PAGE 8 Wednesday <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2020</strong> BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz FURNITURE FINANCE AVAILABLE IN-STORE
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2020</strong> Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz BAY HARBOUR PAGE 9 New tech career in less than a year Tech is big and getting bigger. The technology sector boomed in 2019, cementing its position as one of our largest export earners according to the latest annual TIN (Technology Investment Network) Report. The number of people employed by the technology sector increased by 7.9 per cent last year to 51,569, and Canterbury’s tech revenue alone grew by 10.3 per cent. It has never been a better time to add tech to your skill set and start your journey into NZ’s fastest growing sector. The future is tech. Be part of it. 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 July <strong>2020</strong> and limited partial scholarships are also available. To find out more about what tech career opportunities exist and adding tech to your current skills, join us online at one of our Virtual Tech Careers Sessions. Register through signal.ac.nz/shift or call us on 0800 99 00 24. growth in Canterbury’s 10.3% * tech revenue in 2019. *2019 Technology Investment Network Report “I went from zero programming skills to full-time software engineer in less than one year; SHIFT helped me achieve what I thought was just a dream!” - Teo Bucutea, 2019 SHIFT Graduate GRaduate programme Join us online for a Virtual Tech Careers Session Wed <strong>13</strong> <strong>May</strong>: 7.30pm-8.30pm Fri 15 <strong>May</strong>: 12pm-12.45pm Tues 19 <strong>May</strong>: 4pm-4.45pm Thur 21 <strong>May</strong>: 12pm-12.45pm 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
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