The Northern Innovation Hub's Technology Placement Programme offers organisations of all sizes in the Highland Council area up to 70% funding for a student or graduate placement to help businesses keep up with the pace of technological change and accelerate growth through innovation.
Highlighting the opportunities for both student and business, Peter reflected on student Emma Chan’s 12-week NIH placement:
"The placement proved extremely beneficial, with Emma making a substantial and innovative contribution to our business. Her fresh perspectives and positive disruption rejuvenated our office dynamics.
"Emma and I experimented with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help streamline our practices and found it particularly helpful in capturing transcripts from Teams meetings and interviews. This has now become a valuable tool for the business which has enhanced our efficiency.
"Exploring new technologies, such as AI, can be a challenge for companies amid their busy schedules. Emma's input helped us not only identify how it can be used to our advantage but accelerated the company-wide adoption of this technology.”
4c Engineering have continued to support Emma since her placement, and ensured she was named as a contributing author on the project report she helped produce.
