A coding workshop is offering scholarships to disadvantaged and underrepresented people in the computing world. Lancashire Digital Skills Partnership and Greater Manchester Combined Authority are partnering with Manchester computing company Northcoders to offer 24 fully funded scholarships for people who are underrepresented or disadvantaged in the digital industry. The scholarships to the programme are part of the Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund and will allow users access to a 14-week coding bootcamp will start on Tuesday 4th May. The scholarships are open to disadvantaged young people who are over 19, who maybe unemployed or under employed; those in low pay sectors or displaced or at risk of redundancy due to the pandemic and in need of retraining; the over 50s; ethnic minorities; women or gender minorities; and those with a disability or health condition particularly - neurodiversity including ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.
AID: Scholarships will promote diversity NEW digital scholarships are being handed out to budding coders - and Bolton and Bury candidates are being sought. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Lancashire Digital Skills Partnership has 24 such bursaries on offer as part of the Northcoders initiative. Supporters say the scholarships are for people who are disadvantaged or underrepresented in the digital industry, as part of the Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund. A 14-week bootcamp will start on Tuesday, May 4. Lou Cordwell, who chairs the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “Addressing the inequalities the pandemic has amplified is a central part of our Economic Vision for Greater Manchester.
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