{"id":4272,"date":"2020-09-11T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technocamps.com\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2023-11-13T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:51:12","slug":"ben-dodd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technocamps.com\/en\/2020\/09\/11\/ben-dodd\/","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Ben Dodd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is common to think that once you have a full-time job, your education stops. We believe that learning is a continuous process that you can pursue at any stage of life. We work with a lot of amazing people who have been inspired by their new knowledge of Computer Science and have applied these skills to their everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ben joined some friends at a Robotics Club in Secondary School, little did he know that it would be the start of his journey into a career in Computer Science. 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