Cybersecurity course demand ‘skyrockets’ among school and college students
Since its launch in 2017, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has seen interest and demand for its National Progression Awards (NPA) in Cyber Security, at SCQF levels 4 to 6,…
When contagion is good
“It was designed,” said Lesley McAra, “to limit infection. We are going to transform it, so that it will have contagion; to bring the outside world into the university and…
Education innovation hub launched at University of the West of Scotland
A new Education Innovation Hub is opening on 1 May under the Fujitsu Education Ambassador Programme for Scotland, supported by NetApp, Ruckus Networks an ARRIS company, and Intel. The hub…
Skills Development Scotland Needs You!
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is carrying out a skills survey specifically for the tech and digital sector. If you want to ensure your voice is heard, and to have your…
Scotland’s School of Innovation set to open this year
Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow has announced Scotland’s School of Innovation, the first of its kind in the UK, will open its doors in August this year. Balfour Beatty will partner…
Boosting Scotland’s international collaboration in digital education
EIT Digital, the Europe-wide digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation, has opened a centre in Edinburgh. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Funding Council and EIT Digital, and hosted by the…
CodeClan passes graduation milestone
CodeClan, Scotland’s digital skills academy, said today that it has placed 501 graduates in employment since the first graduation in 2016, “further demonstrating the unique professional software development (PSD) course…
College teams up with Ajenta to kit out new Hubs
Borders College has teamed up with communications company Ajenta to install video conferencing facilities on campus. High-tech equipment is being put in at new ‘Digital Hub’ and ‘Spoke’ sites which…
The importance of apprenticeships to the tech industry
In his fourth exclusive column for FutureScot, Donald McLaughlin, Chair of SDS’ Digital Technology Skills Group, tells us how important apprenticeships are to the tech industry. This month saw the…
Meet the whisky storyteller
After studying business administration at university in Bogotá, Camilo Gómez was unsure whether the corporate world was for him; “for fun”, he went to New York and took a course…
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