Surprise View, Peak District

Sorry to ruin the surprise, but heading back to Sheffield we stopped off at a car park which was signposted for surprise view. This is the view!

The view overlooks Hope Valley. The car park is on the Castleton to Sheffield road (A625) - it is a pay and display (card only!) No toilets, but a great view!

Hope Valley, Peak District

Future Learn - Free Online Courses

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Future Learn is a private company owned by the Open University, working with over 20 partners - including Universities, they are offering a number of free online courses, some even result in certificates!

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- theitguydoes

#shefftech Sheffield Technology

#shefftech

Technology is advancing very quickly and I believe Sheffield could and should be making more of the digital age and the untapped potential that the city has to offer.

With two Universities, developing transport links and lower house prices - it is a shame that the tech giants perhaps overlook the city, or that the startups have not been encouraged or supported enough to grow.

I picked up my information technology degree in Sheffield & have lived in the city ever since. In the years that have followed, course mates have eventually left the city for jobs elsewhere or to return home during the search for work.

Having worked in the computing and technology industry for a few years, I can summarise the following:
- companies in the Sheffield area struggle to recruit employees with technical computing skills (especially networking, servers, information security, service desks)
- a high number of employees commute outside of Sheffield for computing work, but would much rather work in the city!
- the computing / technology job market in Sheffield seems limited and sadly...
- computing and technology jobs gravitate around London (higher living costs and the tube...)

I have more to add on the topic, but in the meantime #shefftech

I'd like to introduce #shefftech to help network computing and technology students, employees and employers - via Twitter and even in the comments section below. Once there is interest there can be events and even new opportunities. Don't be shy, if you want to get involved use #shefftech

-theitguy