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Barnsley Tech Town's £800,000 AI skills fund opens for applications

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  • Country’s most ambitious training providers, businesses, colleges and charities challenged to bring their boldest ideas to help Barnsley residents and workers benefit from AI
  • Starting in Barnsley’s Tech Town, the AI Upskilling Challenge will target support where it is needed most – from manufacturers boosting productivity to small businesses looking to grow
  • The best solutions could become a blueprint for equipping a generation with the skills of the future across Britain

    • The search is on for the country’s boldest and most creative organisations to help people and businesses in Barnsley gain the skills they need to make the most of AI.

    The AI Upskilling Challenge Fund – a key part of the government’s landmark Barnsley Tech Town initiative – is open for applications tomorrow, with a share of £800,000 available for organisations that can deliver innovative AI training to local workers, businesses and residents.

    With a focus on those who might otherwise miss out as technology transforms the workplace, these indicatives could help manufacturers make greater use of AI on the factory floor, support small businesses to grow, help older residents build digital confidence, and equip young people looking to enter the job market with the skills they need for jobs of the future.

    The government is calling on organisations ranging from training providers and charities to colleges and technology companies from across the UK to bring forward ideas, with successful projects to be delivered in Barnsley.

    The strongest ideas could then help inform how similar programmes are delivered across the UK, supporting the government’s ambition to equip 10 million workers with AI skills by 2030. This forms part of government efforts to help local people to develop practical AI skills and businesses to harness new technology, boost productivity and stay competitive.

    Minister for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan, said:

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