{"id":14444,"date":"2022-11-01T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=14444"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:49:56","slug":"bradford-skills-month-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/news\/business-news\/bradford-skills-month-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Exa inspires learners for Bradford Skills Month 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14444\" data-post-id=\"14444\" data-obj-id=\"14444\" class=\"elementor elementor-14444 dce-elementor-post-14444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a977e64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blog-post-top.png\" 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elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/about-us\/our-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a430512 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a430512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"image-gap-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EXALogo-colour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/span>Exa <span class=\"lightblue\">News<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4b4d3b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b4b4d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exa inspires learners for Bradford Skills Month 2022<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363fe66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"363fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ac2542 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial post-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"58ac2542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Date Posted:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>01.11.2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a339c7b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Written by:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExa Networks\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3732e5de elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3732e5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60c08b5f\" data-id=\"60c08b5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c537c81 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c537c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This October marked the first ever Bradford Skills Month &#8211; a city-wide event that aimed to help young people in Bradford develop skills needed for the workplace, and encourage their career choices.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42df94cd custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42df94cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was born from the amalgamation of Tech Week &#8211; which was co-founded by Exa\u2019s Co-founder and Commercial Director Mark Cowgill &#8211; and Manufacturing week which usually took place separately in the month of October.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year Exa and <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/about-us\/social-values\/exa-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Exa Foundation<\/a> hosted and presented three types of events in the city over several weeks. The events were attended by a wide range of individuals from around Bradford, and beyond, and all helped to engage attendees with digital learning and computer technology.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bddb52 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31bddb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games at National Science &amp; Media Museum<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3554af custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b3554af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Tech Week, four events were held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Science &amp; Media Museum<\/a> on the 7th and 8th October. The days were themed around games, with activities including an exhibition of challenges and Q&amp;A sessions, and a careers event with information about routes into the games industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the event, our own Specialist Leader in Education, Alan O\u2019Donohoe, captained <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player vs Player: Unplugged<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The event included a Victorian games parlour, and a talking game called \u2018Werewolf. Attendees tried their hand at different Victorian games, using problem solving and computational thinking skills which are still relevant to the gaming industry today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cd30cf custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cd30cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Careers in Tech<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4719f4a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4719f4a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Exa Foundation invited school groups to our Bradford HQ to hear real experiences of people working in tech. Staff involved in the event came from different departments in the business, including Research &amp; Development, Networking, and Marketing teams. Alan presented the event like a chat show, interviewing each team member.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard Halfpenny, our Network Engineering Architect, discussed fibre optic technology, with a demonstration of the different cables used to provide Exa customers with fast broadband. Our Marketing Manager, Cassie Irving, talked about the difficulties of starting work after finishing education. During the talk, she offered ways attendees could bridge the gap between college, or university, and the workplace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The schools involved included Shirley Manor Primary School, Fulneck School, and Shipley College. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033080-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033080-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033080-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033080-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033080-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7160234 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7160234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Skills Camp<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8b3165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8b3165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we hosted a Digital Skills Camp at Exa HQ. The event ran from 24th to 26th October, with a Digital Skills Fair on the 27th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as enhancing their computing knowledge, participants were able to earn digital badges, to recognise the skills they had learnt. These badges were issued by Bradford City Council\u2019s SkillsHouse team, <\/span><span style=\"color: #009fe3;\"><a style=\"color: #009fe3;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skillshouse.co.uk\/cities-of-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities of Learning<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as part of Bradford Skills Month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day One focused on Information Security, and taught attendees how to protect themselves, others and information from unauthorised access. During the session attendees:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gained an understanding of key terms in Information Security.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Took part in practical activities related to Information Security learning how to limit the threat of Brute Force attacks.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participated in group learning activities to help others learn about Information Security.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants demonstrated their understanding of Information Security, earning an Information Security Expert Learner Badge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c83518d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1c83518d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033274-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033274-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033274.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cdf63ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cdf63ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Days Two and Three were related to a Digital Project Developer Badge. Participants proposed, created and developed a digital solution to a real world problem, using a Raspberry Pi computer, kindly donated by consumer electronics company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #009fe3;\">CPC<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They presented their proposals to an audience and explained how their solution solved the problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the two days, attendees:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identified a real world issue they could potentially solve using technology<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used their digital skills to develop a digital solution to the real world issue<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presented their project to an audience\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Camp, participants worked in a collaborative nature, helping each other overcome challenges and support ideas. The event offered an opportunity for young people to learn about the digital landscape in a practical, tactile way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the Digital Skills Camp, we hosted a Digital Skills Fair which was attended by 50 parents, teachers and college staff, who got to see what the participants had learnt, and the solutions they had created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To celebrate their hard work, participants were awarded with certificates to accompany their digital badges at an awards ceremony presented by Laura Slevin, Learning Partnership Manager at Bradford Council\u2019s SkillsHouse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a068a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a068a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"the exa foundation session on digital skills week at exa office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/P1033372.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a201ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a201ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bradford Skills Month has been a true celebration of personal development, helping young people learn skills that can be used in and out of school, and the workplace they\u2019re about to enter. We look forward to hosting more of these events for the Bradford community during next year\u2019s Skills Month.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our work through The Exa Foundation can provide schools an opportunity for pupils to benefit from hands-on experience with communication technology. If you\u2019d like to learn more, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/about-us\/social-values\/exa-foundation\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #009fe3;\">website<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47693e51 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47693e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40e3b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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