23/04/2012
SCM Card Solutions is an initiative run by young people of Southgate College to further their business, IT, web and graphical design skills as well as providing support for small businesses and social enterprises. What makes us different is that we are doing this to engage young people of the community with real world and entrepreneurial skills and work based experience, which can provide them with the upper hand when joining the wider work force. SMC cards solution has been completely formed using our very own newly produced and exclusive business model—with young people creating the business name, logo, website and development documents themselves from scratch.
SCM Card Solutions makes use of a mechatronics factory – the first of its kind in the world. Our bespoke "technology factory" at Southgate College consists of a machine which uses robotic, mechanical, electronic and computing engineering to operate a smart-card manufacturing system. Apprentices can gain valuable experience using all these technologies in the one machine.
SCM card solutions gives apprentices experience in creating loyalty, reward and ID card solutions for real businesses; helping young people by giving them difficult to find employability skills and providing education for tomorrow's new managers and entrepreneurs which can give them an advantage which is very important in our economic climate. See the card example below recently made for a local business:
