Webinar

ACS Virtual Tech and Employability Skills Half Day Conference: Level Up Your Career Opportunities

The ACS Virtual Tech and Employability Skills Half-Day Conference is targeted towards, but not limited to, students currently completing their studies. This online event will allow participants to keep abreast of their professional development through several industry-led sessions that will highlight how students and graduates can stand out and succeed in the tech world. Event timings are based on Australian Eastern Standard Timings.

Virtual
CPD Hours: 3
Skills Level: Learning and development management (ETMG) -> Level 3

About this event

This virtual event will consist of 3 sessions where our industry experts will share their knowledge on what final skills and behaviours can help you to succeed and compete in the real world. 

Welcome and Opening Address

Speaker - Holly Bretherton, Queensland State Manager, Australian Computer Society 

Introduction and Event Chair

Speaker - Dulitha Piyasena,Business Intelligence Analyst, Bank of Queensland; ACS Queensland Emerging Professionals Ambassador

Session 1 - Courageous Communications for Tech Professionals
Speaker - 
Pauline Fetaui, General Manager, River City Labs 

You have studied received your degree and you join the workforce and quickly realise your learning and growth is ahead of you.  Being successful in IT requires more then a degree. In this interactive session Pauline will share with you the expectations and opportunities to help your future career in IT and what to expect in the workplace.

Session 2 - Level Up Your Opportunities by Building Games
Speaker - Pablo Farias Navarro, Founder, Zenva 

Video games are no longer just a guilty pleasure. Today, game developers realize that the technical and soft skills that they use to build games are in high demand throughout a wide range of fields. In this talk, we’ll show you how to expand your horizons by applying game development skills to a wide range of other tech industries - such as programming, cloud computing, UX, and project management.

Session 3 - CV and Interview Skills for Emerging Tech Professionals
Speaker - Nicola Steel, Founder, JJP Talent 

The presentation will focus on writing a winning CV, job search strategies and interview tips to secure the perfect role and company.


PLEASE NOTE: ALL 3 SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED TO RECEIVE 3 CPD HOURS. 

When attending virtual events, in order to claim and qualify for the required CPD hours, Professional Year students need to attend the online event in its entirety which will be tracked by the ACS events team. Please ensure you don't minimise your window when attending a virtual event.

Speakers

MC
Holly Bretherton
MC
Dulitha Piyasena
Speaker
Pauline Fetaui
Speaker
Pablo Farias
Speaker
Nicola Steel
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