building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
West Lothian College is launching a pilot of two SQA accredited “Get into Digital Science” courses at SCQF Level 4, designed to help people have an awareness and basic knowledge of Digital Science. “Data Skills for Learning, Life and Work”
Do you have project work that a skilled masters students could support? Edinburgh Napier University are on the hunt for short-term opportunities in tech starting January 2021. All masters students have an existing technology related undergrad degree plus many have previous
Computing studies have long been a subject of intense debate within Scottish education. At a time when digital skills have never been more important, the number of secondary school teachers having this as their main subject has dropped by more than
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that digital underpins everything. This continues to be a difficult year for everyone, with many of the workforce being made redundant or struggling to continue their business in the current climate. If
The COVID crisis has undoubtedly presented businesses with many challenges, including economically. The University is confident that the introduction of this flexibility in start dates will provide a timely boost for both businesses and the Scottish economy. Continued growth in
St Andrews University student, Ryan Wilson, has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2020, having developed a tool that helps check a parallel program for flaws when running on a system with so-called weak memory consistency. The tool
CENSIS – Scotland’s centre of excellence for sensor and imaging systems and Internet of Things – has teamed up with Scottish Engineering to create 40 internship opportunities for engineering students. Bridging the gap between academia and industry, the organisations are
The new chair of a group focused on boosting skills in Scotland’s digital sector says greater a focus on entrepreneurship could create a new Scottish Enlightenment revered around the world. Tech entrepreneur Ross Tuffee, founder and CEO of Iceberg.tech, has
Fundamentals of Computing Cohort 1 Our first group of graduates have completed the Fundamentals of Computing, and are currently seeking entry-level employment to continue to build their career path into the tech sector. The 10-week remote learning opportunity has provided
Charlie Muir is a “digital human” apprentice with Morgan Stanley. Here she talks about how much she loves her job and all things cyber related. I have always had a keen interest in technology, but I wasn’t sure where I wanted
