Digital Innovators Programme
We want to inspire all young people to reach their potential, harness creative thinking and apply this to their use of technology. The Digital Innovators Programme, powered by First Central Group and delivered by the Digital Greenhouse, aims to develop problem-solving, collaboration and key digital skills for the innovators and entrepreneurs of the future.




An established programme with over 150 post-14 students taking part annually. The Digital Greenhouse delivers a series of workshops focused on design thinking, user experience, ideation and pitch presentation skills. Students from College of Further Education, Grammar School & Sixth Form Centre, Blanchelande College, The Ladies’ College and Elizabeth College all commonly take part, gaining access to employees from First Central Group who coach them through their product development.
“We’re proud to power the Digital Greenhouse’s Digital Innovators Programme. The programme invites students to tackle a skills problem statement using technology-based solutions. Our students are the island’s future, so it’s important we provide them with opportunities to engage with digital technologies.”
John Davison, Chief Information Officer at First Central Insurance & Technology Group
All participants of the workshops and any other post-14 students who would like to get involved are invited to enter the annual competition by submitting their digital solutions to a set problem statement. Out of all of the competition entries the solutions are whittled down to a shortlist of teams who are asked to present their final solutions to a judging panel. Prizes are awarded for the Most Innovative Solution, Best Technical Solution and an overall winner. It gives the students the opportunity to demonstrate their newly learned skills in creative problem solving, designing for specific audiences and developing digital products and services.
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