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£1 million to increase employment opportunities

By HeatherPosted on 31st May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

People who are out of work and those on low incomes will be helped to develop digital skills in order to open up job opportunities. The new £1 million Digital Start Fund will support those furthest from the job market

SICSA appoints new Director

By HeatherPosted on 23rd May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

SICSA has appointed Professor Aaron Quigley of the University of St Andrews as its new Director. Professor Quigley commences the role on July 4th 2019. Professor Quigley is the Chair of Human Computer Interaction in the School of Computer Science at the University of St

Tech Start-up Survey – Share your challenges

By HeatherPosted on 21st May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Getting your hiring strategy right is key for any organisation, but it is especially critical at a start-up, where every new employee may need to be a one-person team or help establish the culture that will help you grow and

How do we encourage more (digital) Modern Apprenticeships?

By HeatherPosted on 15th May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

The decline in the numbers taking up the government’s workplace training scheme funded by the Apprenticeship Levy on all firms with salary bills of £3M and over has a number of different causes. One of the principal ones is that the amount

Digital Skills Partnership pilot programme takes radical new approach to delivering work-ready tech talent

By HeatherPosted on 8th May 20194th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The 25th April marked the completion of a pioneering pilot programme that takes positive action to address the skills gap in Scotland’s expanding digital technologies industry by delivering work-ready tech talent. The Digital Skills Partnership, a ScotlandIS initiative supported by Skills Development

CodeClan students give back to the community with new Client Xperience programme

By HeatherPosted on 23rd April 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

A dozen not-for-profit and community organisations have benefited from CodeClan’s new Client Xperience programme, in which over 100 graduates volunteered their time to build digital solutions, using their newly acquired skills. For the last six months, CodeClan has piloted its Client Xperience programme, which

Youngsters are key to bridge the digital skills gap

By HeatherPosted on 12th April 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion

Inspiring young people to understand and create with technology is essential to Scotland’s economic development and future, and is something that business need to support. The world is changing rapidly, largely driven by new technologies. While the pace of change

CodeClan places more than 500 graduates in employment

By HeatherPosted on 8th April 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

CodeClan has announced today that it has now placed 501 graduates in employment since the first graduation in 2016, further demonstrating the unique Professional Software Development (PSD) course is exactly what recruits and employers need. This business milestone proves that

Leidos targets Scots as it narrows digital skills gap

By HeatherPosted on 1st April 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Science and technology group Leidos is targeting growth in Scotland as it seeks to broaden its client offering with new capabilities. The group’s UK arm, headquartered in Glasgow, is embarking on a recruitment drive to support its digitisation agenda and

UWS Graduate Apprentice applications for September 2019 NOW OPEN

By HeatherPosted on 22nd March 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is pleased to announce that applications are now being taken for the next intake of our BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development Graduate Apprenticeship(GA) commencing in September 2019. GAs provide a work based learning route to degree