- Design isn’t what you think & Accessibility 101 by Bristol WordPress People
- Come and have a drink with others interested in Bitcoin! by Bristol Bitcoin: Bristol and South West Bitcoin meetup
- Business Breakfast: Emerging Clean Tech
- 1:2:1 – IP Clinic – Bristol
Wednesday the 5th
- Casual Co-working At Prince Street Social by Bristol Co-Workers
- What is the cost of progress? by The Bristol Tech Symposium
- SW/LIT – Ways of Working by SW/LIT (South West Leaders in Tech)
- Bristol Data Science Seminar with Darren Wilkinson, Newcastle University
- Public Lecture: International comparisons of work in the digital age
- Challenging Predictions in Energy Forecasting
- FIS Cyber Security – Apprenticeships
Thursday the 6th
- Accessibility as a BA by South West Business Analysis
- Webinar: Boosting Diversity in Tech – Make the Levy Work for Your Organisation by Bristol – Cambridge Spark
- Free co-working at Framework by Bristol Co-Workers
- Tech Chat: Networking & Beer by Silicon Gorge – Tech Connect: Networking & Beers
- #66 Matt Jarvic – K8S universal operators / Adam Jones – atypcal tech careers
- “What I Wish I Knew” Breakfast: Is my idea a good one? by Bristol Tech Startups
- Open Science: How to Publish Successfully in an Open Research World
- Pure Storage and AWS – Optimise your Cloud Storage
- Medilink South West Healthcare Innovation Networking & Awards Evening 2020
- Back Her Business Bristol – Turning ideas into businesses
Friday the 7th
- Free Three Friday
Saturday the 8th
District 2 – Bath
Monday the 3rd
Tuesday the 4th
- First Tuesday Talks with SETsquared Bath by BathSPARK
- Mass adoption of EV’s would be a BIG mistake – Roger Atkins, MD Electric Ve…
- Lloyds Bank Digital KnowHow Session (Bath)
Did we miss anything?
If you have any events that you want us to mention on our next
Women’s Tech Hub products
Our Candidates page advertises the skillsets of the women we have looking for roles in the area (and some of our male allies).
We have a Jobs Board for those wanting to advertise specifically to our members in the area – check it out here.
If you want to engage with our members, advertise your companies and share any jobs then you can support us by sponsoring the Workshop Wednesdays – details here.