Starting a Career in IT

As technology advances rapidly, the Government is investing heavily to make the UK a tech superpower. We are seeing a growing interest in students investigating starting a career in IT and whether university is the path they want to take.   

However, for some students, the rising costs and the lack of guaranteed employment after graduation make them think twice about starting a career in IT. According to data from the Commons Library, by the time the average student graduates, their living costs and tuition fees result in debts of £45,800. 

2022 predicted  unexpectedly low A-level results due to the global pandemic, and many students had  their dreams of going to university crushed. In addition, a shocking 28,000 A-level students found themselves without an offer from a university due to increased competition. 

For those interested in starting a career in IT , the world of IT provides many different career options and you don’t need a university degree to get there. 

Learning IT Online Without University

Some students are returning from university with increasing concern of being over £40,000 in debt while also struggling to pick up an entry-level role that pays a respectable £25,000.  

As more young people begin to plan their future and starting a career in IT, we are beginning to see a stronger focus on tech-related  courses that provide the exact skills employers are looking for.  

The well-documented digital skills gap costing the UK economy £63 billion yearly in potential GDP also provides students with new opportunities, and a quick look across the job landscape reveals a 0% unemployment rate in many areas of tech. In short, there has never been a better time to pursue a career in IT. 

In an increasingly competitive market combined with the global tech skills shortage,  professional certifications from internationally recognised vendors such as CompTIA, Cisco, AWS, and Azure empower students to secure the tech job of their dreams while avoiding thousands in student debt 

This is where Learning People can help.  Our professionally mapped pathways open up IT career options in specialist areas such as project management, network engineering, cloud computing, and data science; making students instantly employable anywhere in the world. 

Unlike university, when studying IT online with Learning People, every student can access live expert mentoring, practice labs, test preparation, and full career placement support from our Career Services team.  

So if you are looking at starting a career in IT, Learning People provide a faster, cheaper, and more effective job-ready solution than going to university.