Future-proof your business with the next generation of AI, cyber and digital talent
Build the workforce that will power your next stage of growth.
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See validated candidates today and start a conversation about your role. We're not recruiters and there are no fees, ever.
Browse the talentI'm exploring what's possible
See what junior AI, cyber and digital talent could actually do in your industry, and the support and funding that comes with hiring.
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Get validated on what you can do, not your CV, and connect with Sussex employers hiring junior AI, cyber and digital talent.
Apply to join the talent networkOur ethos
Sussex doesn't have a training shortage. It has capable, work-ready people who can't get a first professional role, and brilliant SMEs who want junior talent but can't carry the cost and risk alone.
Tech adoption isn't constrained by software; it's constrained by people. Tech Talent Champions close that gap. We believe employers who take on junior talent aren't doing charity: they're modernising their business, building AI and cyber capability, and shaping the workforce this region runs on. That deserves real support and real recognition. So we validate people on what they can actually do, not their CV. We start from real vacancies, never speculative training. And we wrap support and funding around every hire until it sticks.
Why employers join
See them work first
Candidates are validated in real, role-based challenges before you meet them. No CV sifting, no guesswork: a curated shortlist of people who can already do the work.
A plan, not just a placement
Every Tech Talent Champion gets a bespoke one-to-one with our development team: a personalised Tech Talent Development Plan for your organisation, building a talent roadmap with a teaching and learning specialist during your placement.
Visible leadership
A Tech Talent Champions badge for your site and LinkedIn, your story professionally told and promoted, and a platform at regional events. Good for the pipeline, good for the brand.
The Tech Talent Champions Charter
Signing the charter is what makes you a Tech Talent Champion. It commits you to:
- Consider validated junior talent for real roles in your business
- Give juniors structured support and a named supervisor
- Champion junior hiring to your network
Your badge is year-stamped and links to your entry on the public Tech Talent Champions Register, so anyone can verify it, and every Champion gets a public profile page.
The window is real: the programme runs to March 2027 and the current package of hiring incentives is the most generous in a decade. Founding Tech Talent Champions get the pick of the first cohorts.
How you earn it: sign the Charter and post a real opportunity, and we showcase your business as a signatory. The day you hire, you become a Tech Talent Champion: year-stamped badge, register entry, your story told.
Become a Tech Talent ChampionFounding Tech Talent Champions
The first businesses to sign the Charter anchor the movement and get the most from it: first pick of candidates, launch visibility, and their story told first.
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