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18 records Generated from this page's data. Click a name to open its panel on the Services and skills page. Records resting on one source are tagged "one source".| Record | What it is | Place | Links | Confidence |
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| AI Skills HubChips, models and products | Free government website hosting AI training; built by PwC under a £4.1m UKRI contract (2024–26), now the home of AI Skills Boost courses. | contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36fba24e-4 · gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | lab's own pages | |
| Cisco Networking Academy (UK AI training)Schemes, programmes and AI lines | Cisco's training programme, named by government within AI Skills Boost after Cisco joined as a partner in January 2026. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | one source | |
| Google Digital Garage (UK AI training)Schemes, programmes and AI lines | Google's free training programme, named by government as an industry course within AI Skills Boost. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | one source | |
| North East AI Growth Zone youth jobs pilot (Accenture, Microsoft, Sage)Schemes, programmes and AI lines | Pilot giving 18 to 24 year olds at least six months' work with AI skills training in the North East AI Growth Zone. announced | England: North East | gov.uk/government/news/entry-level-jobs-support- | one source |
| North West AI bootcamp pilotSchemes, programmes and AI lines | Pilot of AI bootcamps for young people in five Lancashire and Greater Manchester areas, run by IN4 Group with local employers. announced | Lancashire; Greater Manchester | gov.uk/government/news/entry-level-jobs-support- · gov.uk/government/speeches/liz-kendalls-speech-a | verified |
| Sage AI FundamentalsSchemes, programmes and AI lines | Sage's AI training programme, named by government as an industry course within AI Skills Boost. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | one source | |
| Salesforce Trailhead (UK AI training)Schemes, programmes and AI lines | Salesforce's online learning platform, named by government as an industry course within AI Skills Boost. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | one source | |
| SAS Skill Builder for StudentsSchemes, programmes and AI lines | SAS's student training programme, named by government as an industry course within AI Skills Boost. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | one source | |
| Skills England AI skills tools (AI Skills Framework, Adoption Pathway Model, Employer AI Adoption Checklist)Chips, models and products | Three free Skills England tools setting out AI skills by job role and helping employers judge AI readiness. | gov.uk/government/news/help-for-uk-businesses-to · gov.uk/government/news/new-tools-will-help-emplo | lab's own pages | |
| Spärck AI ScholarshipsSchemes, programmes and AI lines | AI master's scholarships (fees and living costs) at Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Imperial, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Southampton and UCL; £4m expansion June 2026. | gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-wit · gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | verified | |
| STEM Learning (TechFirst delivery partner)Networks, bodies, events and media | Confirmed as a TechFirst delivery partner for the South East and London. | gov.uk/government/news/entry-level-jobs-support- | one source | |
| TechExpertSchemes, programmes and AI lines | £48.4m TechFirst strand giving up to £10,000 each to 500 domestic PhD students in tech research. | gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil | one source | |
| TechFirstSchemes, programmes and AI lines · also on Talent | The government's tech skills programme, with strands from schools to apprenticeships, scholarships and doctoral support, including AI skills. | gov.uk/guidance/techfirst · gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities- · gov.uk/government/publications/digital-and-techn · gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil | verified | |
| TechFirst for schoolsSchemes, programmes and AI lines · also on Talent | TechFirst strand for school pupils: practical skills, confidence with AI and a look at careers in tech. | gov.uk/guidance/techfirst · gov.uk/guidance/techfirst-for-schools | one source | |
| TechFirst Women's ProgrammeSchemes, programmes and AI lines · also on Talent | TechFirst strand helping women start, or return to, careers in tech. | gov.uk/guidance/techfirst · gov.uk/guidance/techfirst-womens-programme | one source | |
| TechGradSchemes, programmes and AI lines | £96.8m TechFirst strand funding undergraduate scholarships, research master's places and AI scholarships for domestic students. | gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil | one source | |
| TechLocalSchemes, programmes and AI lines | TechFirst strand of seed funding for regional small businesses to build tech products and adopt AI; £18m in 2025, stated as £27m over four years in 2026. | gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil · gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- | verified | |
| TechYouthSchemes, programmes and AI lines | £24m TechFirst strand giving secondary school students the chance to learn about technology, run by regional delivery partners. | gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil | one source |