building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A team from Edinburgh-based independent connectivity consultancy, FarrPoint, in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, has travelled to Orkney with a mission to inspire more youngsters into a career in telecoms. Attracting fresh talent into the sector is badly needed,
Digital technology experts are being sought to help inform teaching in Scottish secondary schools as the country’s tech industry experiences remarkable growth. The Digital Critical Friends initiative has been set up by Scotland’s tech trade body, ScotlandIS, to address the
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, 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
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, 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
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 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
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
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.
