Accenture commits to collaboration in Scotland for ‘New Skills Now’
Accenture is supporting its ‘Skills to Succeed’ programme to equip more than three million people globally with job and entrepreneurial skills by 2020, with a new call for collaboration in...
Winning applicant announced for Cathcart Associates’ first CodeClan scholarship
Independent IT recruitment firm Cathcart Associates has announced the winning applicant of their £5,000 CodeClan scholarship as Tahnee Downie. The scholarship was open to applicants from low-income households or disadvantaged backgrounds who wanted to...
PwC and universities combine to offer graduate apprenticeship in data science
Workers of the future will be able to get a degree in data science through a graduate apprenticeship in a first for Scotland. Global accounting and business services firm PwC,...
Laurence Thomas: Wellbeing lead at Rock Ferry Primary School
“Part of our school improvement plan, created from our previous Ofsted report, was to administer a wellbeing survey for our KS2 children and analyse the results, with a view to...
Scottish Government unveils personalised online careers support for pupils
Every pupil in Scotland will have access to an online account with personalised support in choosing courses and planning a career, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced. It is...
Scotland ‘leading the way’ in skills as latest round of digital schools are recognised
More Scottish schools have been recognised for “excellence in digital teaching and learning” with the award of national ‘Digital School’ status. Best practice in the use of digital technology in...
Digital skills funding to reduce isolation and increase job opportunities
The Scottish Government has announced that an additional £200,000 will be invested to help reduce isolation and improve job opportunities through the teaching of digital skills. The Digital Participation Charter...
Edinburgh Business School: at the juncture of education and employment
“It was a bit like mystery shopping,” recalls Professor Heather McGregor. The journalist and author, known among other things for her 17 years as ‘Mrs Moneypenny’ in The Financial Times,...
Strathclyde Business School: opening doors to new experiences
An MBA is the go-to qualification for those who wish to upgrade their career, change sector or perhaps start a new business. It’s such a broad-based qualification – covering finance,...
CodeClan set for expansion in Glasgow
CodeClan, the UK’s first accredited digital skills academy, is expanding its operation in Glasgow and relocating from the city’s Tontine building to the co-working space Clockwise. The number of students...
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