The free course that gives you the digital skills you need
START WITH CLICK START.
Are you 18-30? Near the South West of England?
Click Start by Bath Spa in Creative Digital Skills is a programme designed to help you pursue a new career. You’ll develop next level skills in digital marketing, UI/UX design and web development to build a portfolio that’ll showcase your new abilities.
Think about digital
Digital jobs pay
£8k more a year1.
870,000 digital job
vacancies in the UK2.
82% of jobs now
need digital skills3.
Open doors with click start.
Want better pay and new opportunities? Whatever you want to do, digital skills help you do it better. Most jobs now need digital skills. And you can learn them. Take the course in your free time and get the start you want with Click Start.
Free 8 week course
Digital & Employment skills that industry needs
No previous knowledge needed
“I come from a council estate. I didn’t go to university. Getting a start in digital made a massive difference to my life. If I did it, so can you. Join Click Start today. What have you got to lose?”
FAQ’s
All you need is an open mind. You don’t need experience. You don’t need to have been to university. All you need is curiosity and be ready to learn new things. Maybe you want a new direction? Maybe you want to upskill? Maybe you want a raise or promotion in your current role? Click Start gives you the head start you need.
With Click Start by Bath Spa University in Creative Digital Skills, you’ll develop skills in digital marketing, UI/UX design and web development. You’ll also work in groups on live projects. This will strengthen your problem-solving skills, creativity, adaptability and resilience, which are all valuable skills in the workplace. You will also build a portfolio of work to show employers.
Click Start is designed to support under-represented groups. The aim is to give you the digital skills you need to open-up new opportunities and get better pay. Or simply do what you want to do in life.
For a FREE place, check if ALL of the following criteria apply to you:
- You are aged 18-30.
- You live near the West of England including Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
- You have the right to work in the UK.
The course is delivered in partnership with Catch 22.
The next courses start on:
The next courses start on:
30 July for eight weeks, Tuesday – Thursday from 10am – 1:30pm. All teaching will be online.
You must attend every session. You can view the most up-to-date available dates here.
You’ll also be supported throughout the course and for six months after by a personal employability coach from Catch 22.
If you meet the eligibility criteria, then it’s completely free. And no, there’s no catch. This programme has been developed in partnership with the Institute of Coding (IoC) and has been funded by Nominet to help reduce the UK’s digital skills gap.
If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria, then you can take a look at our other courses here.
At the end of the course you’ll receive a certificate of completion.
You’ll also be given a one year membership to the British Computer Society, free of charge. The membership includes access to an industry mentor who will advise you on progressing into a career in tech and the creative industries.
This course is part of the nationwide Click Start training programme developed by the Institute of Coding – a national consortium of industry, educators and outreach providers and funded by Nominet – the public benefit company that operates and protects UK Internet infrastructure and uses its funds to support projects that promote digital inclusion.
The programme, which launched in 2023, helps to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap by offering skills and training to more than 26,500 learners across the country who may not have previously had opportunities.