Digital Skills
Skills Matrix: How to Build One That Isn't Guesswork (2026)
What a skills matrix is, what belongs in the template, how to build one step by step, and how to stop the ratings inside it being guesswork.
19 min read
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Digital Skills
Digital literacy, competency frameworks, and workplace technology
Digital Skills
How to Conduct a Skills Gap Analysis: A UK Guide for 2026
A practical guide to running a skills gap analysis: the steps, what a template should contain, and how to turn the gaps you find into a costed training plan.
12 min read
Digital Skills
What Is a Skills Audit? A Step-by-Step Guide for UK Employers (2026)
A plain-English guide to skills audits for UK employers: what a skills audit is, how to run one step by step, how it differs from a skills gap analysis and training needs analysis, and how to turn the results into an action plan.
15 min read
Digital Skills
AI Literacy and the EU AI Act: What UK Employers Must Do (Article 4 Explained)
Article 4 of the EU AI Act makes AI literacy a legal duty for UK employers. A plain-English guide to what it means, who is in scope, and how to evidence it.
10 min read
Digital Skills
Essential Digital Skills Framework: What's Changing in 2026
The essential digital skills framework is being updated in 2026. What's changing, the likely timeline, and what training providers should do now to stay ready.
7 min read
Digital Skills
Essential Digital Skills for Work
The digital skills every UK employee needs in 2026 and how employers and training providers can assess and develop them effectively.
7 min read
Digital Skills
Digital Skills Assessment: A Complete Guide for UK Providers
Learn how digital skills assessment helps training providers identify learner starting points, close skills gaps, and meet funding requirements across the UK.
7 min read
Digital Skills
Essential Digital Skills Level 1: What You Need to Know
A complete guide to Essential Digital Skills Level 1, covering the five domains, how it differs from Entry Level, who needs it, and how providers assess readiness.
6 min read
Digital Skills
AI Readiness Assessment Guide for UK Organisations
Discover how to measure AI readiness across your UK organisation. Learn why 97% of businesses have AI skills gaps and what to do about it.
14 min read
Digital Skills
Essential Digital Skills Guide 2026: Framework, Levels & Assessment
Complete guide to essential digital skills for UK providers: the EDS framework, national standards, Entry to Level 1 qualifications and assessment. 2026.
14 min read
Digital Skills
Digital Skills Before AI: Why Foundations Come First
AI skills training needs digital skills first. With 11.3 million UK adults lacking essential digital skills, assess foundations before AI upskilling.
5 min read
Digital Skills
The Digital Skills Gap: What UK Employers Need to Know
Explore the growing digital skills gap in the UK workforce and learn practical strategies for identifying and addressing competency gaps across your organisation.
4 min read