{"id":1550,"date":"2015-10-02T10:57:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2015-10-02T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T10:00:43","slug":"cyber-security-launch-event-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/cyber-security-launch-event-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Security launch event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The launch event for the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/the-npas-cyber-security-are-now-live\/\">new qualifications in Cyber Security<\/a> took place yesterday in the Stirling Highland Hotel.\u00a0There was an excellent attendance, on a beautiful day, with 90 people attending both sessions. Sixty five schools and ten\u00a0colleges were represented at the event, with representatives of regional councils, universities and employers\u00a0also in attendance.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1551\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Cyber 3\" width=\"572\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber-3.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The agenda included a lot of interesting talks, not just about the contents of the awards but also about the growing importance of cyber security, including the excellent job prospects in the area.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1552\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Cyber2\" width=\"587\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Cyber2.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>An information pack was given out to delegates, which included a USB drive with digital copies of the documentation and presentations. Please <a href=\"mailto:gail.thomas@sqa.org.uk\">contact Gail<\/a> if you would like a copy sent to you.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear from the event that there is a great deal of interest in these new qualifications. I expect them to be popular in schools and colleges in the coming years. I&#8217;m delighted that Scotland is the first country in Europe to introduce national qualifications in cyber security into schools. <a href=\"mailto:helen.zhang@sqa.org.uk\">Contact Helen<\/a> for more information about the qualifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch event for the new qualifications in Cyber Security took place yesterday in the Stirling Highland Hotel.\u00a0There was an excellent attendance, on a beautiful day, with 90 people attending both sessions. Sixty five schools and ten\u00a0colleges were represented at the event, with representatives of regional councils, universities and employers\u00a0also in attendance. The agenda included a lot of interesting talks, not just about the contents of the awards but also about the growing importance of cyber security, including the excellent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,37,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1556,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sqa.org.uk\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}