Digital Internships
Six week placement for post 16 students
Taking place over 6 weeks during the summer, in July and August, the Discover Digital Summer Internship Program offers summer employment to post-16 students who are passionate about digital and want to work with some of the island’s leading employers on their digital projects.
Who is it aimed at?
The Discover Digital Summer Internship is open to all post-16 students, currently in full-time education, who have shown a passion for and experience in digital (this could be gaming, video, programming, website building, robotics, social media, digital arts, etc) and a desire to work on digital projects with some of the island’s leading companies.
What’s in it for the candidate?
Students will be employed by local companies that require digital skills to work on a range of projects. This internship will give them a real taste of where these skills can take them. Whether the business is focused on wellness, insurance, marketing or consulting, digital is the common thread for skills sought by many of today’s top employers. After the internship, candidates will have experience working on real challenges while learning about the role digital plays in these companies on a day-to-day basis.






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What is involved?
Lasting six weeks, from 17th July - 25th August 2023, the programme offers 6-week placement at a single company where you will work on some very exciting projects. The programme will finish with a presentation of the projects worked on over the previous weeks given at a group event held at the end of the internship. The first week is eligible for Activities Week for those students at the Sixth Form Centre
How does the payment system work?
This is a full-time position, 9-5pm, Monday-Friday. The pay is £14/hour for each 35 hour workweek. Additional hours on an unpaid basis will be required to prepare the final presentation.
Is a job offered at the end of the three-month term?
There is no guaranteed job offered at the end of the internship, however, the candidate will have picked up valuable work experience in areas such as research, coding, presentations and working with data.
How to apply.
Please complete the following application form to apply for the Discover Digital Summer Internship Program.
Entries should include a CV which should be emailed separately to ben@digitalgreenhouse.gg and an essay which should be no more than 500 words in total and submitted on this form. Supporting evidence can be made up of any standard digital medium including vlog, blog, social media account, websites, etc.
When completing the form and supplying your evidence, please consider the criteria listed below. The judging panel will assess the credibility of each entry accordingly.
The panel will be looking for:
• A focus on and a passion for digital;
• Successful execution of some technical digital knowledge;
• A commitment to continuous improvement and learning;
Applications are now closed for the 2023 Digital Internship
Contact information from the application will be shared with the participating employers' HR Departments who may add this to their recruitment database. If you do not wish your information to be kept after the judging process, please email info@digitalgreenhouse.gg