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DigiTay: Funding Opportunities

Data Skills for Work 

For full details of the call, including links to the application forms, please visit: https://dataskillsforwork.com/funding or find the application form here

Up to £10,000 is available for tech training providers and Further and Higher education institutions to offer new data skills courses.

Funding to help workers adapt to the demands of increasingly digitalised, automated and data-driven workplaces is being continued in the Tay Cities region. The Data Lab and the Tay Cities Digital Skills Project, aims to address the digital skills gap, support diversity and prepare participants for the changing world of work through its small grants scheme. There is a focus on Digital Adoption skills, Integrated Digital Skills, and Professional Digital Skills, in alignment with the Digital Skills Action Plan.

The Data Lab is pleased to announce a new round of funding aimed at supporting training providers in delivering upskilling short courses in the Tay Cities region (Angus, Dundee, North-East Fife, and Perth & Kinross). Colleges, universities, and other training providers are invited to apply for funding through the Data Skills Credits small grants scheme, which offers up to £10,000 to support the delivery of digital and data-related courses, either online or in-person.

This funding is designed to support training for individuals fitting the data worker and data professional personas. To learn more about these personas, please visit our Data Skills Framework page.

Key Information:
  • Application Deadline: Friday 25th April 2025
  • Courses must be delivered by: Tuesday 30th September 2025
  • Funding Amount Available: Up to £10,000
How to Apply:
Full details, including the application form, can be found at Data Skills Credits – for providers

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Cheryl Stewart at cheryl.stewart@thedatalab.com

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DigiTay: Third Sector Challenge Fund

The Third Sector Challenge Fund provided funding to third-sector organisations to provide new and innovative pilot programmes aimed at closing the digital skills gap in the Tay Cities Region. 7 third-sector organisations were awarded funding, amounting to £220,616.

Archaeology Scotland completed their delivery on Friday 30th September 2024. The Workshop Aberfeldy and Elevator both finished their deliveries by 31st January 2025. 3D Novations, Options in Life, and Perth Autism will complete their deliveries by Monday 31st March 2025, while Code Division will finish theirs by Wednesday 30th April 2025.

To find out more about the third-sector organisations, please visit the project’s webpage.