My Next Move - Otago

13/11/2025

What an incredible morning at our Pathways Leadership Lunch - AI & the Future of Work!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss how AI is shaping future careers.

Key messages:
- Our job is to prepare students to use AI ethically, critically and creatively.
- Build AI literacy, not dependency.
- "AI won't take your job; rather, someone proficient with AI will take your job" - AACSB

Thank you again to the businesses who generously gave their time to share their insights:
Kyle Pol from
Ben Walker from
Daniel Harmes from
Tony Heptinstall from
Antony Deaker from
Danny Healy from -south
Paul Sinclair from .live
Craig McAuliffe from McAuliffe Stephens Registered Architects
Stephen Johnson from Incredible Software

And a huge thank you to for making this event possible! Check out a huge range of tech career profiles at techstep.nz

25/09/2025

Apprenticeships available! Contact For Trades Apprenticeship Trust for more info 🙌

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨

We currently have two exciting apprenticeship opportunities available for motivated and hardworking individuals looking to learn and grow in a hands-on environment.

If you're eager to gain valuable experience and build a solid foundation for your future career, we'd love to hear from you!

📩 Send us an email your interest to [email protected]

Please share with anyone who might be a great fit

18/08/2025

✨ What an incredible week! Our annual SpeedMeet event brought together 800+ Year 10 & 11 students from Dunedin High schools with amazing professionals from diverse industries. Otago Boys' High School Kaikorai Valley College Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin NZ Logan Park High School NZ Queen's High School King's High School St Hilda's Collegiate School and Otago Girls' High School

Over two half day sessions at the Town Hall (Aug 11-12), students explored everything from engineering to software development, gaining real insights into potential career paths.

Huge thanks to all the professionals who shared their time and expertise as role models - you're helping shape the next generation! 💫

Health NZ – Southern
Becky Runga - Mortgage Adviser, MortgageMe
Etco - The Electrical Training Experts
Fulton Hogan
Firebrand - Marketing & Digital Transformation
Fisher & Paykel
University of Otago
Otago Polytechnic
Stellar Recruitment
Industry Connection for Excellence
New World Gardens
Dunedin Botanic Garden
NZ Defence Force
Ricky Jackson - One Agency
New Zealand Police
Polson Higgs