“My qualification isn’t my trauma”
From a life of addiction to becoming a beacon of hope for others
Jessica Apanui on becoming the support she once so badly needed.
From farming to cybersecurity: Unitec | Te Pūkenga graduate now security analyst at Auckland Transport
11 Jan 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Emilio Bargiacchi decided to switch careers. He shares how Unitec | Te Pūkenga helped him trade farm life for cyber intelligence. And an internship with Spark was instrumental in securing a job – before graduation.
Unitec | Te Pūkenga Cybersecurity Graduate Nominated in New Zealand Women in Security Awards
When Gunjan Bhaskar moved to New Zealand, she thought she’d continue her teaching career. But, plans changed when she stumbled across Unitec | Te Pūkenga cybersecurity programmes.
Creative and practical learning helps Unitec -Te Pūkenga architecture graduates stand out in the workplace
We sat down with Unitec Te Pūkenga Architecture alumni, Lindy Ewart and Stu Penno, to talk about what the practice looks for when recruiting staff, and what advice they’d give graduates.
A great launchpad into the world of work
It was the virtual clothing fitting mobile app that Data and AI technical specialist Libby Lavrova developed when she was in Year 12 at Kamo High School in Whangārei that first launched her career in computing, and has taken her on to a coveted role in AI at global tech giant, IBM.
Unitec Creative Industries’ alumni feature in Amazon’s Rings of Power
Amazon Prime Video’s recently released billion-dollar TV series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, features a line-up of graduates and staff from Unitec’s School of Creative Industries in the cast and crew of series one.
