There are so many leisure, personal, medical and commercial applications for computers that it's impossible to imagine a world without them.

Think about the recent development of tablets, 3D printers, artificial intelligence (AI) and drone technology.

This webinar will cover:

The range of types of work available in computing and I.T.
The ways to get started including college courses, online learning, apprenticeships and higher education
Job market information on working in computing and I.T. in the West Midlands and projected future developments in this field of employment
Funding available for courses and training

Webinars are delivered via Microsoft Teams

For new customers, we recommend that you have an appointment with a National Careers Service adviser before the webinar takes place.

In the appointment the careers adviser will help you to:

explore different careers and options
review your strengths, skills and develop your career goals
plan your next steps
make the best use of high-quality, career-related tools
understand the local job market
access learning, training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities, including making applications
develop your CV, interview skills and job searching techniques
implement your plan of action.

By giving us your personal information you are consenting to be contacted by telephone or email by the National Careers Service to arrange an appointment with a careers adviser prior to the webinar.

Customers' information is collected so that the Department for Education can carry out its functions, information will be handled in accordance with the principles and laws of data protection and at no time will it be used for purposes that are not related to the delivery of careers advice by the National Careers Service. For further details of how customer data is used, please view the privacy policy on the National Careers Service website; https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/help/privacy-and-cookies (or at bit.ly/NcsPrivacy2)

What else do I need to know?

There may be other participants in the session, so you must take care not to reveal any of your personal data at any time. Our recommendation is that you do not supply, verbally or on screen, your full name, email address, telephone number or any other information which could identify you to other participants on the call. You must not share such data, to safeguard your interests and so that you do not make yourself vulnerable to any malicious activity. Some presentations may be recorded for training purposes.

Working in IT & Computing