Minecraft based game aims to uncover hidden engineering talent
Employer-led skills body Enginuity (formerly Semta) has joined forces with the Prince’s Trust to launch Skills Miner,
an online game aimed at unearthing hidden young peoples’ hidden engineering skills.
Based on the hugely popular Minecraft video game, which enables players to create their own worlds and experiences, Skills Miner – which is set in an electric car showroom and factory – guides players through a series of levels aimed at assessing their cerebral and dexterity strengths.
During the game artificial intelligence algorithms monitor players’ performance and assess their aptitude for a raft of skills including observation and assessment; resilience; digital competence; problem solving and critical reasoning.
At the end of the game players are given a call to action that encourages them to think about how skills unearthed by the game might be applied in the real world. Enginuity ultimately plans to include educational bursaries and other career-boosting rewards for players.
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