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14 The Star Thursday October 3 2019 Start your journey into tech in 2020 “SHIFT allowed me to change the course of my career, to move into the exciting and dynamic world of tech, in just one year!” - Julia Pye, SHIFT Graduate When it comes to the world of tech, the employment opportunities are virtually limitless. SIGNAL’s SHIFT programme was created to help you explore, experience and embrace those opportunities, adding to your qualifications and expanding your earning potential in this vibrant, fast-paced sector. SHIFT fast-tracks your tech learning with an industryfocused one-year programme, that not only boosts your skills, but gives you practical industry experience and an industry network to help you move into tech. Quick. Smart. Relevant. SHIFT is an innovative industry-driven programme for those who are seeking a new career path, who may or may not have a tech background. Open to degree holders in any discipline, SHIFT learners have come from diverse backgrounds such as medicine, philosophy, sociology, commerce, geography, marketing, engineering and humanities. And if you already have a tech related degree, you can expand your expertise by focusing on a new area and gaining valuable industry skills and connections. A unique learning experience. Using immersive studio-based learning and real-world industry experience, SHIFT produces graduates with a solid base of core tech skills, as well as the communication and collaborative skills required in the tech industry. SHIFT enables you to meet and work with local tech employers. You will complete group projects with tech mentors, and also gain experience via a 200-hour placement within industry. This allows you to add value to your host and to showcase your capabilities. Opportunities. Tech roles exist in nearly every area, from aviation to zoology, and career possibilities are extensive. During SHIFT you can focus on software design and development, business analysis, data science, web design, project management, user experience design, technical writing, service delivery, and the list goes on. Diversity is important in the tech sector. The best designed products incorporate many viewpoints to meet customer requirements. Tech firms are actively recruiting to increase gender and ethnic diversity across their employees, and can sometimes offer flexible hours and remote working opportunities. SHIFT starts early 2020 and limited partial scholarships are also available. To find out more about what tech career opportunities exist and how you can start your journey into tech in 2020, contact us on 0800 990 024 or visit signal.ac.nz. of graduates are 92% * employed in tech roles within two months of completing SHIFT. *Based on 2017 & 2018 SHIFT Christchurch Julia Pye, SHIFT Graduate GRaduate programme Join our next free Tech Careers & Pizza Night Tuesday 22 October 5.30pm-7pm Book at signal.ac.nz/shift SIGNAL ICT Grad School EPIC Innovation Centre 76/106 Manchester Street Christchurch 0800 990 024 info@signal.ac.nz signal.ac.nz/shift The future is tech. Be part of it. ICT GRADUATE SCHOOL
• By Claire Booker A $15,000 donation to the Christchurch City Mission will change the lives of 12 Cantabrians. Smiths City Colombo St store manager Kevin Owers presented the cheque to City Mission chief executive Matthew Mark last week. Mr Mark said the mission has to raise $5.5 million each year to cover the cost of the services it offers to people in need. “This $15,000 cheque will support 12 people through an alcohol and drug detox. It is an incredibly generous donation,” he said. Each year, the city mission supports about 42,000 Christchurch residents in need. It celebrated its 90th anniversary in July. “Almost 10 per cent of Christchurch’s population has been supported by the city mission,” Mr Mark said. Mr Owers said he was Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz HELPING HAND: Kevin Owers (left) presents Matthew Mark with a cheque to support people in need. Smiths City donates $15k to city mission “very proud” to make the presentation. “I couldn’t think of anyone better to give it to. It gives you tingles,” he said. Smiths City chief executive Roy Campbell said the company has been a supporter of the city mission for years. “It doesn’t matter where we are in New Zealand, we want to be those locals who help locals. It makes us immensely proud,” he said. NEWS 15 $23k crime cameras confirmed for Sumner • By Jess Gibson A GROUP of Sumner residents have finally won the battle to get crime prevention cameras installed in the village. The city council has confirmed it will fund the $23,000 installation of five cameras on the corner of Mariner and Burgess Sts before the end of the year. Safer Sumner started advocating for the equipment in December 2017 after a spike in crime. The group’s spokeswoman Kath Preston said it is “rapt” to have closure after what has been a “very long and confusing process.” “We’re very excited about it. It’s taken a lot of perseverance, but all we wanted was this result,” she said. Safer Sumner raised $4000 for the security cameras in 2017, but was told to approach the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board for funding when the cost jumped to $20,000 after police requested the cameras be aligned with its system. However, there was confusion when a report in July recommended the community board decline the group’s application for $16,187 to help pay for the cameras. The report was then pulled from the board agenda at the Thursday October 3 2019 The Star WATCHING: Crime cameras will be installed in Sumner after a community group started advocating for them in December 2017. “last minute” before its meeting due to Safer Sumner’s difficulty meeting the criteria within the application. Now city council head of community support, partnerships and governance John Filsell said after discussions with police, the decision to fund the cameras was delegated to city council staff. The equipment, which aligns with the police system, will include four static cameras and one camera able to pan 360 degrees with zooming capability. Mr Filsell said the location was chosen as it will achieve the best coverage of Sumner Village. OUTLET ON SALE MASSIVE STOCK SELLOUT 1000’s of TOPS NOW $10 100’s of SCARVES NOW $5 1000’s of PANTS NOW $10 1000’s of ITEMS $15 or less EVERYTHING IN-STORE AT LEAST 50% OFF Ends Sun 6 Oct. Outlet stores only. DRESS-SMART HORNBY 409 Main South Road Hornby (03) 344 6041
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