ScotRail has signed up for a New Digital Technology Education Charter to help raise the profile of computing science amongst young people. 

The charter aims to connect industry and academia to inspire the next generation into technology and computing science. 

The partnership hopes to raise awareness of diverse career opportunities available to young people in the Scottish tech sector. 

“ScotRail is a great example of a company that is not always immediately associated with the tech sector but has a wealth of opportunities,” Toni Scullion of Digital Technology Education Charter said. 

ScotRail is one of over 100 companies and organisations to pledge their commitment to the charter, including Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Scottish Power. 

The charter was inspired by Scullion, a computing science teacher, who hopes the charter, with its many partners, will inspire young people to fill the skills gap in the Scottish tech sector. 

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The railway brings a vast range of digital skills-based functions to the charter, including application development, data analysis, and cybersecurity. 

As part of its involvement, ScotRail plans to engage with school children on the opportunities available to them within the digital sector. 

Alan Manclark, head of IT at ScotRail, said: “We hope it will raise the profile of computing science and encourage more children to follow the information technology career path.” 

“It’s these pupils who will become the next generation of ScotRail’s tech-minded workforce,” he continued.

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