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IT training offered to young people ‘to get their lives back on track’

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IT and cyber security training is being given to young offenders in Birmingham to boost their technical and employment skills.
The course focuses on softer employability skills as well as the technical cyber and IT skills, organisers say. Picture (posed by models): Goodluz/Adobe Stock
The course focuses on softer employability skills as well as the technical cyber and IT skills, organisers say. Picture (posed by models): Goodluz/Adobe Stock

The Home Office funded initiative is being delivered by the West Midlands Regional Cyber Crime Unit, charity Cyber Hub Trust and IT firm The BIT Group for 16- to 19-year-olds.

The organisations involved say the move will help young offenders “get their lives back on track” and “help guide them onto positive pathways and into rewarding careers”.

It also includes a personal development aspect, with advice from athletes, including former England and Leeds United striker Brian Deane.

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