"As a 30-something Māori woman, I thought that a career change and learning a completely new skill like coding wasn't for me. I'd always been interested in technology and problem solving and I was looking for a challenge that I could apply my interests."

"I really appreciated the short time frame of the course I did so it wouldn't be too much of a financial burden on me. My life has been positively impacted, I am working fully remote building websites which is what I set out to do. The learnings I took away from the course were impactful with how I approach a problem."

“If I could do the course at Dev Academy all over again, I would. It was an amazing learning experience and completely changed my career.”

Courtney had a chance encounter with coding at his Customer Experience job which led to tinkering with tech in his spare time. He decided to take the plunge and change careers. A colleague recommended Dev Academy, and the rest is history.

Dev Academy set Courtney up well for his first developer role at Xero, where he continued to learn and grow before moving to a role at Re-Leased, a PropTech company based in the Hawkes Bay.

“Dev Academy opened the doors to the tech industry. I’ve been with Shopify for close to three years now and I’m grateful to be part of a company that has such a clear mission. I’m surrounded by people that inspire me, there are a ton of growth opportunities, and plenty of perks”

“Tech rewards those who are curious. It attracts people who want to know how things work and are willing to dive in to learn about them, even if they’re starting from scratch.”

"Dev Academy was easily one of the best things I’ve ever done and changed my life in ways I couldn’t predict. I walked out with confidence in my ability to learn, which is a very liberating mindset.”