Raise awareness of careers in FinTech
It’s essential to make people of all ages aware of what career prospects the Welsh FinTech ecosystem can offer. We must engage today to pave a way for the future generation of talent.
Skills
As the FinTech industry rapidly evolves, the need for further skills and talent is essential for the Welsh FinTech ecosystem to thrive.
Attract & Retain
FinTech Wales’ esteemed skills strategy covers two key objectives to ensure Welsh FinTechs can attract and retain the skills and talent required both now and for the future:
Connect FinTech Wales’ members with work-ready talent
In an intensely competitive market, it is crucial to link industry with academia to ensure a continuous supply of talented individuals who will support and enhance our ecosystem.
Featured Initiatives
We have implemented several skills initiatives to ensure the successful execution of our strategy. Our range of activities, courses and opportunities are specifically designed to inspire individuals to consider a career in FinTech. Additionally, we offer diverse solutions to FinTechs in Wales, enabling organisations to recruit fresh talent, enhance the skills of current employees, and engage with local communities to cultivate the next generation of accomplished professionals.
Academies
We work closely with organisations, universities, colleges and training providers to deliver a number of academies designed to develop the skills required by FinTechs in Wales. The academies take under-employed, unemployed and career changers through a 12 week programme, which then concludes with a recruitment day where FinTech Wales members get priority access to meet and recruit this new, work-ready talent.
Sustainable FinTech Leadership Programme
FinTech Wales works in collaboration with the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF) to offer a one of a kind ‘Sustainable FinTech Leadership Programme’. The 7 week course is suitable for professionals in the FinTech, Finance and broader Technology sector wishing to implement credible and transparent sustainability strategies within their organisations.
Code First Girls Micro Degrees
To support and encourage more women into tech, FinTech Wales and Chwarae Teg partnered with Code First Girls to offer the Code First Girls Programme to FinTech organisations looking to recruit female talent. The collaboration between academia and industry saw 10 women go through a 14 week, fully-funded, academy to achieve micro-degrees in Software, Data or Full-stack.
See what our members have to say about our skills initiatives…
“I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of the talent that was created from the Data Academy. Finalrentals has successfully hired three people as Data & Implementation Executives and they have made an excellent contribution to our company.
Ammar Akhtar,
Founder & CEO, Finalrentals
“FinTech Wales’ skills strategy is highly regarded within the ecosystem. Having delivered a number of programmes, we are certainly making progress in raising awareness about the flourishing career opportunities FinTechs in Wales can provide, and we’re also creating pathways for essential talent that will make a significant difference to FinTech Wales’ members recruitment and training plans.”
David Rozier
Partner at Deloitte and FinTech Wales Advisory Panel Member
“We’re so pleased to have partnered with FinTech Wales to design and deliver the first employer-led Advanced Data Academy in Wales. Initiatives like this are an example of what can be achieved by working in collaboration with amazing partners to drive forward a shared vision.”
Jessica Leigh Jones MBE
CEO, iungo Solutions
“By working in partnership with FinTech Wales and fintech industry partners across the city, the Cardiff Commitment can promote our growth sectors and create opportunities for schools, children and young people to develop the knowledge, skills and awareness our young people need to support the Welsh fintech economy.
Victoria Highgate
Business Engagement Advisor, Cardiff Commitment
Student mentoring, placements and internships
FinTech Wales works with universities all over the country to introduce students to FinTech organisations who can offer various opportunities to students considering a career in FinTech. Whether it’s offering a mentoring programme, placements or internships, the benefits between the organisation and students are endless and we’re keen to encourage everyone to get involved.
CFIT FinTech Placement Programme in Partnership with FinTech Wales
The Centre of Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) is working in partnership with FinTech Wales and leading universities in Wales, offering 3 essential models to support and make use of the talent available for fintech businesses.
Apprenticeships & Degree Apprenticeships
We work with various universities and training providers to ensure organisations are aware of and understand the huge benefits Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships can bring to attract and retain talent.
School Engagement
We also encourage employers to engage with schools in your local communities to nurture the future generation of talent and demonstrate the huge success our ecosystem has achieved.
Take a look to see what Cardiff Commitment can do with your help to inspire children and young people towards a better future.
