Closing the Digital Skills gap with Mercator Digital
Category: Recruitment
Publish date: 01/05/2024
Mercator Digital is an award-winning digital consultancy. We design, build and deliver digital services for organisations across the globe. With offices in the UK, US, France and Singapore, our team comprises over 400 people. For nearly two decades, we’ve been working together with clients from both the private and public sectors, and our collaborative approach enables us to understand our clients’ unique goals and challenges, and deliver tailored solutions. Our work really makes a difference to our clients and has a huge impact on society – making digital services more innovative, effective and accessible.
Revolutionising digital training
We’re thrilled to have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Services (CSS) Digital & Legacy Application Services (DALAS) Framework – to provide capability and pipeline services through a comprehensive academy programme. This is a significant move aimed at revolutionising digital training and skills development within UK government – and represents a crucial step towards bridging the digital skills gap, as well as shifting away from legacy technologies. But perhaps more importantly, it signifies a commitment to building a workforce capable of driving the public sector into the digital age.
The Mercator Academy
At Mercator Digital, we offer an intensive bootcamp-style digital upskilling course, designed to update candidates on the latest programming languages and enhance their commercial viability to our clients. Our aim is to prepare participants for a seamless transition into roles where they can provide tech support and engage in software development in real-world settings. This comprehensive course blends predominantly remote learning with some classroom-based study at our London office.
Empowering trainees for tech careers
Our software development bootcamp is designed to equip trainees with the skills needed to enter the tech sector at an entry-level position, empowering them to contribute effectively in the tech space right from the start. While a basic knowledge of IT is required, familiarity with programming languages like Java is advantageous. However, the most crucial requirement for this programme is a strong desire to learn and deliver the highest standards set by Mercator Digital.
Starting your journey
If you're contemplating a transition to the rapidly growing digital tech landscape but are unsure how to take your first steps, consider applying to the Mercator Digital Academy. If selected, you'll have the opportunity to join a cohort of like-minded individuals - transitioning from the military through the academy process together. This creates a friendly and encouraging community that will support you throughout the course and into your work placement with us.
- Company benefits:
- An above rate salary
- Company pension
- Group life cover
- 25 days holiday per year, plus your birthday off!
- 2 days paid leave for voluntary work
- Annual training budget
- Enhanced maternity/paternity package
- Employee Assistance Programme
- We also offer an electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme
We will be recruiting for our next Cohort in Q2, 2024 – so don’t miss out!
Head over to CTP RightJob to view all of our live and upcoming vacancies, by searching for ‘Mercator Digital’ under company name.
*Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to pass BPSS vetting.