FROM GAME PLAYER
TO GAME CHANGER
Online courses designed to enhance the confidence, skills, and employability of players of video games.
Console to CAREER
Transferring Game Skills into Careers
Many skills that gamers use in game are essential to digital economies, software engineering, e-commerce and the creative industries.
TEAMWORK
In game: you create and run a guild
In life: you create and run a project team
Decision-making
In game: you plan a new raid
In life: you plan your next task
Resilience
In game: you never stop seeking victory
In life: you never stop seeking success
CREATIVITY
In game: you invent new realities
In life: you invent new strategies
Some FACTS
unemployment amongst 18-24 year olds is increasing
The number of young people not in employment, education or training, or at risk of it, is increasing
THREE QUARTERS OF JOB ADvertS NOW CITE A NEED FOR BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS
90%+ of young people aged 18-24 play video games
What we do
SKILLS ANALYTICS
We have helped thousands of gamers analyse their in-game behaviour for real-world insight. We analyse gamer profiles with AI-driven algorithms developed with support from the UK Department for Education, innovation agency NESTA and UfI VocTech Trust.
VIRTUAL CO-WORKING SPACES
We run virtual co-working spaces for gamers to develop their skills, work with others and win expert and peer-to-peer support.
ONLINE BOOTCAMPS AND COURSES
We provide gamers with career support, backed by industry experts and professionals successful in life, as well as in game. We have a sector specialism in the video games industry and extensive links to tech, cyber, data and other creative industries.
NEW BUSINESS FORMATION
We help gamers form new businesses and develop careers in self-employment.
90%
7K
Gamers supported so far
Learner satisfaction
97%
Develop new knowledge and skills
LEVELING UP STORIES
Games Industry Skills Bootcamps in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands
More than 600 gamers have completed our 16 Games Industry Skills Bootcamps, in partnership with Ascento Learning & Development, funded by EMCCA, D2N2 and the DfE.
Courses for SEND Gamers at Oakwood Academy in Greater Manchester
We’ve designed and delivered courses for SEND learners aged 15-19 years studying for the NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Interactive Media.
Intensive courses for young people 14yrs+
For local authorities and Third Sector organisations, we have designed and delivered courses for 300+ learners, funded by the Department for Education, UKSPF, Careers Hubs and others.
About Us
We are powered by cutting-edge research & tech. We’ve looked at the games, skills and careers of over 50,000 players. We´ve analysed the top 500 games on Steam. We've made ground-breaking links between players´ skills and careers and are proud to be ‘Highly Commended’ as a Learning Centre in NCFE’s Aspiration Awards (2025), as well as finalists in the UK Career Development Institute Awards (2024) and Learning Technology Awards (2023).
Game Academy was founded in 2019 by a group of gamers working in the creative industries, education, HR, games industry and quantum technology.
From Console to CAREER
Want to connect with talent that is digitally smart, non-traditional and full of pragmatic problem-solvers?