August 11, 2015
Cyber Security launch event
Don't forget to register for the forthcoming launch event for Europe's first national qualification in cyber security.
August 10, 2015
NPA Digital Passport is now live
The NPAs in Digital Passport at SCQF levels 4, 5 and 6 were made available to centres from 1st August this year and today the web page for this qualification is set up: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/74863.html The FAQ on this web page contains additional information about this qualification. We have set up an online (public) group for centres and practitioners who are delivering or interested in delivering the qualification. You can join the group via the link below: www.groupspaces.com/DigitalPassport We have received a few queries…
August 6, 2015
Women in Computing survey
Many of you will be aware of the gender problems in Computing, both in the workplace and in education. I’ve posted about this problem previously. It appears to be getting worse. Computing is now the worst subject (from a gender perspective) in the worst sector (STEM), overtaking Engineering as the most male dominated subject area. I completed a survey today, created by the Employment Survey Institute, which aims to discover the root causes of the problem. You may want to complete it…
August 6, 2015
Digital sector – gender research
The Employment Research Institute has been commissioned by The Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland to undertake a survey to understand the gender imbalance in the ICT and Digital Technologies sector. They are interested in finding out why there are fewer women in digital and computer science than men, and how this deficit can be addressed. In particular they are looking at technology professionals, but will also explore the deficit of women in other areas of work within the digital…
August 6, 2015
Learner Guides
As part of our commitment to the Government’s Digital Participation Charter, to help address the imbalance of digital literacy within the community, we are in the process of producing a suite of basic Learner Guides to help people who lack confidence in their digital ability to carry out every-day tasks online. These Guides are designed to be at beginner level, and will be suitable for learners who have little or no experience of online activities. The Guides will take the…