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THIS Is the number of places being made available in a new Skills Section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme designed to create a new generation of UK export experts. The scheme will give young people in Britain the opportunity to be educated, trained and mentored on exporting every year.
The idea emerged following a pioneering competition devised by Warrington-based global payment industry specialist, ICC Solutions. It challenged schools to think creatively and choose a product or service to export to a country that is involved in the Duke of Edinburgh programme, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2016.