On Wednesday 6 April 2022, we held our first Game of Codes final event since 2019. After two years of cancelled events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we welcomed fifty pupils from across Wales to the final round of our annual coding competition in Cardiff University’s new state-of-the-art Abacws building. This year, we asked participants to create a piece of … Read More
FREE Accredited CPD Opportunity for Teachers across Wales
Technocamps is once again offering a fantastic, unique opportunity to teachers and support staff from both primary and secondary schools across Wales; training towards the accredited QCF-Level 3 Certificate in Computing for Teachers, starting in the Autumn Term 2022. We are offering this qualification absolutely FREE to teachers and schools. This qualification provides teachers with a wealth of content and pedagogical knowledge to enable and … Read More
International Women’s Day Success
Building on the Legacy of ITWales, we held our annual International Women’s Day Celebration event on Tuesday 8 March 2022. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Annually, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and … Read More
WiST Webinar: An Unconventional Path to CEO
11.45am-1pm, Friday 13th May Our WiST events are aimed at women in the technology sector (or with a keen interest in the industry) to learn from other inspirational women and network with like-minded people. All events are entirely free thanks to funding support from the Welsh Government’s European Social Fund. Our next event will take place via Zoom between on … Read More
International Women’s Day 2022
ITWales’ 22nd annual International Women’s Day event will be held on Tuesday 8th March 2022. The annual ITWales International Women’s Day Celebration provides an insight into the diverse range of business and career opportunities for women in the 21st Century. It offers a platform for sharing experiences, knowledge, and best practice for women, particularly those working within science and technology. … Read More
New Podcast Series Launched to Encourage Young People to Consider STEM Careers
Our podcast, Technotalks, aims to entertain and inform young people about the careers available to them in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths sectors. Series 2 is out now! Each week, inspiring people in STEM careers discuss what their job involves, their career path and the exciting new technology in their field. Laura Roberts, our USW Regional Coordinator, hosts the … Read More
Case Study: Kane Pirankar & Abena Amo
Kane and Abena are undertaking their placement years with Technocamps at our Swansea hub. We chatted to them about their love for tech and where they see their careers going after graduating… Tell us a little about yourselves.Kane: I’m Kane, I grew up in London and moved to Swansea for university and I love F1! I studied Computer Science at … Read More
Free ‘earn while you learn’ Degree Apprenticeship for employees in Wales
The next intake of our Degree Apprenticeship programme starts in September 2022! Earn a BSc in Applied Software Engineering without leaving employment (or paying a penny). Our Degree Apprenticeship programme combines traditional academic learning in a University environment with work-based projects that allow you to apply your newly acquired academic knowledge to your role at work. This innovative programme allows … Read More
Free After-School Coding Clubs for Pupils in Wales
Our commitment to providing children with the skills they need to develop and grow continues, and we now offer after-school code clubs for children aged 9-16. Technoclub is an opportunity for young people to gain computing experience during live interactive sessions outside of school. The club provides a free weekly session where pupils will learn new Computer Science skills whilst working towards an … Read More
Annual Report 2021
We had a busy 2021, with a mixture of virtual and in-person teaching, hosting our huge STEM Academy in the Summer and creating a whole host of new ways to support children and teachers in Wales with their Computing education. All in all, we’ve had a successful year, thanks to the commitment of our wonderful staff members and partners, and … Read More