I felt I might be about to dive into the deep end. Whilst confident using tech I didn’t know how to code and didn’t come from a design background. I was a little anxious to begin with when I found out I would be joining the GDS and as a User Centred Design (UCD) intern. I started with an open mind with the expectation that even if I found out the public sector isn’t for me it would be a valuable experience. Working in the public sector and government had always been an interest of mine and working towards a goal that benefited wider society and had an impact appealed to me. I applied for the Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) in the second year of university, being unsure of what direction my studies and career would take me. Diversity, Dyslexia and User Centred Design In this blog, Morgan Doel writes about his experience as a User Centred Design intern working on Identity Services at GDS. This is the first of a series of six blog posts written by some of the SDIP/AEIP interns. ![]() ![]() This year we also extended the invitation to include applicants from the Autism Exchange Internship Programme (AEIP) increasing the diversity of our interns and offering us a greater chance to interact with a broader range of service users. Every summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able to meet them in person in our offices.
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