300 women into tech jobs by March 2027
“Through the TechFirst Women’s Programme, 300 women across the UK will receive mentoring, skills development and matching with live vacancies, with the aim of securing paid roles lasting at least six months by March 2027.”
- Promised
Where it stands
The TechFirst Women's Programme offers mentoring, skills development and matching with live vacancies. The Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan, published the same day, says at least 300 women will be supported into paid roles in frontier technologies such as AI, cyber security and quantum. Neither gives a cost. The card moves when the government reports how many women on the programme are in paid roles.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The government aims for 300 women on the TechFirst Women's Programme to secure paid roles of at least six months by March 2027, Promised
- Mar 2027300 women in paid tech roles due by March 2027, Deadline
About the cost
No cost has been published.
More detail
Sources (2)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade press release, 21 Oct 2026: 10,000 young people to get foot in the door of Britain's tech sector as work placements rolled out across the country
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 21 Oct 2026: Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan
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