Imaginations sparked by day championing top tech
CAREERS EVENT OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITIES OF JOBS IN CITY’S SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
Students had a byte-size taster of what careers could lie ahead for them in Sunderland’s burgeoning technology industry.
More than 25 leading companies from the software and technical sector shared their skills as they showcased the jobs they offer.
The event was organised and hosted at Sunderland Software City in partnership with Work Discovery Sunderland.
It welcomed 110 students from Years 10 and 11 at St Anthony’s Catholic Girls Academy, Kepier Academy, Barbara PriestmanAcademy,Grindon Hall,SouthMoorAcademyand Monkwearmouth Academy.
Students visited a market place which championed new technology used by their teams.
A series of interactive workshops were set up throughout the day, giving the students a chance to discover bullet-time photography, which uses multiple cameras to take images from every angle, to artificial intelligence and virtual reality, digital marketing, film production and gaming.
Companies shared their expertise at the event, along with a range of colleges and training providers from across the region, which offer relevant courses.
JillMcKinney,headofskills and training at Sunderland Software City, said: “The studentshadagreattimeandthey were really keen to interact.
“A few of the businesses brought along Oculus Rift headsets and some of their games, so they were really able to immerse themselves in the work they do and understand their industry.
“We had some really good feedback from the businesses and a lot of the workshops ran over because they were asking lots of questions.”
The day has been an annual event for the last five years.
Yesterday featured businesses including Nissan, Generator, Sage, Generator and Next Gen.