Pupils from the Reutte district were introduced to the world of digitization and programming in a playful way.
REUTTE (eh). For the third time, a “Coding4Kids” workshop for boys and girls between the ages of ten and 14 took place in the Reutte Chamber of Commerce. This year, for the first time, there was also a course for advanced users, where participants from previous years could deepen their IT knowledge.
With the help of IT specialists, the kids spent a week programming their own, challenging games. At the final event, mums, dads, grandmas, grandpas and siblings were able to see for themselves. There the kids proudly presented their games and the biggest challenges in programming. Participation is free of charge, as there are many volunteer supporters. Plaion (formerly Koch Media) has been on board in Reutte for two years. For Plaion-Head of HR David Heitzinger There are many good reasons to support the campaign:
“Specialists are in demand like never before. Computer scientists, programmers, software developers are the professions of the future. In our industry in particular, we will need young employees with an interest in digital in the coming years.”
Heitzinger could also well imagine expanding the project throughout the year.
“Basic digital training is an essential pillar for today’s young people – and these young people are needed in the Ausserfern region in particular, the most industrialized district in the state of Tyrol. As the Chamber of Commerce, we are very happy to make a contribution so that the kids in the Reutte district can playfully deal with digitization”,
says Reuttes Chamber of Commerce Chairman Christian Strigl. He would also like to support the expansion of the offer.
“Programming is like learning a foreign language. Our goal is for as many children as possible to deal with this topic.” It’s just nice when you see how happy the children are. And when the children ask , when the lunch break is over so that they can continue programming, that’s a nice sign”,
is glad Initiator and organizer Mario Eckmaier.