Timeline of milestones to date

August 2023

Digital Skills Academy, CodeClan, went into liquidation. Following a thorough and diligent evaluation of the options presented, the liquidators accepted a bid from CodeBase to acquire CodeClan assets. Together with the Scottish Government and immense support from across the ecosystem, CodeBase has focussed in the first instance on supporting the staff and students affected, with a view to then leading a collaborative cross-ecosystem effort to rebuild a sustainable and suitable mechanism that serves the strategic tech talent pipeline needs outlined in the STER.

"The strategic requirement remains for Scotland to operate a talent channel that provides a credible and accessible path for people from other disciplines to retrain as software engineers or data scientists, to do so in an intensive and accelerated fashion, and, subsequently, to enter the tech industry. That need has not gone away; Scotland must re-establish that channel, but in a way that is sustainable and fully relevant to current industry needs." Mark Logan, LinkedIn, CodeClan Statement, August 10th 2023

December 2023

The last of 80 affected CodeClan students, across 7 cohorts, in Professional Software Development and Data Analytics, are completing their studies and graduating. Phase I of completing remaining cohort courses is now drawing to a close, with focus shifting from academic study to career guidance and support. As we look forward to Phase II, CodeBase will lead collaborative cross-ecosystem efforts to rebuild a sustainable and suitable mechanism that serves the strategic tech talent pipeline, commencing with this survey of the ecosystem.

Q1 2024

We will look to communicate next steps. If you subscribe to communications from CodeBase below we will share an update with you.

CodeClan 2.0 | Ecosystem Survey

This is the beginning of a process to gather evidence, feedback, and input from across the ecosystem so that we can best understand what is needed for prospective students, employers, and support organisations. CodeBase is working closely with CodeClan alumni and staff, as well as the wider ecosystem and endeavour to continue to support them and to continue to harness their skills.

Please share your thoughts here, and please note we will not be able to respond to individual submissions.