Clever students awarded at ceremony tomorrow

News release
29 October 2012
Clever students awarded at ceremony tomorrow

The 2012 Bright Sparks Awards is New Zealand’s premier electronics and programming competition for school students. Tomorrow night a mix of students, parents, teachers, technology industry leaders, university and community leaders, and politicians will gather together for an awards event and project showcase at the Council Chambers in Wellington.

Visit brightsparks.org.nz to view finalist’s profiles. Winners will be announced at 7pm on the website, and we will be tweeting throughout the ceremony.

The overall winner of the competition will receive the Bright Sparks - Baldwins Intellectual Property Young Inventor of the Year award, which includes a $1000 cash prize and the opportunity to be mentored for a year by one of the firm’s patent attorneys.

For information about the Bright Sparks Programme and Awards visit brightsparks.org.nz

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Bright Sparks
Bright Sparks is an initiative from The Skills Organisation that aims to develop a strong pool of talent to propel the future growth of its industries. Bright Sparks works directly with schools and young people to get them on the pathway to a rewarding electrotechnology career. There are over 2300 active members of the Bright Sparks website and email club and more than 150 secondary schools are currently involved in the Bright Sparks programme. For more information visit brightsparks.org.nz

The Skills Organisation
The Skills Organisation is an industry training organisation responsible for ensuring skilled people are available to work in fifteen key industries. Recognised by government and our industries as the national standards setting body, The Skills Organisation works with industry to develop skill standards and qualifications, manage national training systems, provide skills leadership and subsidise industry engagement in national qualifications training. For more information visit skills.org.nz

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