We are excited to share we have received a significant funding boost from local authorities in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to deliver innovative digital skills training to young people and adults. The funding, totalling over £700,000, will be used to provide a wide range of courses in both English and Welsh, aimed at improving digital literacy in the region. … Read More
Technocamps Advanced Summer School Success!
This summer, we launched our new summer school program, Technocamps Advanced, for ages 16+, at Technocamps HQ, Swansea University. The program offered hands-on experiences in cutting-edge fields like Website Building, Machine Learning, 3D Modelling for Art and Industry, and Robotics. It was extremely popular, providing participants with invaluable skills and practical knowledge in these advanced technological areas. Participants were enthusiastic … Read More
Education Conference 2024: Diving into Digital
CALLING ALL TEACHERS! We’re excited to announce that our 2024 Education Conference will take place on Thursday, 24th October, at Swansea.com Stadium! This event is designed for primary and secondary school educators. Engage in hands-on workshops and gain valuable insights to enhance your teaching methods and embrace the new curriculum for Wales. Primary Teacher Sessions: Secondary Teacher Sessions: Don’t miss … Read More
Level Up Your Tech Skills! Join Technocamps and IoC Wales’ 10-Week Hybrid Courses this Autumn!
Looking to upskill, reskill or retrain? Check out our collection of Skills Bootcamps. Our Skills Bootcamps, in partnership with the Institute of Coding in Wales are entirely free for learners and will help you build your tech skills. We are working across all universities in Wales to deliver these skills both virtually and in-person. These professional development short courses are designed to … Read More
Free Certified CPD Programme for Primary School Teachers starting this Autumn!
We are pleased to announce our upcoming CPD programme for primary school teachers happening this Autumn! This free programme aims to improve teachers’ knowledge of Computer Science and Computational Thinking and help them apply these skills in the classroom and across the school. Following the success of last year’s virtual sessions, we are pleased to launch our Autumn CPD programme. … Read More
Technocamps Annual Robotics Competition 2024: Where Robots Meet Sport
Over the last two weeks, 142 pupils from 26 schools across Wales joined us for our Annual Robotics Competition in partnership with the RAF! This year’s competition theme was Techathlon, and pupils were challenged to get into sports mode by designing and creating a robot that could tackle Olympic challenges such as basketball, shotput and weightlifting. Participants worked collaboratively in … Read More
Game of Codes 2024
This March our Cardiff hub hosted the Game of Codes coding competition with this year’s theme centred around Sport and Health. This year, the competition saw the participation of 3 individual finalists and 13 teams. From wearable karate point-scoring t-shirts, olympic themed mini-games, clicker games promoting healthy eating and digital top trumps of weird and wonderful sports from around the … Read More
Empowering Women in STEM: International Women’s Day Celebration
Technocamps annual International Women’s Day Celebration event on Wednesday 8 March 2024. 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 diverse local activity connects women from all … Read More
Game of Codes Competition 2024 is back!
Game of Codes is back with Technocamps pan-Wales National Game of Codes Programming Competition. The competition will enable interested pupils to develop their problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills while improving their knowledge of computer programming in a fun and inventive way. The challenge is to create a piece of software using Sport and Health as the theme. Examples could … Read More
Technocamps Hosts Professional Learning Events Across Wales to Boost Micro:bit Integration in Curriculum for Wales
To support the BBC and micro:bit Foundation’s new micro:bit – the next gen campaign, Technocamps are hosting professional learning events for primary school teachers across Wales during February and March. These events are supported by the BBC, micro:bit Foundation and Hwb with the ambition to support practitioners across Wales to further enhance their delivery of Curriculum for Wales utilising micro:bits. … Read More