7 Ways to Kickstart a Career in FinTech

40,000 people work in FinTech in Wales, the sector is worth a whopping £8.5 billion to the Welsh economy.

This sector will require more and more skills to meet its continued growth trajectory and fulfil the opportunity.

What is FinTech? FinTech leverages technology to transform financial services; how we transfer, borrow, protect, and manage money.

As a result, the in-demand skills are predominantly digital and technical. Check out the FinTech Wales monthly jobs bulletin, there are well over 100 jobs needing to be filled right now.

Skills Shortages in the region largely include:

● Software developers

● Cloud proficiency

● Data analysts

● Blockchain expertise

● AI & ML

● Digital marketing

Here's how your young adults can build in-demand skills and kickstart a career for FinTech and other digital enabled sectors, this summer:

1️⃣ Technocamps workshops are tailored for 16-19 year olds 😎

Summer bootcamps are a great way to explore Machine Learning.

👉 Get more info at https://buff.ly/3Y8RhQW and check out their other funded programmes too.

2️⃣ Cloud skills enables scalability, security, and data management. Its having a surge in demand right now!

This bootcamp at Cardiff and Vale College prepares learners for a career in cloud and introduces them to potential local employers with these skills shortages.

There's one starting in Sept 👉 http://bit.ly/4enNZia

3️⃣ Check out freeCodeCamp for some of the best online tutorials to learn coding for free 👉 https://buff.ly/3LqEFwG

The demand for skilled software developers is high in Wales; this is a way to build curiosity at home and at own pace.

4️⃣ Blockchain ensures secure and transparent transactions and is especially designed to support hundreds of secure transactions per second. In one evening you can explore the very basics of blockchain, for free, with LinkedIn Learning.

Go to https://buff.ly/4cPTJQU to get the knowledge employers want and that school doesn't teach.

5️⃣ Here's a useful first step to explore digital marketing in just 6 hours, at home and at own pace with Udemy.

Explore digital marketing basics, practical personal branding, landing pages and email marketing, various tools practically with live demos.

👉 https://buff.ly/4bLENSs

6️⃣ A Digital Apprenticeship is a rarity in Wales, and wed really like to change that!

ITeC Digital Training is leading the way, and with no experience required and full training given, its a great route to gaining debt-free in-demand upskilling and experience.

👉https://buff.ly/4cP3RJt

7️⃣ Don’t just learn about AI, learn HOW to actually use it 🚀 with Google

Supercharge your work with AI tools today. Discover all the ways you can prompt and use generative AI to assist, empower, and inspire you, today.

👉 https://buff.ly/4bHJj4k

By amplifying opportunities like this more young people can get curious about in-demand roles and kickstart higher-valued careers.

The demand for tech skills in this industry is significant with 1,900 FS companies adding £8.5 billion to our economy- if they get the skills!

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We help young adults, and their parents and teachers, make informed decisions about the soft skills and digital skills needed for #NextGenCareers

You've got this 😎✌️

Gem Hallett, miFuture Founder

miFuture.co.uk | @miFutureHQ