The Gloucester-based team underwent an intensive training exercise in Cornwall in preparation for the new year-long role, which started earlier this month.

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It turns out, the company started an intensive training program last July in order to bring people up to speed on coding native apps for iOS and Android.

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The group runs the Community Business Academy, an intensive training session coupled with year-round coaching and mentorship to help individuals "really work on the hands-on management side of their business, " Demmellash says.

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Volunteers went through three months of intensive training in Vipassana meditation, an ancient Indian technique that embraces self observation.

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Once selected, they would attend an intensive summer school followed by on-the-job training alongside their final year of university.

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