Wren Kitchens has welcomed the first graduates to its new IT Academy.
The kitchen retailer and major manufacturer received applications from around the globe, as well as 20 different universities across the 海角视频.
Nine successful applicants have landed positions, and with them permanent roles within the company’s IT team.
As reported, the North Lincolnshire-headquartered market leader aims to double the capacity of its IT function over the next year to help drive the continued success of the business, with showroom numbers rapidly increasing.
Wren’s IT director, Craig Douglas, said: “We’re confident that these future IT stars will make a real difference to the success of the business as they will learn how to develop the most advanced technology for customers and our Wren family.
“We’re committed to investing in training and development, as well as offering career opportunities within the business to ensure our graduates can succeed in a long and successful career here at Wren.”
The second phase of the quarterly programme will see another group of PHP and JavaScript graduate developers start on November 4. Places are still available for this permanent role.
Alex Redshaw, 22, from Middleton-on-the-Wolds studied Maths and Computer Science at Leeds Beckett University before joining Wren.
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“I can see a future here – there are so many opportunities to climb the ladder and diversify into different roles,” he said.
“It’s great that I’m on an exciting journey with other graduates on the same path – we share ideas with each other and there’s great camaraderie.”
The programme involves tech training, immersion into Wren’s market-leading systems including virtual reality, cutting-edge web applications, Wren’s website and 3D kitchen planning software before finally working on real-life projects within the business.
Callum Harrison, 21, studied Computer Science at the University of Hull before landing a role. He said: “The high standards of training attracted me to work for Wren and so far, it’s lived up to my expectations and more.
“I’m confident I’ll gain some really good experience so it will stand me in good stead for a successful career in the industry.”
Kye Smith, 23, is another heading over the Humber Bridge. He said: “It’s a really fun and diverse business to work for. I’ve done a lot of programming in my spare time so it’s great to be able to have the opportunity to develop software for such a large organisation.”
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