To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2022, which runs from 7th - 13th February 2022, the University of Exeter and Exeter College are collaborating on a virtual event all about our apprenticeship programmes.
If you are an employer who is interested in upskilling your workforce in data and digital skills or bringing in new talent, an apprenticeship could be the solution you are...
IMP Software , specialists in Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) budgeting and financial management software, are toasting success after a flurry of new customers took them past the 1,000-school milestone – less than three years after the company was formed.
Exeter-based IMP is now working with 119 MATs, comprising 1,008 schools, which are reaping the benefits of its award-winning IMP Planner...
This week, South West Tech Daily is profiling the four nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tech South West Awards , which take place on 25th November.
First up is Rob Bosworth, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Exeter College.
Rob has been a central figure in developing the Exeter education ecosystem for more than 20 years and has played an integral role in...
City College Plymouth has become one of a small number of institutions approved by the government for a technical qualification intended to plug Britain's skills gap.
The College’s Foundation Degree in Software Development is one of just 30 level 4 and level 5 courses in the country to be recognised as a Higher Technical Qualification. Approval is given to courses that meet a strict...
South West researchers say players of a popular computer game have learned how to identify real wildlife and predict animal behaviour, according to the BBC .
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter and Truro and Penwith College in Cornwall has found that the immersive experience of playing a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 “provides opportunities for players to...
Exeter College has been accredited as an Apple Authorised Training Centre for Education (AATCe) for App Development using the Swift platform, according to its website .
As an AATCe facility this means the college is authorised by Apple to deliver Apple certification training classes to students using Exeter College’s Apple Credited Trainers in an academic environment.
Bristol-based educational technology developer AutonoMe has raised more than £400,000 in its latest funding round to further enhance its support for vulnerable people in education and social care settings.
The investment, which has been made by City Funds, South East Angels, Bristol Private Equity Club and current shareholders, will help AutonoMe to expand its support for children...
A new report commissioned by WorldSkillsUK has found demand for digital skills in the workplace is set to increase, but participation in digital skills training has declined.
The number of young people taking IT subjects at GCSE has fallen by 40% since 2015, with the number taking A Levels, further education courses and apprenticeships all declining.
The national curriculum is letting my children down. They can write a sentence in hieroglyphics, but can’t set up a zoom call. They can tell me the Earth spins on an invisible axis but not what 5G is. I’m not decrying a polymathic education – I appreciate knowledge of history and geography is vital to an appreciation of the universe.
The national curriculum came in to being with the...
