Laura’s role of homeschooling five children meant our full-time programme wasn’t for her. With the introduction of the part-time programme, Laura wears the hats of both student and teacher, offering her kids a new perspective on learning.
Hope, the brains behind CoKoha and student at Dev Academy, took an unconventional route to Dev Academy’s part-time program. Her journey from charity to coding is a testament to the power of embracing new challenges and shared visions.
For some Arts graduates with Masters degrees like Alex Allen, taking a punt on a new career in IT is a transition that makes sense. Alex landed a role as a Graduate Consultant with global technology company Capgemini soon after graduating.
Goretti Alani first noticed she had an interest in coding while in a customer service role over a decade ago. A series of chance encounters and global events led to Goretti finally realising her dream of being a developer in 2021. She is now a junior Full Stack Developer at Countdown X.
A self-defined people person, Zoe was initally unsure if she’d enjoy a tech course, but found that Dev Academy offered a great balance of practical knowledge alongside human skills growth. Zoe is now a Junior Full Stack Web Developer with Catalyst IT.
Ngahine Wakefield was drawn to tech after an informative year living in Raglan with the small kaupapa-Māori community. Her lightbulb moment was a clear need for tech to enable local food distribution to the wider Raglan community.
Eteroa Lafaele had a somewhat rocky start in the tech industry. After getting a degree in Computer Science, she went straight into an internship thinking that she would have all the tools needed to succeed. But as a Pasifika woman, the unconscious racism she faced in her first workplace almost put her off tech altogether.
I always enjoyed technology and computers and I have always loved problem solving. Working as a customer experience specialist at Xero, I had an engaging team and work environment, but I knew my long term career was not in customer experience. However, I would never have guessed that I would one day be developing software for a world leading PropTech company in the sunny Hawkes Bay.
Tia Te Hiko is an awesome wāhine Māori who has been living in Australia for the last few years. After resigning from her job on the Gold Coast, Tia moved back to Aotearoa. In June, she was part of the pilot online bootcamp, and she graduated in October.
In March, like many other businesses, we had to move quickly to ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of our students, team and community. As a software development school, remote working and online collaboration were well within our reach, and our curriculum, content and assessments are already online.
