The Academy Cast: Recent Episodes
Dev Gonsai
Welcome to The Academy Cast, a podcast series discussing the culture and impact of IT in a friendly environment with guests aplenty.
From the cutting room floor of programming and DevOps to the societal discussions around diversity and mental health, The Academy Cast looks to tackle the common trends and discussions surrounding the IT industry for any and all audiences.
I hope you enjoy your stay here - it should be a fun time.
Dev Gonsai (Main Host, The Academy Cast)
Episode 3 of The Academy Cast discusses the recent changes to working from home due to COVID-19, and how we could possibly maintain our mental health whilst socially isolating. This episode is a shorter one and features no guests, so please indulge 10 minutes of Dev speaking to himself around the topic!
Hope you all enjoy!
Episode 2 of The Academy Cast discusses Diversity in the UK Tech Sector, and the challenge around inclusivity within the IT industry. We are joined by Naomi Stanley, Senior Professional Development Coordinator and driver of diversity within QAC, to get their thoughts around the topic.
The stats surrounding diversity in technology are quite stunning to look at, with just 15% of workers being from BAME backgrounds (Technation), 16% of adults with Autism in full-time work and a staggering 63% of women feeling dismissed, ignored and not being taken seriously by their male colleagues (DiversityInTech). Today’s podcast looks to discuss what challenges are still present and how we can possibly tackle them.
Hope you all enjoy!
Episode 1 of the QA Cast is all around the UK technology learning initiative, Teach the Nation to Code. We are joined by Muhammad Shafeeq, lead trainer and co-founder of Teach the Nation, to get his thoughts around the initiative.
Teach the Nation to Code is a collection of interactive workshops delivered by QA's industry experts. The content of these sessions has been developed around current UK digital skills shortages, giving you the opportunity to learn entry-level Python skills.
Hope you all enjoy!