Prewired secures funding from Creative Informatics to take one of Scotlandâs longest-running coding clubs for young people online
20th January 2021
Prewired also supported by CodeBase, Deliveroo and Skyscanner
Prewired has taught coding and digital skills to over 350 under-19s since being founded in 2013 in partnership with University of Edinburghâs School of InformaticsÂ
Scottish charity Prewired was set up in response to âeducational gapâ in provision of digital skills in ScotlandÂ
Computer programming sessions had taken place at CodeBase in Edinburgh pre-pandemic
Regina Vereker, Resident Entrepreneur at Prewired, says: âWe will be using funding to develop online resources for young people to learn coding, design and other digital skills, while building a digital community so they can engage with each other and share knowledge”
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