Category: Skills

In the last academic year the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) ran a number of Industry Update events across Scotland.  These sessions highlighted current industry practice specifically about Agile, DevOps, TDD, Data Science, Machine Learning, UX and building secure software.  Of

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Rachel Menzies is the Undergraduate Programme Director for Computing at the University of Dundee. She talks to us about her experience of being involved with the DSP. In addition to her ‘day job’ Rachel is the SICSA Director of Education,

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CGI is one of over forty companies that have supported the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) in the past twelve months. They are active members of the DSP’s Industry Advisory Group, have participated in Scotland wide discussions on graduate skills and

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Top software students tackle current challenges An exceptional student from the University of Dundee has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2018. Can Gafuroglu won first prize for an innovative project using AI and machine learning to support

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ScotlandIS, the digital trade body for Scotland, has announced the shortlist of finalists for the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards. The scheme recognises the country’s top undergraduate talent in computer science and software engineering. Entrants are nominated by

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A fresh round of funding will soon be available to inspire young people in Scotland to develop digital skills through high quality extra-curricular activities. On 30 August, Digital Xtra Fund will launch its next round of funding with a total

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The Technology and IT sector have been very generous when it comes to charitable donations. In the last summer season the companies involved managed to raise over £2,000 for their chosen charities across Scotland. Together with the continued support of

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The Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) was established with the support of the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland, to create a new collaborative partnership between colleges, universities and industry, to ensure that the further and higher education systems are more aligned to

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e-Placement Scotland, the employability programme introduced to tackle the IT skills gap, is celebrating after securing its 2000th paid student placement. Launched in 2010, the programme is run as a partnership between ScotlandIS and Edinburgh Napier University and aims to

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Every young person in Scotland should have access to a computing or digital skills activity, regardless of their background, gender, or where they live. Perhaps that is why #PTDigiDay by The Prince’s Trust is so relevant. The Prince’s Trust work with some of Scotland’s most

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