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Y do IT 

Y do IT

On the 17th November, Momentum - the Northern Ireland ICT Federation, in conjunction with Queen's University and the University of Ulster invited ten Year 12 ICT GCSE students from Wellington College to ‘Y do IT' - a careers event focused exclusively on today's dynamic ICT industry.

The students gained the following from the event:

  • Information about the skill shortages and career opportunities in the ICT sector in Northern Ireland
  • Guidance on the selection of appropriate subjects at A level
  • They were informed, excited and enthused about computing as a career
  • The perception that ‘computing/ICT is only for boys' was challenged
  • Challenged to the perception that computing/ICT is only for ‘nerds'
  • An appreciation of the diversity of jobs and associated lifestyles available in the ICT sector
  • An insight into computing at University

‘Y do IT' was an important and informative event for the students. There were presentations from key speakers from industry together with undergraduates representing academia. There was also the opportunity to meet other students and graduates. Careers literature packs were made available for each school highlighting various academic routes.  

This was an especially useful, productive and rewarding day for those in the group thinking of following a career in the ICT industry in NI.

- Mr S. Lyttle, ICT Co-ordinator