The Sentinus Digital Makers programme is a connected Digital Skills and STEM engagement initiative designed to create a clear learner journey from first engagement, through to skills development, and ultimately into digital innovation and future careers.
The programme is built around three complementary strands, each serving a distinct purpose while collectively supporting the development of digital confidence, creativity, employability, and community engagement.
Sentinus Digital Makers is a multi-strand engagement programme that supports children, young people, schools, community groups and families to develop digital skills through accessible, hands-on experiences. Activity across one strand or multiple strands is possible.
The programme combines:
- Community STEM & Digital Skills Bootcamps
- In-School Digital Workshops
- Digital Futures Project-Based Learning
Together, these strands create a scalable pathway from:
- Awareness and participation
- to skills development
- to innovation, enterprise, and progression into digital careers
- And promote digital inclusion and engagement across rural areas, girls in tech and disadvantaged areas.
Strand 1 – Community Digital Skills / STEM Summer Events
This strand provides the entry point into STEM & Digital engagement, creating accessible and exciting experiences for young people, families and community groups.
The events are designed to:
- Raise awareness of STEM & Digital Skills
- Encourage family participation in STEM & Digital Skills
- Introduce coding, robotics, AI, Cybersecurity and digital creativity in an informal setting.
Strand 2 – In-School Digital Skills Workshops
This strand focuses on building core digital skills within formal education settings through structured, curriculum-aligned workshops.
These workshops provide practical learning experiences and can help create a future digital skills pipeline. This strand also allows Creative Learning and Digital Arts to be a centre focus.
Strand 3 – Digital Futures Project-Based Learning
This strand represents the progression stage of the programme, supporting young people to move beyond basic digital skills into:
-Innovation – Entrepreneurship – Employability – Real-world problem solving. This Digital Futures strand provides direct structed employee volunteering opportunities through workshops, online careers presentations, mentoring and judging.