Centres of Digital Excellence, Sussex (CODES)
Welcome to the Centres of Digital Excellence, Sussex (CODES project) website. The CODES project is part of an ambitious strategy to develop the digital skills of the Sussex workforce. It was devised by and is managed by the project team of FE Sussex, the consortia of Sussex colleges. Working closely with employers, Sussex colleges have developed a range of upskilling courses each of which provide training in specialist software for local industries and skill sectors.
The CODES project is funded through the Department of Education’s ‘Skills Development Fund’ initiative and alongside development of courses provides an over £2M investment into college IT and computing resources.
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The codes project has established nine centres of digital excellence across Sussex. Led by the Chichester College Group, project application and delivery is being managed by FE Sussex, the consortia company of Sussex Colleges. The project involves all FE Sussex member colleges.
The aims of this project are to:
Set up 9 Centres of Digital Excellence (CODEs) with state of the art technology and courses under the management of 5 colleges or groups
Devise, develop and implement 75 employer focused modular courses in digital technology.
Provide training online and face to face in key digital shortage areas for 2447 learners over 3 years including 863 learners in year one.
Equip tomorrow’s workforce with the digital skills required by employers
Provide the opportunity for college teachers to return to industry for knowledge updating and further development of skills
By investing more than £2.3M in new learning resources, staff training, employer updating and student awareness raising we are positioning our colleges at the very forefront of developing and teaching the digital curriculum of today and tomorrow.