Three Guernsey students made a real impact during their time at First Central Group as part of the Digital Greenhouse’s Discover Digital Internship programme this summer.
The scheme 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.
Emma Torode, Thomas Harvey and Grainne Wrigley, who have been interns at First Central for six weeks, have been working on coding a concept customer portal for First Central’s UK motor insurance broker, 1STCENTRAL. The concept portal project could allow customers to view information about ongoing claims. The demonstration has taught students about how planning and implementation of coding can be used to adapt existing software, like First Central’s insurance platform Focus, for different requirements.
“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.”
Emma Torode, one of this year’s digital interns, said: “The past six weeks have flown by. The team here at First Central has taught me so much; it’s great learning on the job rather than in a classroom – you have the ability to implement what you’ve learnt into real projects instantly.”
Mikey Chammings, one of our previous digital interns, who now has a future permanent position at First Central as an Associate Developer, has been guiding the students during their time at First Central.
The main focus of the previous year’s internship was to code a digital platform for the Youth Commission, who First Central works in close partnership as part of their CSR initiative.
For information on the Discover Digital Internships visit www.digitalgreenhouse.gg
