a partnership:

+digital

apprenticeship interactive design

& development

Established in 1997

karlskrona, Southern

Sweden

a school for business +

technology + creativity

introducing hyper island

a partnership:Hyper Island has a strong Swedish heritage, but is now a global company with hubs in NY, Brazil, UK, Singapore, and Sweden. We have students, alumni, industry leaders and faciliators all over the world, making the global Hyper Island network a highly connected one.

Hyper Island is now a global organisation with hubs in UK, US,

Brazil, Singapore and Sweden. We have students, alumni, industry leaders

and facilitators all over the world, making the global Hyper Island

network a highly connected one.

in 2011, hyper island made the watts brothers building in manchester’s

northern quarter its home in the uk and has welcomed over 200 students

to date.

higher level apprenticeship

The Hyper Island Digital Apprenticeship is a Higher Level Apprenticeship; a high-quality training and development programme for 18 year olds and over, offering a Level 4 qualification (equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree) in Interactive Design & Development.

This apprenticeship was designed by Hyper Island in collaboration with a range of local Manchester-based businesses. As a result, the programme structure addresses the needs of the employer to recruit and train Junior Developers and Junior Interaction Designers that will make a positive impact to their business.

What is a higher level apprenticeship?

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“Many employers in the sector are struggling to recruit staff with the necessary

skills and competencies, and are now choosing to employ apprentices and train young

people on the job instead.”

- Tony Foggett

CEO, Code Computerlove

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meet the apprentice

The Digital Apprentice programme doesn’t just give you relevant skills, knowledge and experience but puts you at the front of digital innovation.

I’m a Front End Developer and since joining the Digital Apprentice programme I’ve been a part of some of the most challenging and amazing projects - and I’m only 19. My day-to-day job usually involves me drinking an awful amount of coffee, having a laugh with the rest of the team while jumping across a variety of different projects.

As an apprentice I have the freedom to pursue my interests so if there is a particular project I’m interested in or a framework, plugin or library that’s being used, I have the freedom to jump in and do some development work.

charles browne, magnetic north

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how it

works

hyper island methodologyThere are no teachers at Hyper Island. We take an experiential approach to learning and apply this in two distinct, yet connected parts; the content and the process, or “what you do/learn/experience” and “how you do/learn/experience it”. We invite leading industry experts to bring their experience from ‘the field’ and Hyper Island supports learning through the application of tools, methodology and facilitation.

formatThe Digital Apprenticeship is designed to give apprentices maximum time within the work environment, working on live projects to support learning in a real-world context. However, they are also supported with ongoing mentoring and development throughout the programme at Hyper Island.

15 month programme full time

paid role

hyper island bootcamp:

+ bi-monthly revisits

full time paid role

4 week kick off

training @ hyper island

6 x 3 day intensive

Hyper island training +

skills workshops

employer partners 2014

We are currently building awareness about the apprenticeship within schools and colleges and actively recruiting students. We’re now speaking with new employers that would like to be involved next year.

The year ahead: 2015

apprentice application

deadline:july 2015

employer partnerships: now seeking

apprenticeship start date:

sept 2015

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what could your team achieve with a

talented apprentice?

if you’re interested in hearing more, contact:

damian.payton@hyperisland.com