When Jane Idelson was looking for a graduate role in IT she used her initiative to make it happen, and now she has a role with Cactuslab in Auckland as a Junior Developer.
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"A career in IT is not stereotypical for young people from the Pacific Islands. If the opportunity is there you should take it. Especially with IT because it is the future.”
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If you want to turn your passion for gaming into a career then studying the Level 6 Diploma in Software Development with Computer Power Plus may be right for you.
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The former fashion retail manager and model decided to switch to an IT career where she could follow her earliest passion - that of being an artist. According to Melodie, programming is an art form in its own right - code has the potential to bring great wonder and ingenuity to our world.
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Computer Power Plus has welcomed the recent announcement by the new Government, which has pledged to cover the fees of first-time students during their first year of study.
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Mt Albert Grammar School have a big task in front of them but they believe they have what it takes to win the High School League’s second split. The national secondary school eSports competition reaches its finale at the Armageddon Expo at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland on Saturday 21 October.
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Northcote College No 3 are one of the great success stories of the High School League 2 Challenger Division. The team had to be replaced at the beginning of the competition when the original line-up was unable to continue due to other sporting commitments. That created a void for the new side and they have battled through the playoffs to earn their spot in this Saturday’s grand final at the Armageddon Expo at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland.
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Computer Power Plus knows that many of their students got into IT due to their interest in gaming. With that in mind, CPP and TechCafé co-launched the ‘Gaming was my Gateway’ competition earlier this year that asked our gaming audience to tell us about how gaming led them into IT.
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So you’re everyone’s go to for IT fixes, hacks and tricks. Cool. You game a lot; really cool. You’re an oracle on coding – that is truly awesome. So why not make a living out of what you’re good at.
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Computer Power Plus will launch three new Level 6 programmes of study in 2018. CPP will offer the New Zealand Diploma in Networking, New Zealand Diploma in Systems Administration and New Zealand Diploma in Software Development.
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Getting your first graduate job can be a challenge. We spoke to Ashley Sadler, a Business Manager for Madison Recruitment, who provided some great advice on the job market.
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Echolan was an exciting gaming event in Auckland with plenty of tech-minded types so it was only fitting that Computer Power Plus sent students there.
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Beginning your education with an IT qualification is a great starting point to ensure that you can take your career to a range of different avenues. This is because it provides a range of transferable skills and can help you move across a range of industries.
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Computer Power Plus provides their students with the opportunity to get hands-on work experience through TechCafé’s Rent a Tech initiative. Finding competent IT help can be costly but TechCafé, which is a CPP initiative, provides outsourced IT specialists to help those who need staff on short or medium-term contracts.
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Computer Power Plus student Andrew Saunders took part in Govhack recently where his team won a Surface Pro for a ‘number 8 wire’ award for innovation. Andrew is studying towards a Level 5 Diploma in Web Development and Design and found out about Govhack through the CPP Open Data course material.
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My name is Alex “Jump” Borawski and I am one of the shoutcasters for the High School League. I love watching the HSL as you all grind your way towards the playoffs and, hopefully, the live finals at Armageddon on 22 October.
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Tech and IT Meetups are a good platform for students to network with like-minded people in the IT industry. They’re a place for people to expand their knowledge and share information on topics that interest them.
But, before we go any further, you might be wondering: ‘What are Meetups?’
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One of the services that TechCafé offers is the ability to create custom video content. TechCafe has produced videos for Playtech (a large IT hardware retailer in Auckland) and these are currently featured on the PlayTech website and TechCafé’s YouTube channel.
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