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Today, on our ASPIRE Professional Development Day, we welcomed three distinguished guest speakers: Elizabeth Smith, Nigel Gooding, and Jaana Pinnick, as well as hearing from our CEO and Founder Bev McGowan, who shared their invaluable insights with our apprentices. Bev McGowan: Paving the Way for Aspiring Professionals Bev McGowan, our CEO and Founder, kicked off […]

Here at The Specialists Hub, we are excited to unveil our brand-new PrivacyPRO® Talks series, a dynamic platform designed to dive deep into the world of data protection and information governance. Our mission is to foster an informed and empowered community that thrives on sharing knowledge, insights, and innovative solutions. Our first PrivacyPRO® Talk was

Meet Scott, a Data Protection and Information Governance Skills Coach here at The Specialists Hub, who found his way into the industry by chance. After being made redundant, he landed an administrative job supporting the IG team at Essex County Council. What captivated him and kept him in the profession was its sheer fascination. The

This year for National Numeracy Day Rosie, our Senior Functional Skills Maths Tutor created a codebreaker for our apprentices to have a go at. In order to crack the code, participants had to calculate the answers, link them to the codebreaker table, and find out why the two fours decided not to have lunch. Everybody

Congratulations to Ollie, one of our Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist apprentices who has just completed his apprenticeship. In this article, Ollie reflects on his time as an apprentice and tells us his plans for the future.   What have been the main highlights of the apprenticeship for you? Passing the last of the BCS exams,

“We seem to have this idea that if we don’t tick all the boxes, we won’t be any good at it – that’s not true. If you try, you might not only find that you’re good at it, but you smash it. Try everything once, and don’t be afraid.” As part of our celebration of

Last week we received the fantastic news that Jack Murphy, who has completed his level 3 Cyber Security Technician apprenticeship with us has achieved a distinction. This came as no surprise. Jack has always stood out as dedicated, passionate, and motivated – even being nominated and achieving special recognition at the ITA IT and Digital

Many of us are aware that the tech industry is a predominately male dominated field, with the UK cyber workforce currently being made up of only 8%[1] women – a figure which has grown over time but is still undoubtedly low. We spoke to two women in the tech industry: Rebecca Leigh, Developer in DevOps

Meet Len, Head of Digital Training at The Specialists Hub. Len’s multitude of years in the industry, alongside a genuine passion and a good sense of humour creates the components of our great trainer. Fun Facts about Len: · When he’s not in the office he will always be wearing shorts. · He loves his