Micronclean Summer Schools: Tom

Each of the selected students was given a project that was related to the subjects they are studying and not only helped Micronclean but allowed the student to develop their skills and knowledge in the workplace.

We think that our first summer school has been a real success and has brought benefits to both the business and the students themselves. However, it is perhaps easier to judge this from the words of the student themselves.

Tom Barker - IT Department - A Level Student, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Alford

My project involved extending the functionality of the Micronclean web-based Garment Portal which is used by over 250 customers to view live information about the garments Micronclean launder for them.

The extended functionality allowed user to see ancillary products and withdrawn garments. The first stage allowed me to gain the skills to develop a graphical dashboard for key information. The final part of my project has been to introduce advanced reporting functions.

Whilst developing these new features, I've been able to alpha and beta test them on a staging portal with key personnel to generate genuine end user feedback.  This feedback then gets incorporated into our software development update processes.
 
Everyone in the software development team at Micronclean works on their own projects, which has allowed me the freedom to work independently whilst being mentored and assisted by the rest of the team and Jason Humberstone the lead Software Engineer.

I intend to apply some of the techniques gained in the summer school in my A level IT project.

"As a result of feedback from the students, the departments and staff involved we hope to hold another summer school next year." - Robert Parker, Micronclean MD