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Scottish Graduate Apprenticeships: Bridging the Skills Gap

By updatesPosted on 29th August 202329th August 2023Posted in Member News, Skills

In an interview with DIGIT, Ronnie Beattie, Business Development Manger at Glasgow Caledonian University muses over the role of Graduate Apprenticeships within the broader Scottish tech skills landscape. Recruitment and retention of staff is one of the biggest challenges facing

Scotland’s leading tech conference now CPD certified

By updatesPosted on 8th August 20238th August 2023Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

Scotland’s leading tech conference, ScotSoft, has achieved Continuous Professional Development (CPD) certification ahead of its launch this year after being recognised for its high-quality educational content. The country’s tech industry will be offered a dynamic setting to officially boost knowledge

International Student Pilot Programme opens doors for Scottish businesses

By updatesPosted on 25th July 202325th July 2023Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

The Data Lab, in partnership with Codebase, SICSA and DataKirk, has taken a meaningful step towards harnessing the exponential talent and growth that international students bring to the country. The partnership have announced the launch of an International Student Pilot

PDMS marks 30th anniversary with Social Value Quality Mark award

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202319th July 2023Posted in Member News, Skills

PDMS, a software engineering and digital transformation company, has received the Level 1 Social Value Quality Mark® (SVQM); joining a select, but growing, number of companies in Scotland who have committed to creating a positive and lasting impact on their

Digital Upskilling with Graduate Apprenticeships

By updatesPosted on 11th July 202311th July 2023Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

The recent Skills Development Scotland Digital Economy Skills Action Plan highlights that only 1 in 5 Scottish businesses feel fully equipped with digital technology skills. Against this backdrop, companies are increasingly looking at upskilling and reskilling existing employees. This combination of

CodeClan announces new training programme

By updatesPosted on 12th June 202312th June 2023Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

CodeClan has announced a range of new courses for industry, from those designed to accelerate graduate and modern apprenticeships, to new self-paced learning options in sustainable engineering, software, data and cyber security to help businesses succeed. Check out the full

SDS Starts New Highlands Digital Skills Initiative

By updatesPosted on 27th April 202327th April 2023Posted in Skills, Industry News

New Skills Development Scotland (SDS) tech clubs in the Highlands aim to address shortage of key digital skills. The growing demand digital skills in the Highland economy is to be addressed with support to create a new series of tech

West Lothian College brings cyber security into spotlight

By updatesPosted on 13th April 202313th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

A cyber initiative has been brought to life at West Lothian College. CyberDrive, which is a roaming cyber security unit creating pop up cyber labs in West Lothian high schools and communities, was launched at the college’s recent Open Day.

OU Skills for Business Roadshows

By updatesPosted on 4th April 20234th April 2023Posted in Member News, Skills

The Skills for Business Roadshow by The Open University (OU) in Scotland is coming to a local area near you between 20th April and 4th May offering advice, business insight and potential funding for training. With staff retention and access

Scotland’s tech sector is thriving, but gender and skills gaps remain

By updatesPosted on 22nd March 202322nd March 2023Posted in Member News, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion

The latest BCS Digital Skills Network event headed to Scotland in March. Two hundred delegates packed into a Glasgow venue to listen to prominent speakers discussing the tech sector in the devolved nation. The event attracted speakers from the government,