Hyper Island’s apprenticeship in Interactive Design and Development brings untapped digital talent direct to the industry in Manchester. Supported by our world-leading experiential approach to learning, apprentices arrive at the workplace ready to learn and apply their enthusiasm. Beginning in September 2015 and lasting 15 months, the apprenticeship offers full-time paid employment with ongoing training at Hyper Island. Businesses within Greater Manchester work in partnership with us to co-design the programme and to recruit, employ, develop and train apprentices.

1. a partnership:
+
digital
apprenticeship
interactive design
& development

2. Established
in 1997
karlskrona,
Southern
Sweden
a school for
business +
technology +
creativity
introducing hyper island

3. a partnership:
Hyper Island has a strong Swedish heritage, but is now a global company with hubs in NY, Brazil,
UK, Singapore, and Sweden. We have students, alumni, industry leaders and faciliators all over
the world, making the global Hyper Island network a highly connected one.
Hyper Island is now a global
organisation with hubs in UK, US,
Brazil, Singapore and Sweden. We have
students, alumni, industry leaders
and facilitators all over the world,
making the global Hyper Island
network a highly connected one.
in 2011, hyper island made the watts
brothers building in manchester’s
northern quarter its home in the uk
and has welcomed over 200 students
to date.

4. higher level apprenticeship
The Hyper Island Digital Apprenticeship is a Higher Level Apprenticeship; a high-quality training
and development programme for 18 year olds and over, offering a Level 4 qualification (equivalent
to the first year of an undergraduate degree) in Interactive Design & Development.
This apprenticeship was designed by Hyper Island in collaboration with a range of local
Manchester-based businesses. As a result, the programme structure addresses the needs of the
employer to recruit and train Junior Developers and Junior Interaction Designers that will make a
positive impact to their business.
What is a higher level apprenticeship?

5. Less so
“Many employers in the sector
are struggling to recruit
staff with the necessary
skills and competencies, and
are now choosing to employ
apprentices and train young
people on the job instead.”
- Tony Foggett
CEO, Code Computerlove

6. Less so
meet the apprentice
The Digital Apprentice programme doesn’t just give
you relevant skills, knowledge and experience but puts
you at the front of digital innovation.
I’m a Front End Developer and since joining the Digital
Apprentice programme I’ve been a part of some of the
most challenging and amazing projects - and I’m only
19. My day-to-day job usually involves me drinking an
awful amount of coffee, having a laugh with the rest
of the team while jumping across a variety of different
projects.
As an apprentice I have the freedom to pursue my
interests so if there is a particular project I’m
interested in or a framework, plugin or library that’s
being used, I have the freedom to jump in and do
some development work.
charles browne,
magnetic north

7. Less so
how
it
works

8. hyper island methodology
There are no teachers at Hyper Island. We take an experiential approach to learning and apply this in
two distinct, yet connected parts; the content and the process, or “what you do/learn/experience”
and “how you do/learn/experience it”. We invite leading industry experts to bring their experience
from ‘the field’ and Hyper Island supports learning through the application of tools, methodology and
facilitation.

9. format
The Digital Apprenticeship is designed to give apprentices maximum time within the work
environment, working on live projects to support learning in a real-world context. However, they are
also supported with ongoing mentoring and development throughout the programme at Hyper
Island.
15 month
programme full time
paid role
hyper island
bootcamp:
+ bi-monthly revisits
full time
paid role
4 week
kick off
training @
hyper island
6 x 3 day
intensive
Hyper island
training +
skills
workshops

10. employer partners 2014

11. We are currently building awareness about the apprenticeship within schools and colleges and actively
recruiting students. We’re now speaking with new employers that would like to be involved next year.
The year ahead: 2015
apprentice
application
deadline:
july 2015
employer
partnerships:
now seeking
apprenticeship
start date:
sept 2015

12. Less so
what could your
team achieve with a
talented apprentice?
if you’re interested in hearing more,
contact:
damian.payton@hyperisland.com