Post by AIENAI Academy

The average UK teenager spends more than seven hours a day on screens. Most conversations about that statistic are about reduction. About restrictions. About screen-time limits. Here is a different question: what if those hours produced a skill instead of just a habit? UX design (User Experience design) is the discipline that shapes every digital product humans interact with. Every onboarding flow, every checkout screen, every notification your teenager dismisses without reading was designed by a UX team. The people who design those things are among the most sought-after professionals in the technology industry. At AIENAI Academy, we teach this skill to teenagers aged 13-17 through a two-week beginner programme called Teen UX. Three hours per week. Live instruction. A small, safe cohort. Industry-standard tools. The outcome is not a certificate. It is a working, clickable mobile app prototype that the participant built themselves. Something tangible they can show at a sixth form interview, a scholarship application, or simply to demonstrate they spent their time doing something that matters. We also take the parent experience seriously. An orientation session before the programme begins. A private Slack channel for weekly updates. The full syllabus shared ahead of time. Parents should not have to take it on trust that a digital programme is safe, structured, and useful. We give them the information to decide. For educators, heads of year, and career advisers: if you work with young people aged 13-17 and you are considering how to make your digital enrichment offer more substantive, we work with schools and organisations. Thirty-minute call to discuss what a partnership looks like. No commitment. Talk to us → https://lnkd.in/gUXpRGQk #AIENAIAcademy #TeenUX #TeensInTech #UXEducation #EdTech #FutureSkills #DigitalLiteracy