Would you like to work for Pontydysgu?
Pontydysgu’s hiring! If you are interested please get in touch. And please pass on to anyone you think might be interested.
An internship with a difference!
Have an adventure – go to Bremen in Germany to work with the team developing tools for the EU Learning Layers project www.learning-layers.eu. There is an open design library – http://learning-layers.eu/open-libraries/ – showcasing the prototypes so far which you can access via the website. The EU team operate in English, are very friendly and you will work with other technologists, researchers and other project team members. You will be collaborating closely with Bau ABC, a construction industry training centre that supports apprentices in the building trades.
Pontydysgu has its head office in Wales UK but also has an office in Bremen, Germany. Graham Attwell, the technical lead person who works out of Bremen will:
- Put you on a 4 week intensive German course (you will not need to be fluent, just learn enough to get by and order a beer)
- Help you arrange accommodation
- Pay you 1200 Euros a month during the internship
What do you need?
- To start ASAP (easiest to get on language course run in August 2014)
- Knowledge of HTML 5, CSS3, Content Mangements Systems (WordPress in particular including PHP and MySQL) and an interest in mobile app development (android and/or iOS) and work based learning (or interest in learning these skills)
- Be flexible and willing to work to tight deadlines
- Be willing to travel to 3 day project meetings throughout Europe
- Be prepared to stay for a year
- Be a good communicator with all kinds of people
- A ‘can do’ attitude
What will you get out of it?
- Excellent experience on your CV in terms of your technical skills
- Cross-cultural collaborative experience (a skill potential employers are keen on)
- Experience of living abroad for a year (or if you already live in Germany, experience of working with a UK company)
- Experience working with a wide range of users – apprentices, meisters, academics, researchers, technologists
Interested? Email Graham Attwell (graham10 [at] mac [dot] com) for further information, telling him in no more than 300 words about why you would be ideal for this opportunity.
