e-skills UK in schools

CC4G - Computer Clubs for Girls

Transforming the attitude of a generation of girls to IT

e-skills UK's Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) is changing the way girls think about technology and IT careers. This award-winning initiative, which is already benefiting more than 120,000 girls in over 3,450 schools, captures students' imagination at an age when girls typically become disinterested in IT. CC4G are now involved with over 58% of all state funded secondary schools and 17% of all state funded primary schools.

CC4G is full of fun activities and  gets girls involved with technology in ways that are of interest to them - for example through music, fashion, celebrity and design.

The clubs are targeted at 10 to 14 year old girls and are run voluntarily by schools as an out-of-hours activity. An increasing number of employers are encouraging their staff to become involved with local CC4G clubs.

By 2008, CC4G will have benefited up to 150,000 girls in 3,600 schools.

Find out how you can get involved...

... access the new CC4G website at www.cc4g.net

To receive information on CC4G and subscribe to regular updates from e-skills UK, go to www.e-skills.com/register .

 

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CC4G was officially launched in England in June 2005 with a national programme supported by the DCSF. The programme was pioneered in the South East by SEEDA. e-skills UK and DCSF acknowledges SEEDA's financial support and role as founding partner.

CC4G was launched in Scotland in March 2006 and is currently being piloted in Northern Ireland.

Last modified: 13 Mar 2008