The IT Youth Hubs project, launched last year, has signed up 30 youth clubs to its network and supported more than 2,000 young people over the past 12 months.
Backed by software giant Microsoft, the network aims to more than double in size by opening up bidding for a further 35 groups to become hubs.
Hubs empower and train young people to become peer educators in digital literacy, offer opportunities to develop skills in digital literacy, keep young people informed of changes in technology and encourage them to seek a career in technology.
Each hub will train up to three selected young people to become "IT champions" who will be given support to develop their own IT skills with a view to helping train others, all of whom have limited access to technology.
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