Unitec partners with Datacom to offer first New Zealand Diploma in Cybersecurity

Tim Chu is Cybersecurity Operations Centre Manager at Datacom - Australasia’s biggest tech services provider. He says Unitec’s New Zealand Diploma in Cybersecurity is making inroads toward building a broader base of cybersecurity talent in Aoteoroa.

Tim and Datacom have worked closely with Unitec on the Diploma, and he says the partnership has made a real difference to the relevance of the course to the market.

“We’ve made recommendations to Unitec around course content and the technical tools students learn during their studies. Having this input is invaluable - it allows Datacom to make sure the course is meeting our requirements in terms of the skills we’re looking for. We’ve also been involved in Unitec’s Career Expos, and occasionally guest lecturing for the Diploma - in fact, one of our team members is a permanent lecturer there. All of this means we have direct input into what students are learning, and are able to give them an insight into what’s going on in the market right now.”

In 2020, Datacom hired their first graduate from the Unitec Diploma in Cybersecurity. Liam Elliot joined as a Cybersecurity graduate analyst and now works in the Managed Cybersecurity Solutions team at Datacom.