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Digital Xtra Fund: Schools’ lack of computing teachers is a major error

By updatesPosted on 30th June 202130th June 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

Scotland’s shortage of classroom coding experts means tech clubs funded by Digital Xtra Fund may be the only way for some pupils to learn the skill. We may finally be at the point where the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic

eCom Scotland’s investments in digital skills professionals pay off

By updatesPosted on 15th June 202115th June 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

In the light of growing demand for its products and services – taking its current turnover beyond pre-pandemic levels – the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland is continuing growing its investment in skilled digital skills professionals. While not

Edinburgh Napier University’s Cyber Security Courses

By updatesPosted on 2nd June 20213rd June 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

Edinburgh Napier has developed a series of cyber security short courses which are now open for registration. The School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University is an NCSC Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Education (ACE-CE) and is releasing the first phase of

Digital initiative connects Glasgow schools with industry mentors

By updatesPosted on 20th May 202120th May 2021Posted in Member News, Skills, ScotlandIS News

Pupils in every secondary school in Glasgow have been provided a direct connection with digital technology practitioners and companies, as part of a new initiative to meet the rapidly growing and changing skills requirements of the digital industry. The ‘Digital

University of Edinburgh programme to address national data skills shortage

By updatesPosted on 13th May 202113th May 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

A range of new courses funded by the Scottish Funding Council, which provide non-traditional routes for individuals to access courses in data skills, have been created across a range of subject areas, supported by the Bayes Centre, the University of

ScotlandIS team member appointed to digital charity board

By updatesPosted on 12th May 202112th May 2021Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Congratulations to ScotlandIS Head of Cyber, Ciara Mitchell, who is now a board trustee for ACE IT Scotland. ACE IT is an Edinburgh charity which helps older people learn and stay up to date on digital skills. Ciara has stated

More Master’s degrees at UK universities recognised by cyber security experts

By updatesPosted on 28th April 202128th April 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills

Ten more universities have postgraduate degrees recognised by cyber security experts for the first time for the high-quality education they offer More than 1 in 3 UK universities running Master’s courses in cyber security now offer degrees certified by the National

Tackling the Cyber Skills gap

By updatesPosted on 28th April 202128th April 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills

This month, Head of Cyber Ciara highlights the options available to the sector of helping reduce the skills gap and supporting the cyber workforce in Scotland. We hear about the cyber skills challenge on a regular basis, and much work

Digital Xtra Fund receives £25k donation to support its grants programme

By updatesPosted on 16th April 202116th April 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

Digital Xtra Fund has received a donation of £25,000 from Chroma Ventures to support its annual grants programme. This investment will enable the Fund to now award up to £100,000 in June instead of the £75,000 announced in February. Launched in 2016,

CodingSkills+ by the Open University

By updatesPosted on 8th April 20218th April 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

Are you recruiting for entry level software development, web development or data analyst roles? Supported by funding from the Digital Start Fund, the Open University has recently delivered CodingSkills+ by the Open University, a programme that delivers key coding skills