Colleagues from the Device Authority HQ in Reading are working with UTC Reading on a mentoring programme to support local students as they prepare to make decisions about their Key Stage 5 studies and how to develop the skills and attributes needed for their chosen careers.
UTC Reading provides specialist technical education for students aged 14-19 and has been working with the Sage Foundation to design and deliver the Career Mentoring Programme to support its Year 11 students (aged 15-16).
Device Authority CEO Darron Antill will be meetings groups of students regularly throughout the programme to provide consistent guidance and the opportunity for students to build a connection with industry and gain valuable insight.
Darron commented, “Mentors played an important role at the start of my career and gave me a good foundation to progress through the ranks to lead several tech companies. A successful company is based on employing and developing great people and I am looking forward to paying back to the new generation, listening to them and offering advice and insight wherever I can.”