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The EPIK team would like to announce that the first 2012 EPIK Kent
competition in Software Design and Development for those aged 16 -
24 is now live, prize fund comprising of £1000 and 2 memberships to
the BCS (British Computer Society).<br>
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The 6 finalists will have the opportunity to do a live demo to a
room full of employers from the Kent IT, Technology and Games
industry to demonstrate their skills at our Gala event on the 4th
September.<br>
Top 2 finalists will each receive £400 and a membership to the BCS
(British Computer Society).<br>
3rd prize will go to the best creative project proposal and receive
£200 with the opportunity for it to go into development.<br>
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The EPIK team has amassed a range of resources at <a
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target="_blank">http://epik.org.uk/resources</a> including a
helpDesk system to get people started at being creative and winning
not only the cash but the opportunity to work in the Kent IT
industry sector with professionals that have the skills and passion
for their industry to really make a difference and add value to a
young person career prospects, including in some cases continuing on
to HE doing a part time degree! Read all about Chris and Barney
ionCube's Ltd apprentices in Software Engineering <a
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href="http://epik.org.uk/pages/IoncubeApprentices" target="_blank">http://epik.org.uk/pages/IoncubeApprentices</a><br>
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Please we need your help to spread the word so more young people get
to take part, there is at least 70 IT/Technology Companies coming to
the Gala finals, that's a lot of potential employers who would like
to explore the option of taking on IT apprentices and mentoring them
into the industry on their own doorstep!
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<div>Find out more at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://epik.org.uk" target="_blank">epik.org.uk</a><br>
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