Chloe Irving has won a leadership award at the Junior Achievement European finals of the company programme held in Brussels.
Chloe, 17, is team leader of Progression+, the team from Queen Elizabeth II High School which won the Junior Achievement Isle of Man Student Company of the Year competition in March with their vibrating alarm band, Wakeeze.
The team - Alex Devereau, Chloe Irving, Kelly McMullin, Chloe Mylchreest and Will Snape - went on to represent the Isle of Man at the JA-YE company programme finals in Brussels where they joined around 200 other young entrepreneurs in student teams from 36 European nations competing for the title JA Europe Company of the Year 2017, which went to Estonian student company Festera.
Chloe was one of only 10 students out of 300,000 to receive the alumni leadership award. Supported by AXA the award is presented to individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and encourage the strengths and talents of their fellow team members to achieve success.
Chloe said: ‘The Junior Achievement company programme has been an unforgettable experience giving everyone involved so many opportunities. Although it is a personal award, I wouldn't have been able to do it without such an amazing team and the help and support of Junior Achievement. The whole experience was incredible and I would recommend it to everyone who gets the chance to be involved.’
Junior Achievement chief executive Sue Cook said: ‘Progression+ were fantastic ambassadors for the Isle of Man in Brussels and delivered their presentation engagingly and with great maturity.
‘The standard of all the teams was incredibly high with some truly stand-out individuals, so for Chloe to be one of only 10 to receive a leadership award is a tremendous achievement.
‘Throughout the company programme process Chloe showed an infectious enthusiasm and ability to engender a really strong team spirit that carried Progression+ through the highs and lows and led to them winning Company of the Year.
‘All of us at Junior Achievement are enormously proud that Chloe has achieved this international recognition and we wish her and her fellow team members every success for the future.’
To find out more about the company programme contact Sue Cook, sue.cook@jaiom.im, 666266.
Junior Achievement is looking for business mentors to work with teams in the next academic year. To find out more visit jaiom.im/volunteers/business-mentors.
With the help of some 400 volunteers, Manx charity Junior Achievement is working in every primary and secondary school in the island, reaching around 5,500 young people annually to develop their entrepreneurial talent and the skills they will need for the workplace.
Junior Achievement is a member of Junior Achievement Europe which works with 31,380 schools, with the help of 116,687 teachers and 164,363 business volunteers to empower 3,454,750 million students across 39 countries.
Photo - Chloe Irving. Credit Andrew Barton.
