{"id":14605,"date":"2016-05-12T14:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T13:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/eslb\/?p=14605"},"modified":"2016-05-12T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T13:40:39","slug":"digital-xtra-fund-opening-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dyw20\/2016\/05\/12\/digital-xtra-fund-opening-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Xtra Fund now open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/eslb\/files\/2016\/03\/digital-world-eye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/eslb\/files\/2016\/03\/digital-world-eye.jpg\" alt=\"digital world eye\" width=\"192\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>This new fund will support Scotland\u2019s drive to attract more young people into digital careers by widening access to extracurricular and enrichment activities that bring technology to life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/eslb\/2016\/05\/17\/digital-xtra-fund-now-open-digitalxtra\/\">The new Digital Xtra <\/a>fund will be dedicated to ensuring that every child across the country has the opportunity to benefit from exciting and challenging digital activities such as after school coding clubs, competitions and innovative classroom programmes. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The \u00a3250,000 fund will be administered centrally by Skills Development Scotland and will accept applications from a wide range of organisations across Scotland such as education providers and schools, the voluntary sector and employers.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Applications and full criteria and documentation are available online via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY244554\">Public Contracts Scotland <\/a>website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 17 June 2016.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>All questions or queries should be submitted via <\/strong><span style=\"color: windowtext;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><strong>the<\/strong><\/span><strong> Public Contracts Scotland portal. \u00a0Any issues with registration please contact PCS helpline direct on 0800 222 9003<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new fund will support Scotland\u2019s drive to attract more young people into digital careers by widening access to extracurricular and enrichment activities that bring technology to life. The new Digital Xtra fund will be dedicated to ensuring that every child across the country has the opportunity to benefit from exciting and challenging digital activities such as after school coding clubs, competitions and innovative classroom programmes. 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