FAQs

Yes — if you’re ready to take your learning seriously. The programme isn’t built to entertain; it’s built to challenge, stretch, and support. That said, many Year 13 students, hospitality workers, early childhood educators, and customer service pros have come through and found their footing.

In fact, those from non-tech roles often bring sharper insights into real-world problems — something the tech industry needs more of. If you bring the curiosity and grit, the course brings the rest.

How do your programmes support people from non-tech backgrounds?

We start by assuming you’re intelligent, but unfamiliar. That changes everything. There’s no condescension, no jargon gatekeeping. Instead:

• We build from first principles, not assumptions.
• We give you scaffolding, not hand-holding.
• We create space for experimentation, where getting it wrong is part of getting it.
  
  

Many of our graduates started with no prior exposure to code or design tools — and now work in tech roles across NZ. What helped them wasn’t a shortcut, but a pathway with friction at the right points and support where it counts.

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