Skills Archives - ScotlandIS

Heriot-Watt Upskilling Offer for ScotlandIS Members

By updatesPosted on 8th May 20258th May 2025Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

Are you ready to take the next step in your professional journey? Heriot-Watt Online is excited to offer members of ScotlandIS an exclusive 30% discount on our fully online MBA and MSc courses and programmes from Edinburgh Business School. Whether your organisation is sponsoring

Why you won’t want to miss ScotSoft 2025

By updatesPosted on 2nd May 20258th May 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

This year’s leading Scottish tech conference will bring together technical excellence and leadership vision to create a truly inspiring event for industry professionals at all levels. From students to Junior Developers to Project Managers to CTOs, there will be something

ScotlandIS Member Spotlight: Borders College

By updatesPosted on 8th April 20258th April 2025Posted in Member News, Skills

In this Member Spotlight, we hear from returning Academic member, Borders College, on its recent 40th anniversary, and why it considers educational resources, digital poverty and cost of living are contributing to the lack of tech talent pipeline. Who is

ACCESS SDS FUNDED DIGITAL & TECH TRAINING FOR YOUR WORKFORCE

By updatesPosted on 2nd April 20252nd April 2025Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

Employers in Scotland have a limited opportunity to access digital and tech training for their workforce, funded by Skills Development Scotland and delivered by Direct Tech Training Scotland. This is your chance to upskill your team, improve efficiency, and support

ScotlandIS Member Spotlight: Service Design Academy

By updatesPosted on 1st April 20251st April 2025Posted in Member News, Skills

In this Member Spotlight, we hear from new Academic member, Service Design Academy, on being the first organisation in the world to achieve Service Design Network full accreditation, and joining ScotlandIS to explore the partnerships through the complement of tech

Optimism remains high for Scottish tech sector despite challenges

By updatesPosted on 1st April 20251st April 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

The outlook for the Scottish tech sector remains positive according to the latest industry report from ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital technologies industry. Despite a challenging economic and geopolitical climate, almost three quarters (73%) of

ScotlandIS Member Spotlight: QA

By updatesPosted on 4th March 20254th March 2025Posted in Member News, Skills

In this Member Spotlight, we hear from new Gold member, QA, on the training their organisation provides, joining ScotlandIS due to FOMO, and how apprenticeships are an overlooked pathway into tech. Who is QA, and what do you do? QA

Scottish Employers: Have Your Say on Skills Challenges

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202518th February 2025Posted in Member News, Skills

The UWS Centre for Continuing Professional Development have launched their Annual Skills Survey in a bid to pinpoint existing skills gaps across a variety of sectors. Building on their 2024 survey, the UWS CPD Team are keen to further understand

Access Fully-Funded Digital & Tech Training for Your Workforce

By updatesPosted on 12th December 2024Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

Scotland’s businesses have a limited opportunity to access fully-funded digital and tech training for their workforce, delivered by Direct Tech and funded by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). This is your chance to upskill your team, improve efficiency, and support digital

Heriot-Watt launches online MSc Computer Science to address global tech skills shortage

By updatesPosted on 3rd December 20243rd December 2024Posted in Member News, Skills

Heriot-Watt University, home to the UK’s National Robotarium and the top ranked university in Scotland for AI, has today (27 November 2024) announced the launch of its first fully online master’s degree course in computer science. The degree is being