CodeClan announces first industry partners to join new Highlands campus
Scotland’s national digital skills academy has announced the first industry partners to join its new Highlands campus. Companies which have joined CodeClan’s campus partner programme get early access to students…
Primary school children sign up to rainfall data-gathering volunteer programme
Primary school children have signed up to a rainfall data-gathering volunteer programme – to help national environmental monitoring efforts. Children from Bridge of Allan primary school near Stirling will capture…
IBM Cloud to be used by University of the Highlands & Islands for applied software development course
The University of the Highlands & Islands has joined forces with IBM to launch a BSc (Hons) degree in applied software development to address a growing skills gap. Available entirely…
Scottish Government provides £10m to tackle ’emerging’ skills challenges including Brexit, rapid technological changes and climate change
Government ministers have agreed to plough an additional £10m into a nationwide skills fund – to prepare workers for ’emerging challenges’ including Brexit, the rapid advance of technology and the…
National digital skills academy strikes partnership with recruiter
CodeClan, Scotland’s national digital skills academy and Eden Scott, the digital technology recruitment specialist have signed a strategic partnership to create a career pipeline for CodeClan graduates. The new partnership…
Digital Xtra Fund launches £75k funding round after ‘alarming’ drop in computing science Higher entries
A Scottish digital skills charity has launched the latest £75k funding round in support of extracurricular activities that boost interest in computing and technology among young people across Scotland. This…
More than 3,000 people to be helped to ‘get online’
A national charter fund which aims to help socially excluded people to ‘get online’ has received its latest funding boost. The Digital Participation Charter Fund will support a range of…
Scottish school is first in world to use light in creating a wireless network
Kyle Academy in Ayr has become the first school in the world to deploy technology that uses light to create wireless networks. LiFi is high-speed, bidirectional, secure, and fully networked…
Hearts football club sets up innovation centre to help community with digital skills
Hearts football club has established an innovation centre to help improve the digital skills base of the local community. The club’s new digital outreach programme is designed to help young…
First Minister launches new app for teen readers
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched an app designed to encourage teenagers to ‘read for pleasure’. Bookzilla has been developed by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through…