Hi Members,
I have been following this site last few years and I am thinking to study in Diploma of Website Development from Tafe.
Can you please let me know member whether I would be able to get job in IT sector?
Because some people saying that cant get job after completing only diploma.
Please, Give suggestion.
thanks
Can I Get Job as a Web Developer or Related in IT Sector after Completing Diploma of Website Development?
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As well as teaching yourself to make websites, put together a folio and have it online where potential employers or clients can view your work. I'd suggest getting a ABN so you can take on work for yourself
You may be able to get a job after completing a TAFE diploma, but more important than the diploma is your ability to do the job. I don't know anything about the TAFE course, so can't comment on it, but I am a senior web developer and the company I work for has just employed two junior developers. The two juniors as well as myself are all self taught. The two juniors previously had experience in other areas of IT (networking and project management, database management). I am previously a biologist and environmental scientist and I'm completely self taught as a software developer. Ability to do the use the tools, code in the languages used by the prospective employer, and understand the business logic of the industry domain are for more important than a diploma. So gain your education in whatever way that suits you best, whether that is a uni or TAFE course, a coding bootcamp, or just teaching yourself with your own projects and tutorials online.
Find a framework or tool that you enjoy using and that is in demand, and get good with it. If going to TAFE and doing a diploma will be a good way for you to gain those skills then do that, but the piece of paper you get at the end won't be the reason you're going to get a job in this industry. Go to meetups and hackathons and contribute to open source projects. Become known as someone who is interested and passionate about X and is in the process of developing their skills. You'll get a job.
Hey, just read through your post and found it super informative. I've been working through coding courses and trying to teach myself programming for the past few years and think I'm ready to find a junior role. I did a internship over summer at a relatively large company and still struggling to find entry level roles. Was wondering what kind of experience and knowledge would companies be hiring new employees would have. I worked through small web projects and reddit/twitter bots on my own but don't get past the HR stage.
I come from a business/engineering (not software) background and am about 95% self-taught, and when I got my current job I knew less than 5% of what I know now after a year. If the diploma is cheap/free then sure why not. But even universities can't redesign their courses enough to keep on pace with how quickly web development changes. But like everyone will tell you, it's basically essential to have examples to impress companies. I'd recommend to set aside project goals like "Build my own e-commerce website" because you're in luck, web dev can all be done with open-source or at least non-commercial licensed frameworks and tools.
Make sure you have a folio of work. Start working on projects now, learn git, and keep them version-controlled on Github or similar. You can give your potential employers the link to your profile and they can then look at all your projects. Also, see if you can volunteer to work on an organisation's website for experience (which you can use in your folio of work) or make something for a friend.
Oh and look on Seek to see what technologies are in demand (Moodle? Drupal? I don't know, that's what I have read on job ads and remembered) and make sure you diploma teaches at least some of them. And learn them on your own too and practice them.
Diploma is a paper. There are a lot of programming languages out there like .net, java, php, ruby, etc. depends on what you are interested in and it will not just be a job but something more. Some programmers change to be ios or android developer.
Thank you guys for response of my post..
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Hi Guys,
Can you please put your thoughts towards doing diploma in web development or security? As I am starting study from cert 2 to diploma in TAFE.
Is it possible to get a job after completing diploma or have to go for bachelor?
If you have any other ideas please provide.
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Knowledge is power. No courses guarantee longevity in any industry, however it may give you the tools to success.
Additionally, it may give you connections within the industry and fast track an interview process.
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What did you learn from your previous post?
Degrees/certifications aren't required, but they certainly help. I worked in webdev prior to having any qualifications.
With the choice between webdev and security, I'd lean more towards webdev as it's generally easier to get a job in that sector. Security is a whole different area and qualifications and experience are normally required,
It's probably better/more flexible to study development. Reason why is because it's easier to move from security to development then vice-versa. Check job ads, you'll notice this trend as well and that there are a lot more jobs in development then there are in pure security. There's also the issue that of background. Even if you get into security, people often want a background in development as well so that you can coach/teach/consult on better development practices.
Imo security is more important, harder to learn & often done poorly. Web development is easier to pick up (there are lots of online resources) & generally better understood in the industry. Based on that I'd say do the security even if you want a career in web dev
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Web Development is one of the relatively easy areas of Software Development to break into. Most of the industry standard tools used are open source. Learn, practice, build a portfolio, showcase and land a job.
Best way to get a job in web development is to have lots of web sites you have built.
Luckily, it is something you can do easy and cheap, but will take some commitment.
Nobody is going to be more impressed by a diploma than not having it, if you have some good work to showcase.