Entries for what is supposedly the UK’s most established digital and technology awards are officially open. Big Chip has a number of new categories to showcase the best industry talent across the North of England. Now celebrating its 20th year, the not-for-profit awards – run by independent trade association Manchester Digital – seek to recognise the outstanding range of work undertaken across the region’s digital and...

Digital businesses in the north are taking on more apprentices than ever in an effort to narrow the widening skills gap, according to Manchester Digital’s annual digital skills audit. Of the 250 digital and technology businesses audited, over half had taken on an apprentice in the last year, with the majority (80%) meeting employer expectations. When asked about the impending apprenticeship levy, four in five digital employers said the...

  The biggest Digital Skills Festival in the North of England returns to Manchester next month to showcase the best and brightest talent the industry has to offer. Organised by independent digital trade association, Manchester Digital, the four-day event runs from February 14 to February 17 at various locations throughout the city.

  Entries have officially opened for the UK’s longest running digital and technology awards, The Big Chip Awards, and a number of new categories have also been unveiled.