AN IT company has been tapping into the technical skills of the current student generation.

OGL Computer, which has around 240 members of staff, has been spreading the word at Stourport High School & Sixth Form Centre about the opportunities within the IT industry for keen, technology-minded youngsters.

The company, which has offices in both Stourport-on-Severn and Kidderminster and has a work experience placement scheme for technology students, visited the school to present 16-year-old Stourport High student Joseph Webster with an iPod which he won at last month’s Worcestershire Skills Show at the Sixways Stadium in Worcester, in which OGL took part.

Amy Tonks, OGL HR team, said: “It’s a delight to visit Stourport High School & Sixth Form Centre and meet the students and teachers to talk to them about OGL Computer and what we can offer for those about to leave school and thinking about a future in IT. We’re one of the major employers in the area and still growing and we want to make sure that local people know we offer great career options.”

Caroline Hunter, school careers advisor at Stourport High School & Sixth Form Centre, added: “We very much welcome links with local businesses that our pupils may be interested in one day working for. Wyre Forest has a wealth of successful organisations, OGL Computer being one of them. It’s so valuable that our pupils have chance to learn about these types of companies and take inspiration from them.”