Digital and data skills academy

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Police Scotland are delighted to present the offering of introductory digital skills courses to communities across Scotland. The industry standard courses available within the academy are provided for free through the Cisco Academy and contains training and qualifications in Networking, Cyber Security and Programming Languages. These courses provide a starting point for adults and children to understand concepts such as computer basics and cyber security.

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