Giacom has introduced almost 100 young children in Hull to the exciting potential futures available to them in tech with two tech experience days.
The Hull-based tech firm has been working with Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University to open the eyes of primary school children in the city to the rewarding careers they could pursue when they are older.
Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University aims to build the confidence, self-esteem and aspirations of youngsters living in areas of high deprivation by providing them with a diverse range of experiences outside the classroom. Giacom, a provider of cloud services to IT companies, is a Gold sponsor of the charity.
Under the partnership, 90 children from Biggin Primary School in Bransholme visited Giacom’s offices at Priory Park, West Hull, over two days to learn about the business and the range of careers it offers. The children, who were accompanied by volunteers from the charity and staff from their school, spent time in Giacom’s different departments to find out more about what they do, and took part in engaging and fun activities including learning how to sell products with the sales team and conducting mock job interviews.
Sophie Lockwood, campaign manager at Giacom, said: “We’ve been delighted to work with Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University to support and inspire young children in the city. I’d love to think we’ve planted a seed that could eventually lead to some of the children coming back in future years to work for Giacom.”
Giacom employs around 90 people, most of them from Hull, and is one of the region’s fastest-growing businesses. The company, which sponsors Hull City FC’s training kit, was bought by Panther Group in early 2021 and recorded a 20 per cent increase in sales for the 2020/21 year despite the disruption of changing ownership mid-financial-year.
