Basically I won't be switching careers I will be totally starting a New career. I did IT courses previously, worked and volunteered in some organizations in IT junior levels(help desk) but due to life situations I have not able to find a breakthrough in the industry. Now I am hungry, thirsty and willing to get into the industry; I can't stop thinking about it.
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Basically I won't be switching careers I will be totally starting a New career. I did IT courses previously, worked and volunteered in some organizations in IT junior levels(help desk) but due to life situations I have not able to find a breakthrough in the industry. Now I am hungry, thirsty and willing to get into the industry; I can't stop thinking about it
Thanks for the advice
So how do you get internship whilst you in university.... especially when you in Unisa
IMHO BSc is harder and more respected by employers. A lot of BTech graduates in my study group at UCT found the BSc much more challenging. That's not to say that BTech is worthless. Some BTech grads end up in great positions.
Just that a BTech guy is more practical while a BSc guy focuses more on theory. What's more valuable? I would say theory since practical skills can easily be picked up after studying.
Also BTech has been phased out by ECSA and replaced by diplomas.
Just that a BTech guy is more practical while a BSc guy focuses more on theory. What's more valuable? I would say theory since practical skills can easily be picked up after studying.
Also BTech has been phased out by ECSA and replaced by diplomas.
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Network. I got my first internship at a defense company by speaking to the recruiters at my university's career fair. For UNISA students I would say network online (go on linkedin and build your contacts or email companies/recruiters).
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Look at UoL / Goldsmiths Computer Science Degree on Coursera. Fully online, and can be done part time.
Their Admin side is fairly atrocious, but the courses are mostly decent, as is the degree at the end of it.
Full disclosure, I'm in my 2nd year there.
Any particular reason why you didn't choose UNISA? I see UoL are quite expensive (£11,229 - £16,790 for the BSc)
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itareanlnotani
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Unisa timing didn't really suit. Coursera is mid year vs Unisa's start of year, plus wasn't in the country that often.Any particular reason why you didn't choose UNISA? I see UoL are quite expensive (£11,229 - £16,790 for the BSc)
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UoL is 440GBP per course. You can RPL a few (which I have done; i've avoided paying for 3 courses already).
I'm taking 4 courses a semester (2 semesters a year).
440 x 20 = 8800zar a course/ 35k per semester, or 70k a year (subject to yearly increases of 5%).
I think by the end will cost me around 200k zar over 3 years which I don't find excessive.
Thanks for explaining. I was comparing UoL's fees to UNISA (which I believe cost a fraction of that for a BSc) but I guess that's in the ballpark of most in-person uni's across South Africa. I know that at UCT my annual fees were also around R70k a year.
Where do I get contacts of recruiters
Recruiters generally give their email address/phone number in job adverts. You can also connect with recruiters directly via linkedin (search for 'recruiter south africa', 'talent acquisition manager' or something more specific to the type of industry you want to work in, for engineering 'engineering recruiter south africa' and filter on people). Probably also a good idea to call job adverts and ask the recruiter if there is anything else available. You can also ask to keep your CV on file.
Basically you need to start sending spam.
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