Chamber Service: Education

School Name: Herefordshire College of Technology

Title: Herefordshire College of Technology - 'Majiq' Success in Worcester

Date: July 2011

Herefordshire College of Technology (HCT) Young Enterprise Team, ‘Majiq’ won ‘Best Tradestand’ and second place overall in the Hereford and Worcester round of the Young Enterprise Competition.

The group from the Level 3, Year 2, Advanced Diploma in Business, have already been a big hit in Hereford with their product the ‘Majiq Shirt Roller’ working with high street businesses such as Fit and Pritchards. Majiq joined 8 other groups who had won their local competitions at the Worcester County Hall to be judged by a panel of industry professionals. The judging was based on individual interviews, trade stand, business report and a presentation to the Young Enterprise audience of 500 at the Worcester County Hall.

HCT Principal Ian Peake who attended the event was full of praise for the Majiq team: “This year's Young Enterprise students have been our best ever. They have developed a successful product and company, engaged with local businesses, and learnt a great deal about the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. I have absolutely no doubt that they will achieve great things when they complete their education. The labour market may be tough but this group of young people provide an excellent example of hope, ambition and aspiration for a bright future."

Course tutor, Isobel Rollitt-James was ecstatic with the team’s performance and reflected, “Even though the team will now be going their separate ways at the end of the course, they are still discussing the selling of the stock and reflecting on their achievements; it has definitely been an experience for them to remember.”