Detholiad o gyrsiau ar-lein rhad ac am ddim wedi'u curadu gan Chwarae Teg i gefnogi menywod sydd am symud i'r diwydiant technoleg.
Thinking of switching to a career in technology?
Welcome to the New Futures programme, supporting women to switch careers into tech by motivating, inspiring and providing full career support alongside technical training.
Chwarae Teg are working with FinTech Wales and in partnership with The Open University to address the under-representation of women specifically in tech and digital roles across the FinTech sector.
Fully funded (yes, free!) technical courses delivered with the expert wrap around career development programme from Chwarae Teg for women wanting to move into the tech industry. The New Futures programme is funded by the Learning and Work Institute and the Covid-19 Support Fund.
You will receive career development support including career coaching and online workshops, funded technical training and opportunities to network and meet potential employers.
If you’ve not already accessed the support from Chwarae Teg to compliment the courses below, please register here.
Free online courses
The courses available to you below have been carefully selected to address the skills needed by employers in the tech industry. Please chose the relevant courses to your interests and discuss your thoughts on your career pathway with your Career Development Partner at Chwarae Teg.
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Meddwl am newid i yrfa mewn technoleg?
Croeso i’r rhaglen Dyfodol Newydd sy’n cynorthwyo menywod i droi at yrfaoedd yn y diwydiant technoleg trwy gymell, ysbrydoli a darparu cymorth gyrfa llawn ochr yn ochr â hyfforddiant technegol.
Mae Chwarae Teg yn gweithio gyda FinTech Wales ac mewn partneriaeth â’r Brifysgol Agored er mwyn mynd i’r afael â’r ffaith na chaiff digon o fenywod eu cyflogi mewn rolau technegol a digidol ar draws y sector Technoleg Ariannol.
Cyrsiau technegol wedi’u hariannu’n llwyr (ie, cyrsiau rhad ac am ddim!) a gyflwynir gyda rhaglen datblygu gyrfa arbenigol Chwarae Teg ar gyfer menywod sy’n dymuno symud i’r diwydiant technoleg. Caiff y rhaglen Dyfodol Newydd ei hariannu gan y Sefydliad Dysgu a Gwaith a’r Gronfa Cymorth Covid-19.
Byddwch yn cael cymorth datblygu gyrfa, yn cynnwys hyfforddiant gyrfa a gweithdai ar-lein, hyfforddiant technegol wedi’i ariannu a chyfleoedd i rwydweithio a chyfarfod â darpar gyflogwyr.
Os nad ydych wedi defnyddio cymorth gan Chwarae Teg eto i ategu’r cyrsiau isod, cofrestrwch yma.
Adnoddau dysgu am ddim
Mae’r cyrsiau sydd ar gael isod wedi cael eu dewis yn ofalus i fynd i’r afael â’r sgiliau y mae cyflogwyr eu hangen yn y diwydiant technoleg. Dewiswch y cyrsiau sydd o ddiddordeb ichi a thrafodwch eich syniadau ynglŷn â llwybr eich gyrfa gyda’ch Partner Datblygu Gyrfa yn Chwarae Teg.
Byddwch chi'n cael y gorau o OpenLearn os byddwch chi'n creu cyfrif (mae hwn yn rhad ac am ddim). Bydd creu cyfrif yn rhoi mynediad llawn i chi i ystod o nodweddion nad ydynt ar gael i westeion, megis cofrestru ar gyrsiau am ddim. O'ch proffil MyOpenLearn, byddwch yn gallu olrhain eich cynnydd a lawrlwytho cofnod gweithgaredd.
Sylwer: dim ond nifer cyfyngedig o adnoddau OpenLearn cyfrwng Cymraeg sydd ar gael ar hyn o bryd.
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Computing and IT | Cyfrifiadura a TG
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Introducing ICT systems
Learn more to access more details of Introducing ICT systemsInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)
Learn more to access more details of Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)This free course, Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST), will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. You will learn how to recognise the threats that could harm you online and the steps you can take to reduce the chances that they will happen to you.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Exploring communications technology
Learn more to access more details of Exploring communications technologyThis free course, Exploring communications technology, looks at some of the principles underpinning communications technology. It looks at the properties of signals and media (such as optical fibre and radio waves), error control, data compression, and the principles of 4G mobile communications, wi-fi and DSL broadband.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Introduction to computational thinking
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to computational thinkingYou will learn about algorithms and abstraction in this free course, Introduction to computational thinking, and encounter some applications of computational thinking in various disciplines, ranging from biology and physics to economics and sport science.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Learning from major cyber security incidents
Learn more to access more details of Learning from major cyber security incidentsAs a society, we are now almost always connected to the internet and rely on it for many different day-to-day activities. However, this dependency on the internet can make us vulnerable to attacks.
Level: 2 Intermediate
Engineering and design | Peirianneg a dylunio
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Simple coding
Learn more to access more details of Simple codingHave you ever wanted to try out simple coding? Want to understand the basics of what it entails? This course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Design thinking
Learn more to access more details of Design thinkingAre you ever frustrated with something that you thought you could design better? This free course, Design thinking, will show you how to structure your natural creativity to come up with solutions to all kinds of problems, and have fun in the process too!
Level: 1 Introductory
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An introduction to web applications architecture
Learn more to access more details of An introduction to web applications architectureThis free course, An introduction to web applications architecture, provides an overview of the design and implementation of computer software that runs on web servers, instead of those running solely on desktop computers, laptops or mobile devices.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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An introduction to interaction design
Learn more to access more details of An introduction to interaction designFrom apps, phones and business systems to wearables, the Web and the Internet of Things, interactive products have become part of everyday life. But how can interactions be designed to best meet their purpose and offer good user experience? This free course, An introduction to interaction design, explores this topic. You will learn: what ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
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An introduction to software development
Learn more to access more details of An introduction to software developmentSoftware development is the practice of organising the design and construction of software, the beating heart of much technology fundamental to our personal and professional life. This free introductory course, An introduction to software development, discusses the engineering nature of software development, its challenges and some ...
Level: 3 Advanced
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Software and the law
Learn more to access more details of Software and the lawIn this free course, Software and the law, you'll look at the laws relevant to software and its use, taking a global perspective. A major part of this course is devoted to intellectual-property law, the issue of who owns software and digital content and how that ownership can be protected using instruments like copyright and patents. We also...
Level: 3 Advanced
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Innovation through representation
Learn more to access more details of Innovation through representationInnovations are realised through design, and some of the most useful tools in the designer's toolbox are the representations that are used to move from a vague idea, to a concept, and then to a realised product, service or system. This free course, Innovation through representation, explores what innovation is and how representations are used to...
Level: 3 Advanced
Handling data | Trin data
Modern society is often referred to as 'the information society' - but how can we make sense of all the information we are bombarded with? In this free course, Visualisation: visual representations of data and information, you will learn how to interpret, and in some cases create, visual representations of data and information that help us to ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
This free course, Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables, is concerned with two main topics. In Section 1, you will learn about another kind of graphical display, the boxplot. A boxplot is a fairly simple graphic, which displays certain summary statistics of a set of data. Boxplots are particularly useful for assessing quickly the location, ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
This free course explores how to use data to inform a change you would like to make within your business or organisational context. It looks at the type of evidence you can gather to inform your proposed change, and how to evaluate data
with a view to using it as part of this transformation. Specifically, you will learn about internal and ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
Visualisation: visual representations of data and information
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Using data to aid organisational change
Working digital | Gweithio'n ddigidol
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Introducing technology and innovation management
Learn more to access more details of Introducing technology and innovation managementThis free course will introduce you to technology and innovation management and is relevant to managers and students of technological innovation. You will learn about innovation types and processes, how innovation can add or create value, and about the management activities that underpin the innovation and value creation process. You do not ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: skills for digital transformationThe future of the workplace is continuing to evolve, and digital transformation is accelerating, requiring new digital capabilities, behaviours and understanding. There has been a widening of the digital divide and data shows that in the UK the skills gap is growing with a shortage of people with digital skills. Nearly all jobs have some ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol
Learn more to access more details of Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidolMae dyfodol y gweithle'n parhau i ddatblygu, ac mae trawsnewid digidol yn cyflymu, gan ofyn am alluoedd, ymddygiadau a dealltwriaeth newydd yn y maes digidol. Mae'r rhaniad digidol wedi bod yn ehangu ac mae data'n dangos bod y bwlch sgiliau yn y DU yn tyfu gyda phrinder pobl â sgiliau digidol. Mae gan bron bob swydd ryw elfen o sgiliau digidol...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: digital communication and collaborationCommunication and digital collaboration skills are now essential for new ways of working and thriving in a digital world. As more organisations move to permanent hybrid working, being able to connect with others, manage your digital persona and use the digital tools and understand expectations is becoming more important.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusionHow is your workforce doing? What impact did the post-COVID-19 ‘pivot to online’ and the processes and practices that have followed have on staff wellbeing? This course will explore what workplace wellbeing means in a hybrid working world – whose responsibility it is, the challenges involved in creating and maintaining it, and the benefits it ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant
Learn more to access more details of Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiantSut mae eich gweithlu yn teimlo? Pa effaith gafodd y 'newid i weithio ar-lein' ar ôl COVID-19, a'r ymarfer a phrosesau sydd wedi dilyn, ar lesiant staff? Bydd y cwrs hwn yn archwilio'r hyn a olygir gan lesiant yn y gweithle mewn byd gweithio hybrid - pwy sydd â'r cyfrifoldeb ohono, yr heriau a wynebir wrth ei greu a'i gynnal, a'r buddiannau i'ch...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: skills for leadershipThis course will give you an opportunity to reflect on who you are as a hybrid leader and how you want to develop. It will help you understand how to empathise with your workforce and how to adapt your communication skills when working in the office and when working remotely. It will prompt you to start thinking about how you can encourage your ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Learn more to access more details of Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwainBydd y cwrs hwn yn rhoi cyfle i chi adfyfyrio ar bwy ydych chi fel arweinydd hybrid a sut rydych chi eisiau datblygu. Bydd yn eich helpu i ddeall sut i ddangos empathi â'ch gweithlu a sut i addasu eich sgiliau cyfathrebu wrth weithio yn y swyddfa ac wrth weithio o bell. Bydd yn eich annog i ddechrau meddwl sut y gallwch ysgogi eich gweithle i ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: planning for the future
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: planning for the futureIn 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic organisations had to plan and adapt within a week to move almost their entire workforce to remote working, and those who had to remain in ‘onsite’ environments had to quickly implement safety measures. This was an unprecedented global response that many organisations would not have foreseen and had to adjust ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Marketing communications in the digital age
Learn more to access more details of Marketing communications in the digital ageThe influence and impact of marketing can be seen all around. For instance, you may find marketing communications being used to promote various brands, increase charitable donations, persuade toddlers to eat their vegetables, or encourage teenagers to behave responsibly around alcohol. In this digital era, if you use social media to portray a ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
The Open University in Wales | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru
As Wales’ largest provider of part-time undergraduate university study, The Open University in Wales offers a wide choice of qualifications in a broad range of subject areas. As part of the biggest university in the UK, we can provide a world-class education,
helping you to meet your professional and personal goals.
With tuition fee loans, financial support, and pay as you go options available, studying with The Open University is a lot more affordable than you might think.
Fel darparydd mwyaf astudiaeth ran amser prifysgol yng Nghymru, mae’r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru yn cynnig dewis eang o gymwysterau mewn ystod eang o bynciau. Fel rhan o’r brifysgol fwyaf yn y DU, gallwn ddarparu addysg o safon byd-eang, gan eich cynorthwyo i gwrdd a’ch amcanion proffesiynol a phersonol.
Gyda benthyciadau ffioedd dysgu, cymorth ariannol, ac opsiynau talu wrth fynd ar gael, mae astudio gyda’r Brifysgol Agored yn llawer mwy fforddiadwy na’r disgwyl.
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Success is affordable
Learn more to access more details of Success is affordableLive in Wales? Get up to £4,500* maintenance funding on our paid courses.
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Mae llwyddiant yn fforddiadwy
Learn more to access more details of Mae llwyddiant yn fforddiadwyYdych chi'n byw yng Nghymru? Sicrhewch hyd at £4,500* o gyllid cynnal a chadw ar ein cyrsiau taledig.
* Eligibility rules apply for financial support. / Mae rheolau cymhwysedd yn berthnasol ar gyfer cymorth ariannol.
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