TeckAcademy

Tackling the UK’s Digital Skills Gap.

The Challenge

The UK faces a severe shortage of digital skills. Over 80% of organisations report gaps in their workforce (BCS, 2024). The digital skills gap is estimated to cost the economy £63 billion each year in lost GDP (Learning & Work Institute). In the public sector, nearly half of digital leaders say that a lack of skilled people is slowing transformation. This is not only a hiring issue. It delays delivery, stalls innovation, increases supplier dependency, and erodes public trust. At Tecknuovo, we treat it as a capability dependency problem that can be solved in delivery, not in theory.

The Opportunity

TeckAcademy builds practical capability that customers keep. We train, embed, and mentor real people on real projects that matter to your organisation and to the UK. We lower barriers to entry and create pathways so apprentices and early-career talent can learn, apply, and grow.

Learners complete certified, industry-aligned courses across DevOps, Agile Delivery, Business Analysis, Software Engineering, and Automation Testing. They apply skills immediately inside customer teams and receive ongoing mentorship with structured feedback from Tecknuovo experts.

We extend the same model to civil servants and junior colleagues with partners such as HMRC and the Department for Education. The result is resilience, self-ownership, and progress towards Zero Dependency.

Why It Matters

Every TeckAcademy graduate strengthens the UK’s digital backbone. They gain the skills, mindset, and confidence to deliver outcomes independently.

This is how we reduce dependency and build a self-sufficient digital nation, one project, one apprentice, one delivery team at a time.

Measurable Capability Growth

Each pathway includes milestones, SFIA-aligned assessments, and technical certifications. Customers gain measurable return on investment and a stronger internal bench.

Learn. Embed. Deliver

Recruitment and onboarding

We select for curiosity, problem solving, and growth mindset. Diversity of thought is essential.

Technical Training

Delivery through leading partners such as QA, aligned to SFIA and DDaT frameworks. Trainees gain recognised certifications that hold value now and later.

Embedding and Delivery

Trainees work within live teams, solving real problems with support from Tecknuovo associates and delivery managers.

Mentorship and Feedback

Continuous two-way assessment against technical and behavioural competencies. Progress is measurable. Delivery is assured.

Customer and Social Value

You see outcomes in production while meeting social value commitments, including Get Britain Working and Tackling Economic Inequality.

Build. Practice. Deliver.

Pathways and Credibility

Different technical routes created and embedded to achieve the desired capability

DevOps Engineering

In partnership with QA, six apprentices progress through a Level 4 DevOps programme.

Delivery and Business Analysis

Entry-level colleagues follow defined routes into Delivery Management or Business Analysis.

Wider DDaT capabilities

Bespoke pathways for Software Engineering and Automation Testing with customers such as HMRC and the Department for Education.

How We Deliver

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