Indian Newslink October 1 2018 Digital Edition

OCTOBER 1, 2018
10 Businesslink
MIT offers ready graduates with real world skills
Anita Keestra
Have you considered
what a student working
in your firm could
do for business?
Manukau Institute of
Technology (MIT) prides itself
on producing work ready graduates
with real world skills.
We placed Sujith Sasikumar
with construction and engineering
firm, MaxBuild and the relationship
has been of great
benefit to both the company
and the student.
“I’m a big fan of student projects,”
Business Development
Manager Paul Tanner said.
“He has done a lot of work for
us.”
Valuable contribution
The Graduate Diploma of
Project Management student
has made a valuable contribution
to the firm taking on the
re-coating of Factory Bridge on
Remuera Road in Auckland.
It was a small job for
MaxBuild, but the student’s
work with stakeholders and observing
environmental compliance
standards allowed the
company to deliver the project
profitably while helping Sujith
earn his qualification.
“The Project Manager is
MIT offers ready graduates-Sujith Sasikumar at work.
everything. He is the
one who should satisfy
stakeholders and managers.
It is a challenging
position,” he said.
Very often, students
of Manukau Institute
of Technology already
have strong overseas
work backgrounds
and that – along with
the skills they learn
with us – make them
great additions to a
business.
About Sujith
Sasikumar
Take Sujith for example,
he had worked
as a safety engineer in
Qatar handling four
projects in Lusail City
simultaneously. The
new city is currently
under construction
and will eventually
house 250,000 people
as well as being a venue
for the 2022 World
Cup.
“From safety, I want
to transform my career,”
Sujith said.
That is why the recent
arrival to New
Zealand reached out to
the Manukau Institute
of Technology to help
change careers and
get all important local
experience.
It is our purpose to
get people into great
jobs.
MIT scores high
A recent analysis of
the Education Ministry
figures for students
five years after graduation
ranked us first in
terms of employment
rates, with our students
earning among
the highest median incomes.
That is, when
compared to all polytechnics
and universities
nationally.
The reason we achieve that
success is because of MIT’s
close links with industry and
the practical skills taught
here.
“I studied Finance, Resource
Management and Project
Management. That has helped
me a lot. MIT taught me to
write Risk Management
Profiles, Project Charters and
documents for the construction
industry. It is all about
self-learning at MIT. It allows
the platform to connect with
real world jobs,” Sujith said.
Diverse workforce
And there is certainly plenty
of work out there with companies
like MaxBuild, that specialise
in concrete repair as
well as seismic strengthening
delivering projects across the
North Island.
The firm’s workforce is a
diverse mix of nationalities
including employees from
Australia, Fiji, South Africa,
the Philippines, Mexico and
Britain.
“People from different cultures
exchange their ideas.
Everyone is from different
backgrounds that makes the
business a success,” Sujith
said.
MIT trains about 14,500 students
in a wide range of professions,
from Hairdressing,
Nursing, Engineering,
Building and Construction
and Creative Arts, Early
Childhood Teaching to
Social Work, Business and
Information Technology.
Do you have a place for a
student at your firm? If so, or
if you would just like to talk
through what we can do to
help, please do not hesitate to
get in touch with me.
Anita Keestra is Business
Development Manager
at Manukau Institute of
Technology, Manukau Campus
in Auckland. Email: Anita.
Keestra@manukau.ac.nz
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