Global consulting firm offering unemployed young people the chance to ‘get into tech’
Thirteen young people not in education, employment or training are being offered the chance to forge a career in tech on a two-week placement programme. Accenture, the global consulting giant,…
Tech skills charity warns not enough being done to direct young girls towards digital careers
A tech skills charity has warned that not enough is being done to direct young girls towards a career in digital. Digital Xtra Fund – supported by business and government…
Pupils ‘pump it up’ with a ground-breaking idea to protect runways from freezing
A group of school pupils have devised an innovative way of protecting airport runways from freezing over. Students from Inveralmond High School in Livingston worked with engineers from Japanese tech…
Digital identified as a ‘priority area’ in new government rural skills plan
Digital has been identified as a ‘priority area’ in a new rural skills plan launched by the Scottish Government. Digital skills will be embedded in ‘all workforce development offers’ in…
Tech Nation launches second mentorship programme for seed or Series A funded fintechs
Tech Nation – the government-established agency supporting the development of the technology economy – has launched its second annual mentorship programme aimed at fintech companies. Following the success of 2018’s…
£1m digital skills training fund launched
People who are out of work and those on low incomes will be able to develop skills in software development and cyber security thanks to the new £1 million Digital Start…
Open University to host skills discussion at Digital Scotland 2019
The Open University in Scotland will be hosting a panel session entitled: ‘Upskilling a Digital Nation’ as part of FutureScot’s Digital Scotland 2019 conference on Thursday, 30 May. The panel…
Building Scotland’s cyber skills of the future
Glasgow Clyde College is raising awareness of its first HND Cyber Security course. Beginning in August, students will have the opportunity to develop their skillset in a broad range of…
Aberdeen schools make curriculum accessible to all learners with Read&Write
Since 2017, Aberdeen City Council has progressively rolled out Read&Write literacy support software to schools across the local authority. Crucially, Read&Write’s implementation has been supported with a comprehensive engagement strategy…
Ajenta: instrumental in solving problems faced in rural areas
Ajenta are excited to be part of EduTech 19, participating in the discussion around the future of primary and secondary education. Since our inception, Ajenta have been instrumental in solving…
