First Central digital interns code portal
FIRST Central Group has been helping skill the island’s upcoming workforce through a digital internship programme.
Students Emma Torode, Thomas Harvey and Grainne Wrigley have been interns at the company over the summer – working on coding a concept customer portal for First Central’s UK motor insurance broker, 1st Central.
The project could allow customers to view information about ongoing claim, while teaching students about how planning and implementation of coding can be used to adapt existing software for different requirements.
The placement was part of the Digital Greenhouse’s Discover Digital Internship programme. It provides students who are passionate about digital technology with practical experience in local companies, highlighting the variety of exciting and challenging careers in the sector.
‘Our interns are always keen to learn and contribute towards current and future projects. To code the portal, they have been using a combination of JavaScript, HTML and CSS and several other different pieces of software, programmes and coding languages,’ said Dan Edmunds, development manager at First Central.
‘We want all our interns to be creative and innovative during their time with us, we want them to think creatively and let them design something new.
‘We were very impressed by the standard of knowledge and enthusiasm of the students. They made a huge contribution to our team and we are proud to be part of their educational journey and hope they all go on to find their ideal career path working with technology.’
The students were guided by previous intern Mikey Chammings, who now has a future permanent position at First Central as an associate developer.
n For information on the digital internship programme visit www.digitalgreenhouse.gg.
