Students from Barking and Dagenham College with ideas about how technology can help protect young people made it to the finals of this year’s UK Digital Skills nationwide competition.
They had just 15 minutes to pitch their concepts to 150 business leaders to explain their thinking, up against 1,000 competitors from all over the country all creating digital solutions for real-world problems.
But the team from the Rush Green campus came away with two major awards — best reflection for their “thoughtful presentation on tackling violence against women” and the student of the year title that went to Adebola Oyepeju.
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“Our students were creative and showed professionalism,” college tutor Katie Morgan said.
“This project opened their eyes to how they can make an impact on the world around them.”
Their solutions ranged from cyber-security tools to an app for young people to move safely when they are out and about.
They had spent 16 weeks developing their ideas, coached by industry experts.
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