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PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>October</strong> 9 <strong>2018</strong> 17<br />
SHIFT<br />
to a<br />
career<br />
inTech<br />
4352<br />
New full-time Tech jobs<br />
created in NZ in the last year<br />
*2017 TIN report<br />
Looking for a career change? Tech is New Zealand’s third-largest export sector<br />
and is growing fast, with over 9000 new jobs expected to be created over the<br />
next two years*. To fuel this growth, NZ needs more people with a grounding<br />
in tech to meet the rapid expansion within this exciting and varied area, which<br />
crosses into many industries.<br />
*NZ Tech Digital Skills Survey 2017<br />
The SHIFT programme<br />
#TechIsWhereItsAt<br />
@SIGNALICT<br />
SHIFT is an innovative industry-driven programme for those who are seeking a new career path who may not have a<br />
tech background. Open to degree holders in any discipline, SHIFT learners have come from diverse backgrounds such<br />
as medicine, philosophy, sociology, commerce, geography, marketing, engineering and humanities. Available in both<br />
Christchurch and Dunedin, this one-year programme offers relevant and current content skills to ensure you are well<br />
equipped to work within the tech area, where the skills you have learnt in previous work and study are highly valued.<br />
Graduates outcome to date include an 85% employment rate.<br />
Partnering with industry<br />
Find out more at our next<br />
Tech Careers &<br />
Pizza Night<br />
Wednesday 17 <strong>October</strong>, 5.30pm - 7pm<br />
Register at: signal.ac.nz/events<br />
or Phone 0800 990 024<br />
Tech jobs exist in every industry,<br />
from aviation to zoology.<br />
Combine ANY DEGREE<br />
with the innovative SHIFT<br />
programme and kickstart your<br />
new career today.<br />
SHIFT uses immersive studio-based learning and real-world industry experience to produce graduates with a solid<br />
base of core computing skills, as well as communication and employability skills required in today’s collaborative<br />
workplaces. SHIFT includes several opportunities to meet and work with local tech industry employers, and includes<br />
industry visits, group projects designed and<br />
mentored by industry, and a 200-hour industry<br />
placement, where you work within the organisation<br />
on a curated project to add value to your host, and<br />
to showcase your capabilities.<br />
Opportunities<br />
With tech roles existing in nearly every area from<br />
aviation to zoology, career possibilities are extensive.<br />
Through the SHIFT programme, learners can focus<br />
on software design and development, or allied<br />
roles, such as business analyst, data scientist, web<br />
designer, project manager, user experience designer,<br />
technical writer, sales and client support . . . and the<br />
list goes on.<br />
Diversity of background and experiences is<br />
welcomed in the tech sector. It is strongly recognised that it takes many viewpoints to best design products that meet<br />
customer requirements, and tech firms are actively recruiting to address gender and ethnic imbalances across their<br />
employees.<br />
The next SHIFT intake commences Feb 2019 and scholarships are available.<br />
Call SIGNAL today on 0800 990 024 and start your shift into NZ’s fastest-growing sector.<br />
SHIFT<br />
2017<br />
SIGNAL’s SHIFT programme transitions graduates<br />
from any discipline into tech. Many new and mature<br />
graduates are considering tech as a viable and lucrative<br />
career option, and this is increasing as the range<br />
of roles within tech becomes more widely known.<br />
SHIFT<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
Level 1<br />
181 High St<br />
Christchurch<br />
0800 990 024<br />
info@signal.ac.nz<br />
signal.ac.nz<br />
SIGNAL is powered by:<br />
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Isaac’s Story<br />
With a Masters in Geology and 10 years experience<br />
working in the mining industry, Isaac re-assessed his<br />
career goals, wanting a career that was more flexible<br />
and portable.<br />
“I saw the SHIFT programme as an exciting opportunity<br />
to add specific tech skills to my knowledge base, so<br />
I can translate those skills into a new career.” For his<br />
industry project, Isaac worked with Stantec NZ to<br />
represent aerial drone footage.<br />
“The school-friendly course hours allowed me to<br />
carry on with my before and after school duties and<br />
this has really helped my family and career. I now<br />
have a fantastic role with fast growing tech company<br />
Seequent.”<br />
Jessica’s Story<br />
Jessica is a qualified and experienced radiation<br />
therapist who is changing direction into tech because<br />
of the increasing connection between medicine and<br />
technology. SHIFT is adding tech to Jessica’s existing<br />
clinical experience, while working with real clients from<br />
Dunedin’s tech sector.<br />
Jessica’s first group project involved working with Kylie<br />
Robinson and the team from Igtimi, and her latest<br />
group project has been developing an app for Otago<br />
Museum. “The project work has really extended my<br />
knowledge into areas I would never have considered<br />
working in just a few months ago, but now I feel like<br />
I can tackle diverse problems and definitely create<br />
solutions. It has been challenging but very rewarding!”
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