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Employment Fact Sheets : Information Technology

Information Technology

10 IT PROFESSIONAL

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Includes Computer Application Engineer, Systems Manager, Systems Development Staff, Solutions Architect and IT Management Staff.

Qualifications

Degree-level (Level 7) qualification majoring in computer science, information science or information technology AND three years of relevant work experience.

For assessment of overseas qualifications, contact the New Zealand Qualifications Authority: www.nzqa.govt.nz.

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PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

The New Zealand Software Association
www.nzsa.org.nz
Industry organisation for the software sector.
Information Technology Association of New Zealand
www.itanz.org.nz
Trade association representing suppliers of hardware, software and services in the computing and telecommunications sectors in New Zealand.
New Zealand Computer Society
www.nzcs.org.nz
Professional organisation for the Information and Communication Technology industry.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Kiwi Careers
www.kiwicareers.govt.nz/
Job-specific information on employment opportunities and market trends.
Worksite
www.worksite.govt.nz
A government portal about job training and employment in New Zealand.

FINDING A JOB

The Higrowth Project
www.higrowth.co.nz
Directory of ICT companies in New Zealand
HiTech New Zealand
jobs.seek.co.nz/alliance/HiTechnz/listing.htm
A joint initiative between the five largest electronics companies operating in the Canterbury region. This website advertises job vacancies.
UBD Business Directory
www.ubd.co.nz
The UBD Business Directory is a useful way of finding contact details of employers by region.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation
www.etito.co.nz

ETITO develops national skill standards and qualifications for the electrotechnology industry.


Canterbury Electronics Group
www.ceg.org.nz
A group formed by six high performing electronics companies in Canterbury.
Electronics South
www.electronicssouth.com
Electronics cluster in Canterbury. Website includes a directory of members.
Canterbury Software Cluster
www.canterburysoftware.org.nz
Computerworld
www.computerworld.co.nz
New Zealand InfoTech
www.infotech.co.nz
A regular newspaper publication featuring articles on the IT industry in New Zealand.
Statistics NZ
www.stats.govt.nz
The Information Technology Survey collects data such as New Zealand's exports of software and hardware. Useful for assessing the strength of New Zealand's IT sector.
Wellington Software Cluster
www.121agent.net/swcluster

 

 

 


Page Last Updated: 01 Dec 2006
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