About DEVA/hack

The aim of the Digital Entrepreneurs and Video Artists Hackathon (DEVA/hack) is to create an employability resource for young people designed to support them develop and articulate their professional career identity. By engaging in the process of creating a video portfolio, learners will gain knowledge and understanding of soft skills, awareness and insight into job readiness and develop their confidence and motivation to pursue digital and creative careers.

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DEVA/hack is run by IN4.0 Group, with aspirations emanating from a desire to creatively disrupt the developing skills agenda, beyond the confines of STEM classification, ensuring it keeps pace with digital and technological innovations.

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• Events and workshops to be mapped to curriculum.

• Include a visit to the University of Salford and record the video portfolio at HOST Salford.

• Provide inspirational workshops that are led by DEVA/hack mentors.  

• Help learners to create content and build their confidence.  

• Give learners knowledge of digital production and editing tools.  

• Facilitate employer engagements.  

• To help learners use the video portfolio produced to secure a work placement.

• Inspire and ignite an entrepreneurial mind-set.