Ben McGee awarded 'Most Enterprising Student' at the 2023 Step Programme Final

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Last week (September 1) at Woodbourne House, Ben McGee was awarded this years ‘Most Enterprising Student’ at the 2023 Step Programme Final, after completing a project on Preparation for Lexcel Accreditation with the Attorney General’s Chamber.

The Step Programme matches local organisations with undergraduates in their second or penultimate year of university for project-based placements during the summer holidays.

The ‘Most Enterprising Student’ winner, Ben McGee said: “I am thrilled to have won the Most Enterprising Student award today. Over the past eight weeks, I have really enjoyed my time working at Attorney General’s Chambers. I’m extremely grateful to all of the staff at Chambers for the guidance and support that they have shown me as this award would not have been possible without them.”

Prize Winners:

Prize	Student Name	Host Organisation	Project Title
Most Enterprising Student	Benjamin McGee	Attorney General’s Chamber	Preparation for Lexcel Accreditation
Most Enterprising Student Runner Up	Ellen Rumney	Manx Utilities	Digitalisation Documentation
Best Presentation	Oliver Hill	Salex Limited	Development and Testing for Bespoke Software
Best Presentation Runner Up	Freya Skillicorn	DEFA UNESCO Biosphere	Litter Reduction Social Strategic Campaign
Best Report	Niamh Rowe	DEFA Blue Carbon	Blue Carbon and Manx Marine Environmental Assessment
Best Report Runner Up	George Kissack	Isle of Man Airport	Brand Awareness
Judges Commendation	Robert Kirby	Onchan District Commissioners	Transitioning to Online Applications for Building Control
Judges Commendation	Charlotte Gordon	Department for Infrastructure, Fleet Services	Health and Safety Policy Compliance

Prospective student and hosts for the Step 2024 programme are encouraged to register their interest by emailing step@gov.im.

Students must be in their second year of a three year degree course, or the second or third year of a four year degree course to take part.

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