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Vodafone digital skills programme opens for entries
The Vodafone Foundation has launched the ‘Digital Creators’ Challenge’ for schools across the UK to help 11- 14 year old improve their understanding of technology and build their digital skills.
The challenge, presented in partnership with Teach First, Hopscotch and Apps for Good, will run between 2nd September 2019 and 24th January 2020. It will invite teams of young people to work together to design an app to improve lives in their local community, with the chance to win up to £6,000 to spend on IT equipment.
Tech advice and practical training will be provided by Vodafone and Apps for Good experts, alongside access to online materials including workbooks and toolkits, which will take approximately four to six hours to complete across the Autumn term. In addition, selected schools in government identified Opportunity Areas will be invited to participate in one of ten app development days to help them progress their ideas. In March 2020, shortlisted finalists will be invited to take part in a special day at Vodafone’s technology hub in Newbury where they will get to see first-hand how a leading tech company works and showcase their final entries to a panel of tech experts.
The Digital Creators Challenge from the Vodafone Foundation has been designed to be part of the UK curriculum and will help support schools in meeting Gatsby Career Benchmarks 4 and 5*.
Ben Towers, a 21-year old entrepreneur, is supporting the competition. He started his first digital business aged 11 and is now using social media platforms to improve health outcomes for his generation. He says: “My business was built on the power of digital and I now believe this is integral to helping us overcome some of the biggest challenges we’re facing. This project is really exciting because the participants are going to learn vital skills in creativity, teamwork and digital expertise. These are going to help them not just to enter the world of work, but to make the world a better place.”
Schools and community groups can sign up to the programme by entering here.
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