Apple to Offer Free in-store Coding Sessions Throughout Europe for EU Code Week

Apple has announced it will offer over 2,000 free coding sessions during EU Code Week, running October 6-21, with at least one free session every day in every Apple store throughout Europe.

The Coding sessions are open to all, and are designed to inspire and help people of all ages and skill levels learn to code with hands-on interactive experiences.

Sessions include How To: Get Started with Coding, Teacher Tuesdays: App Design & Coding Basics and Kids Hour: Sphero Maze Challenge.

Apple offers year-round coding sessions as part of the Today at Apple programme, at which people can learn to code with Swift, Apple’s powerful and intuitive modern programming language.

Over 75,000 attendees have taken part in more than 14,000 coding sessions at Apple stores across Europe in the past year.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Coding is a critical skill that gives people of all ages the chance to create and share their ideas with the world.

“Apple has long believed coding is the language of the future, and we’ve created a range of tools to make it fun and accessible for everyone.”

Technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in Europe, and data from the European Commission shows 9 out of 10 future jobs will require digital skills.