SUPERTECH LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO CONNECT TALENT WITH HIGH GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
SuperTech, the UK’s only tech supercluster, is launching a Talent Partnership initiative today (Wednesday 24th May 2023) aimed at developing the range of skilled people in next generation services. It will better connect the talent pool in Birmingham and the West Midlands with high value job opportunities.
SuperTech drives collaboration and innovation in professional services technology (ProfTech, which includes FinTech, PropTech, LawTech and InsurTech) across Birmingham and the West Midlands. It is the lead cluster body with a mission to grow the ecosystem.
SuperTech Talent Partnership launches with five Talent Partners – the School of Code, Ahead Partnership, Northcoders, Generation and Digital Innovators. They are already nurturing the development of essential talent in a range of skills relevant to the ProfTech and wider financial and professional services sectors.
The West Midlands has a broad portfolio of education, skills and training providers. SuperTech will bring them together and connect firms with an under-exploited pipeline of high-quality skills, including software development, AWS cloud engineers, IT support, cybersecurity, data engineers, data analytics, retrofit advisors and tech returners among others.
Access to skills and talent pipelines is essential to positioning Birmingham and the region as the centre of next generation services. It is critical to both resident firms as well as being a key criterion for inward investors.
Hilary Smyth-Allen, Executive Lead for SuperTech, commented:
“The value of developing our talent pool and creating even better talent pipelines should not be underestimated. Our fast-growing firms not only need to recruit, but increasingly they want to retrain and upskill existing talent for exciting new opportunities.
“For ProfTech businesses looking to invest in Birmingham and the West Midlands, access to talent and trust in the provision of education and training is top of the agenda. Our job at SuperTech is to put the final piece in the jigsaw and better connect under-utilised programmes and providers with a demonstrable track record with this high growth industry.”
Jess Sewter, Chief Partnerships Officer, Generation, commented:
“Generation is thrilled to receive this endorsement from the SuperTech Talent Partnership and for the recognition for the work we are doing to address the skills and employment gaps in the West Midlands region through our bootcamp and job placement model.
“It is brilliant to have such a vibrant network at the heart of the region that brings quality training provision together for growing businesses and tech sectors and for business looking to move into the region. There is so much untapped talent in the region and it is so exciting to see the potential and scale of opportunity as we grow our economy together and transform lives.”
SuperTech Talent Partners will be able to build closer relationships within the ProfTech community, raise awareness of the many alternative pathways into the sector and provide exclusive offers to help turn training into jobs.
Talent Partners will in turn support SuperTech with intelligence on industry trends, assisting national representation and its role in the implementation of the regional Plan for Growth.
Registrations for the Talent Partnership are now open. If you are looking for tech talent, or are interested in becoming a talent partner, then please visit: https://www.supertechwm.com/talent-partnership