Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Digital careers workshop heads for Aberdeen and Inverness

The events will take place in Aberdeen, Inverness and Oban
The events will take place in Aberdeen, Inverness and Oban

Secondary school pupils in the north and north-east are being offered the chance to take part in roadshow showcasing digital career paths.

Discovering Digital World kicks off in Aberdeen next month and will make stop off in Oban and Inverness as it tours the country.

Aimed at S1-S3s, the series has been launched in partnership between youth charity Young Scot and Skills

Development Scotland’s online careers information and advice service, My World of Work.

The roadshow will provide attendees with hands-on workshops, masterclasses and demonstrations where they will test out products and dabble in coding, design and developing.

There will also be session for parents and teachers as part of the campaign.

Employers form the digital industry will be at hand to answer questions and advice on how to enter the profession.

Louise Macdonald, chief executive of Young Scot, said it was a fantastic opportunity to for young people.

She said: “Every young person should have the opportunity to learn about the careers available to them regardless of where they live.

“That’s why this project, delivered through Digital World in association with My World of Work, is so vital.

“It is a fantastic opportunity to reach these young people and make them aware of the amazing digital careers, learning and training that are on offer to them.”

The roadshow will be at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen on Monday, February 29, The Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban on Friday, March 11 and Inverness College on Monday, March 14.

For more information visit www.digitalworld.net