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Tech Spark Canada Collaborates with IBM Canada, Interac, Pixel Dreams, RBC, Shopify, and TikTok Canada to Empower 70,000 Future Tech Entrepreneurs News provided by Share this article Share this article TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - To adapt, adjust and thrive in today's digital world requires continuous innovation, and that's precisely what Tech Spark's new Tech Entrepreneurship Course will teach grade 11 students across Canada. With support from a few notable tech giants, students will develop future revenue-generating ideas that utilize digital mediums such as websites and mobile apps to s...

Nationwide Building Society is taking applications for its first apprenticeships which will be delivered in partnership with Swindon’s new Institute of Technology. The society is recruiting apprentice roles in tech-related areas including cybersecurity, software development and DevOps in order to offer more opportunities for people looking to start new careers in technology. The IoT will be based on the New College North Star campus and has been developed in partnership with Swindon employers to deliver timely, relevant, and industry-based STEM learning to its students. It will offe...

Nationwide Building Society kicks off search for tech apprentices Nationwide is working with local organisations to boost tech skills Share this item with your network: By Published: 11 Feb 2021 10:45 Nationwide Building Society has opened the application process for an apprenticeship programme that aims to educate 1,000 people in five years. Working alongside the Swindon Institute of Technology, Nationwide is seeking apprentices in tech areas including cyber security, software development and DevOps. Beginning in September, the programme will be based at a campus in Nationwide’s home...

Well, what's an English degree gonna do when we're all strapped to PCs? Lindsay Clark Mon 8 Feb 2021 // 09:04 UTC Share Copy Figures from UK university admissions service UCAS show computer science has seen a steady rise in popularity over the last decade. The final release of university and college-level application and acceptance figures for the 2020 cycle demonstrate the growing interest in the once less-than-hip subject. Acceptance on courses has risen by almost a half from 20,420 in 2011 to 30,090 in 2020. More tech students is a good thing because they can help t...

5th February 2021 10:22 am 5th February 2021 10:22 am New data from UCAS has shown a big shift toward technology-based subjects, with significant growth in applications to engineering and computer science degrees. Image: Adobestock The application and acceptance data for the 2020 cycle has revealed that STEM subjects are continuing to increase in popularity with acceptance to computer science courses rising from 20,420 in 2011 to 30,090 in 2020 and acceptances to engineering degrees up from 25,995 in 2011 to 31,545 in 2020. Lydia Amarquaye, education policy adviser at the Institution of M...