About digital DNA
Michelle my Erasmus work buddy and I had the possibility to learn new stuff at Digital DNA.
What is Digital DNA?
They want to bring the key players in the tech ecosystems together to collaborate, network and grow.
Their mission is simple: to encourage and support the growth of all things digital and to ensure that digital technology is at the forefront of people’s minds.
Digital technology is part of our lives, and DigitalDNA want digital leaders, fast-growing companies, blue-chip organisations, SMEs and startups to share knowledge and ideas, overcome challenges and seize opportunities to transform the digital landscape. The company does this by bringing together as many great people as possible from all industries and disciplines in a vibrant and dynamic environment.
Find out more at https://digitaldna.org.uk/
Watson and Co. Chartered Marketing is a marketing consultancy and training company established in April 2005 by the multi award winning and industry experienced Chartered Marketer, SOSTAC Certified Planner and Licensed WorldHost Customer Service Trainer Christine Watson . Christine is my mentor at my Erasmus work placement in Belfast.
Christine and her team work with businesses to deliver creative and effective marketing and customer service solutions to achieve optimal results for them.
About Training Match Maker
Trainingmatchmaker.com directs people to free or paid online and face-to-face courses to inspire people to go on their next learning journey. There are also various trainers that you can find detailed on the website at Our Trainers – TrainingMatchMaker.
Training MatchMaker was founded by my Erasmus mentor and trainer Christine Watson.
Here you can also read the latest blogs from Michelle and I on the trainingmatchmaker website. At the start of our Erasmus placement in Belfast we wrote our first blog to share our learning plans and we will also be writing a blog at the end of our traineeship which will detail what all we have learned during our time living and working in Northern Ireland. Before coming across trainingmatchmaker.com we were not aware of so many different learning opportunities. Blog – TrainingMatchMaker
About Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s program to promote education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
The 2021-2027 plan focuses on social inclusion, green and digital transformation and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life.
It supports the priorities and activities set out in the European Education Sector, the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. the program Also supporting the European Social Rights Pillar, implement the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027, To promote the development of European sport.
About Intern Europe
The Intern Europe are an international team passionate about providing work experience in Belfast, Glasgow and Liverpool.
In collaboration with European partners and local host companies, the organize traineeships as part of a culture and language experience.
Michelle and I also take part at this traineeship from Intern Europe. In our first week we have an English course, which is also organized from Intern Europe.
About Young Enterprise NI
Young Enterprise NI is Northern Ireland’s leading enterprise education charity – inspiring over 90,000+ students each year to ensure they leave education prepared for life & work.
Young Enterprise NI is the Northern Ireland organisation of Young Enterprise a national charity in the UK. Their mission is to motivate young people to succeed in the changing world of work by equipping them with the work skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed.
You can follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About Digital DNA
Their mission is to encourage and support the development of all things digital and to ensure that digital technologies are at the forefront of people’s minds. Digital technology is a part of our lives and they want leading digital companies, fast growing companies, blue chip organisations, SMEs and start-ups to share their knowledge and ideas, overcome challenges and seize opportunities to change the digital landscape.
They achieve this by bringing together as many bright minds as possible from a variety of industries and disciplines in a vibrant and dynamic environment. They don’t make round tables and notepads. Instead, they create large-scale collaborative events that function as dynamic gatherings.
Find out more at https://digitaldna.org.uk/about_us/
Photo from the Check-In at the Digital DNA Exhibition and Conference in Belfast.
This is me trying the visual glasses at an exhibition stand at DigitalDNA in Belfast.
Left: Rebecca Right: Róisín-Áine from Young Enterprise NI.
Brian Douglas from Coding Fury.
This is me playing the game from the company Aflac.
Me in front of the Belfast City Hall.
My Trainer Christine Watson.
