UK training provider QA has partnered with a California-based tech company to help deliver on the UK government’s commitment to train 100,000 developers in AI by 2030.
QA will now deliver NVIDIA’s AI training, alongside its own authored courses, to upskill developers and support the expansion of AI capabilities nationwide.
It comes after the UK government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NVIDIA in June, agreeing to collaborate on an AI workforce development plan for Britain.
Their aim is to create an AI talent pipeline across all parts of the UK, including underrepresented communities, and covering all stages of education from pre-university, university and doctoral students, to public servants, apprentices and mid-career professionals.
In doing so, the UK hopes to become a global leader in AI, the MoU suggests.
QA will provide the NVIDIA training through NVIDIA’s ‘Deep Learning Institute’ (DLI), while its own training portfolio is integrated with certification from the US company.
This is a significant moment for QA and for the UK’s digital future
Jo Bishenden, QA
The provider said this dual approach would ensure a “robust pipeline of skill-ready talent”.
“We’re excited to work with NVIDIA through their DLI programme to bring world-class AI training to learners, developers and organisations across the country…and make our national ambitions a reality,” said Jo Bishenden, QA’s chief learning officer.
“This is a significant moment for QA and for the UK’s digital future.”
Elsewhere, attracting international AI talent is another priority for the UK – as highlighted in the government’s AI Opportunities Action plan published in January this year.
It recommended that the government establish an “internal headhunting capability” to bring a small number of elite individuals to the UK, and explore how the existing immigration system can be used to attract graduates from universities producing some of the world’s top AI talent.
UK ministers have said that implementation of the plan is “well underway”.
