Helen Clarke
Study Type: School Leaver Vocational
Study Location: Joseph Wright Centre
Subject Studied: Creative Media (Moving Image and Audio) and Digital Multi-Media
Former BTEC student Helen leads Derby innovation showcase
A company director who studied BTEC multimedia at Derby College is spearheading a key event showcasing ideas and innovation in the city.
Helen Clark, 32, attended the former Wilmorton site on a two year course when she was just 16. She is now a director with city-based Clark CX, a website conversion rate optimisation consultancy, which was founded by her husband Pete.
Helen said Derby College gave her a crucial insight into the workplace and the course was broad-based enough to allow her to choose in which direction she wanted to take her career.
After college she took a graphic design degree in Norwich, which led to design roles in Bath, Mansfield and then Derby.
Pete separately attended Derby College on an art foundation course, and Helen joined his business two years ago.
They are now putting together TEDxDerby 2016 at QUAD on May 21. The event is a forum which will showcase creative and innovative ideas from speakers predominantly based in, or connected, to Derby.
The BTEC course was like an introduction to the real world and how people work in the industry. We covered a wide range from illustration to graphic design and video work, which helped me to decide which field I wanted to go into.