ACS Qld Young IT Career Boot Camp. Keeping yourself relevant and employable. Focus on listening skills and keeping skills up to date.
Targeted towards, but not limited to, students currently completing their studies, this special event will allow participants to keep abreast with their professional development through the facilitation of three separate sessions, highlighting ways in which you can stand out and succeed as a skilled professional.
Brisbane Marriott Hotel, 515 Queen St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000
Tue 20 Feb 2018 09:00 AM AEST
Duration: 3.0 hours
Register by Mon 19 Feb 2018 09:30 AM AEST
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CPD Hours: 6
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About this event
Following the success of our 1st Boot camp held in November 2017, ACS Qld is pleased to announce the 2nd boot camp which will be held before the pressures of study begin.There will be another Boot Camp in the 2nd half of 2018.
As an emerging young professional, you are the next generation of professionals in our industry. This half-day boot camp will aim to help improve your awareness and understanding of the professional workplace and develop your overall skills in this area.
The event's agenda is below. Please note topics may change.
Session 1
ACS overview - where is the IT sector heading. Are you ready for a world of digital disruption?
Speaker: ACS Qld - State Manager Ross Medina
Session 2
My experience in getting a job as an international student. How I pushed through barriers, what I learned and how I succeeded.
Speaker: Yoeri (Yuri) Timmermans
Project Manager|lean start up practioner|innovation coach
Session 3
Building confidence and influence through effective communication - the importance of good listening.
Speaker: Maria Bowering
Think about it. How many times have you actually asked someone: “That’s interesting. Tell me more”? Probably not a lot. Becoming a listener will set you apart from the crowd. And that’s what you want.
Session 4
How I got my job after study from a domestic student perspective
Speaker: Tylor Bunting
Technology Advisory Practice - EY
Topic:
Putting visa regulations aside, there are a lot of myths surrounding the success stories of how local students seem to go through this transition stage. In this session Tylor, a recent IT graduate and employed ACS member will share his journeye and experiences and offer key advice to help you transition into employment.
Open to Non ACS Members. Registration as a non-member to this event for $80 includes a 12month ACS student membership. Total value over $150.
As an emerging young professional, you are the next generation of professionals in our industry. This half-day boot camp will aim to help improve your awareness and understanding of the professional workplace and develop your overall skills in this area.
The event's agenda is below. Please note topics may change.
Session 1
ACS overview - where is the IT sector heading. Are you ready for a world of digital disruption?
Speaker: ACS Qld - State Manager Ross Medina
Session 2
My experience in getting a job as an international student. How I pushed through barriers, what I learned and how I succeeded.
Speaker: Yoeri (Yuri) Timmermans
Project Manager|lean start up practioner|innovation coach
Session 3
Building confidence and influence through effective communication - the importance of good listening.
Speaker: Maria Bowering
Topic:
In this workshop you will get practical tips on how to become a fantastic listener and how to use this skill to work the floor, whether your arena is a conference meeting room or a corporate office.Think about it. How many times have you actually asked someone: “That’s interesting. Tell me more”? Probably not a lot. Becoming a listener will set you apart from the crowd. And that’s what you want.
Session 4
How I got my job after study from a domestic student perspective
Speaker: Tylor Bunting
Technology Advisory Practice - EY
Topic:
Putting visa regulations aside, there are a lot of myths surrounding the success stories of how local students seem to go through this transition stage. In this session Tylor, a recent IT graduate and employed ACS member will share his journeye and experiences and offer key advice to help you transition into employment.
Open to Non ACS Members. Registration as a non-member to this event for $80 includes a 12month ACS student membership. Total value over $150.
Speakers
Speaker
Tylor Bunting
Tylor is a consultant within EY’s Technology Advisory Practice. He has a strong interest in information technology strategy, robotic process automation and data engineering projects.
He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology, including a minor in Business Foundations and a double major in Software Engineering and Information Systems. He also has extensive industry experience in robotic process automation implementations, information technology transformation, analytics and business intelligence projects, and various programming languages (SQL, R).
He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology, including a minor in Business Foundations and a double major in Software Engineering and Information Systems. He also has extensive industry experience in robotic process automation implementations, information technology transformation, analytics and business intelligence projects, and various programming languages (SQL, R).
Speaker
Maria Bowering
Speaker
Joeri Timmermans
Joeri (Yuri) came to Australia in 2005 from The Netherlands to start his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Soon after he started he applied for Permanent Residency through the Skilled Migration process and was assessed by Australian Computer Society as a System Engineer. After completing his MBA in 2006 he re-joined the workforce in Brisbane, where he has grown to become a highly experienced and certified leader with strong stakeholder management and delivery skills resulting from 20+ years of Australian and European experience. This includes 35+ organisations in various private and public industries such as the financial services, resources, utilities, government, High Tech and manufacturing industry.He transitioned from being an Engineer to diverse IT leadership roles, including Program management, Project management, IT Service Delivery and Consulting and since January 2018, a Business Owner.Specialised in delivering large, critical, high risk, complex IT infrastructure implementation and Agile software development programs and projects that deliver business outcomes.He has Substantial IT Management experience and knowledge is supported by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and a Bachelor of Information Technology as well as certification in PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile, MSP, PMP, CMP, ITIL and SCRUM Master (AGILE).His competencies are: Strong Leadership; Strategic Business / ICT Mind-set; Customer & Result driven; Excellent ICT Knowledge; Ability to Build Teams & Influence; Willingness to Listen; Improvement & Innovation Driven; Great All-Rounder.
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