Growing Skills : I AM DIGITAL
summary
Claims a narrow local pipeline: only about 10% of students took GCSE Computing in 2013, 61 students took A‑level Computing in Cornwall in 2015 and roughly 80 degree students were studying computing in 2014. Apprenticeship-style training runs as a 5‑day academy (Mon–Fri, 9–5) using project sprints, open source and real briefs such as the Mission to Mars robot; students graduate with a GitHub portfolio. Requests: week‑long industry mentors, short authentic project ideas a team of four can finish in one to three weeks, and help running outreach.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:35UK digital skills crisis
- 3:59Kahoot quiz gaps
- 8:18Digital skills pipeline
- 13:04Primary school education
- 15:53Secondary school challenges
- 17:39Further education routes
- 20:55Mission to Mars robotics
- 23:00Further education purpose
- 24:44Redesigning digital education
- 26:13Learning methods
- 30:06Iron Digital academy
- 33:19Project-based learning
- 34:01Project ideas and mentors
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