Work Experience 2024 - London, United Kingdom - Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 day ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Description:

Digital Catapult is the UK's leading advanced digital technology innovation centre, accelerating the adoption of new and emerging technologies to drive regional, national and international growth for UK businesses across the economy.

We work with a range of organisations - including start-ups and scaleups, established businesses, investors, government and public sector, research and academia - to discover new ways of solving industry challenges, increase productivity and open up new markets.

We work across key technology areas including IoT, AI, 5G, Immersive and Distributed Ledger.

At Digital Catapult we are proud to be building an open, diverse and agile community.

We are committed to the continual progression of equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace, in our teams and through the work we deliver.

To ensure we deliver on this promise we have ongoing work streams in place to continue on our journey and our established partnership with Inclusive Employers further reflects our commitment.

We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society.

We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are key to creating an enjoyable and positive company culture and ultimately to the overall success of our business and of others with whom we work.

Our company values are ambition, curiosity, openness and optimism. The value openness allows our employees to be themselves and demonstrates the importance of respecting each other.

Our brilliant people ambitiously strive to inspire, drive and deliver positive change in the sectors and technology areas we work in, both across the UK and globally.

What to expect:

Supported by experienced and enthusiastic managers, you will be shadowing colleagues and encouraged to ask questions to help you understand more about Digital Catapult and the tech industry.

During the work experience, you will learn what it is like to work in one of our business functions, such as 5G, IoT (Internet of Things), Solutions, Immersive Technology, Design, and Programme Delivery Assurance (Project Management).

You will be asked which team you would like experience in based on your areas of interest.

You will get to know Digital Catapult - our values, our history and exactly what we do - and gain an insight into actual jobs that you would be doing if you came to work for us full-time.

Whether you decide to start an apprenticeship, a traineeship or go to university in the future, your work experience placement is a great early insight into a potential career choice.

Learning, development and support:

Our programme will provide you with an insight into what it is like to work for a technology company and help you to decide your future career options.

Over the course of the placement, we typically offer:

Hands on work experience including demos, workshops and a group project
Opportunities to develop skills and grow confidence
Opportunities to meet a range of DC employees and ask as many questions as you want to help you understand what working for DC is like and your potential future ambitions
Join internal events where appropriate

Requirements:

Aged 18 and under in academic years 11 or 12, in fulltime secondary, sixth form or college education and considering technology/computer science as a career after school.
The placement will be in person, at the London office (Kings Cross), to ensure you get the most out of the experience.

Placements will be assigned based on area of interest, but you will get experience of different functions through a variety of workshops.

How to apply:

APPLICATION FORM

Please answer the following questions:

Your name
Year Group
What do you know about Digital Catapult?
Why does Digital Catapult interest you and what do you hope to gain from your experience?
What are your key learning goals for your work experience with Digital Catapult?
Which area of the business/department would you like to gain experience?
From your own research, please share your thoughts around a particular case study or project we've done what was it, what did you like about it, what impact will it have, what would you do next?
Describe a project you have been involved in what role did you have, what did you do, what were the outcomes?
Tell us about a time when you have achieved a positive outcome through effective team working?
What are your hobbies and interests?