Ufi Videos

Learn more about Ufi, the projects and ventures we support, and gain a wealth of VocTech insight from our event and webinar recordings.

Video case studies, conversations with founders, Week of VocTech sessions and more.

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We Are Ufi VocTech Trust

We have supported more than 200 organisations with £21,000,000 in grants and ventures across multiple sectors; health care, social care, and retail to agriculture, manufacturing and construction.

And the community is growing - innovators, educators, developers, designers, employers, investors and policy makers:

Let's harness digital technologies to create a world where vocational skills are celebrated as the engine for a thriving UK economy.

To build a better future.

Game Academy: A Ufi grant funded project helping gamers to supercharge their careers

Game Academy is an online careers programme and community built to help gamers identify and develop their skills and get jobs they love. The project was supported by a grant fund from the Ufi VocTech Trust. You can find out more about the project at: https://ufi.co.uk/voctech-directory/talent-tracker/

iDEA and Ufi VocTech Trust

Find out about iDEA and how their digital badges are helping people develop and demonstrate their digital, enterprise and employability skills for free. Their digital badges are showing how easy it can be to accredit skills that are meaningful to employers and easy to develop for individuals. Ufi VocTech Trust have been supporting iDEA since 2017. You can find out more about our Strategic Partnership at https://ufi.co.uk/strategic-partnerships/idea/

Bolton College and Ufi VocTech Trust. Catalysing change with vocational technology.

Explore how Bolton College is improving the learning experience and outcomes for students through the innovative use of vocational technology. In this video we hear about ADA, Bolton's AI-powered campus digital assistant; and FirstPass, their platform to support the formative assessment of open-ended questions. Both projects were supported by grant funding and enrichment support from the Ufi VocTech Trust.

Delivering skills for work with digital technology: The First Step Trust

The First Step Trust uses technology to help people get the skills they need for work. Supported by grant funding from Ufi VocTech Trust their innovative person-centred approach is removing barriers to learning and providing real opportunities.

Supporting paid employment - AutonoMe case study

This video is a case study highlighting how AutonoMe, working alongside employer Strawberry Line has helped a learner gain and maintain paid employment.

VocTech Activate grant fund case studies

A collection of VocTech Activate case studies who have all used grant funding from Ufi VocTech Trust to develop and test early-stage ideas of using technology in innovative ways to improve vocational education.

VocTech Activate was previously known as VocTech Seed.

Ufi Ventures

Meet some of Ufi Ventures' portfolio companies in these conversations between our Ventures team and company founders.

Then watch back our Week of VocTech session on Financing the VocTech solutions of the future.

'How To' Webinars

Our webinar series supporting trainers and teachers to negotiate the world of online delivery.

Topics include how to use visuals, moving to mobile, using games and gamification, creating accessible digital learning and lots more.

For full details on each webinar see 'How To' webinars.

The VocTech Podcast

Our VocTech Podcast series brings together diverse voices from the world of vocational and adult education to explore a range of subjects aligned to the opportunities and impacts of vocational technology.

Topics range from immersive tools for frontline workers and impact investing in education, to removing barriers to skills development and learning in the criminal justice system.

For more info and details of each episode see The VocTech Podcast.