CENTURY wins DfE and Nesta grant to upskill adult workers
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We are honoured to be named as one of the 11 winners of the CareerTech Challenge Fund, a £5.75 million Nesta and Department for Education scheme to encourage bold solutions to improve people’s working lives and unlock employment opportunities for the future.
As a grant winner, CENTURY will be funded to develop bespoke AI-powered learning tools to ensure adult learners possess the knowledge and skills required to thrive in a rapidly-changing world of work.
The funding will allow us to pivot our existing award-winning product, which focuses on school-age learners, to provide a personalised learning journey for adults. This will focus on increasing learner motivation through the use of AI-powered personalised learning.
See full details on the Nesta website.
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