Digital Skills Education

Discover how learning digital skills can lead to career success

Watch our webinar with Skills Development Scotland.

Meet the guests

The event was hosted by Craig Steele and Daniel Devine. Our panel of guests include a mix of learning providers and individuals who have sucessfully upskilled or retrained:

• Staci King, IT Business Partner, Carnoustie Golf Links
• Uisdean MacDonald, Junior RPA Developer, FD Intelligence
• Hassan Tajudeen, Recent upskiller
• David Hannah, Head of Delivery Apprenticeships Scotland, QA
• Marc Cooper, CEO, ABP School of Automation
• Cat Roberts, Tech Programmes Lead, Direct Tech Training Scotland

Further reading

• My World of Work – Scotland’s careers website which provides a wealth of information and advice.
• Find free online short courses – Whether you’re looking to upskill for your job or train for a new role, online courses are a flexible way to learn.
• Employer funding for training – You can learn what funding is available and how your business can save money on training costs.
• The Odin Project – An online course that empowers aspiring web developers to learn together for free.
• HarvardX: CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python – A free introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.
• Digital Economy Skills & Careers – This guide has been developed to help both individuals and businesses upskill themselves on the digital economy, as well as signposting to more information and resources.

The webinar was organised in partnership with Skills Development Scotland.
My World of Work is an all-age service, designed to help build your career management skills and discover what careers match your skills, interests, education and experience.