| Free Devices Will Help 1 Million U.K. Students Learn To Code, Enter Booming Job Industry |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Coding is the door to the digital future, and kids are holding the key. On Thursday, the BBC launched a major initiative called Make it Digital that will provide 1 million devices used to teach coding to young students. Every student entering Year 7, mostly kids aged 11 or 12, will receive a device. The program is part of a larger effort to make the U.K. more digitally educated, BBC reported. Currently, the U.K. is predicting that 1.4 million digital professionals will be needed over the next five years, and there is presently a shortage of qualified people to fill these jobs. Developing these skills in early education could help increase the pursuit of jobs in computer science. |
| Source: Huffington Post (USA) | Published: March 18th, 2015 |
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