Māori-owned education technology company Code Avengers is supporting students to excel in the new digital world.
The computer-training institute serves more than 1000 schools throughout Aotearoa and the Pacific with an online education platform. It’s also registered with the Ministry of Education to professionally upskill teachers (in both English and te reo Māori) on a wide range of digital skills including programming, web development, design and AI.
“In New Zealand, a significant gap exists within the technology sector concerning a skilled workforce pipeline. Our tamariki must be equipped with cutting-edge skills, that not only position them as frontrunners to access these high-paying jobs but also open the doors for them to be the entrepreneurs and innovators,” says Code Avengers CEO Hamish Day.
![Code Avengers has run programmes to catapult tamariki at Clayton Park School into their digital future.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LZJDFS544BEUTLLERMZG6QPXGQ.jpg?auth=99cd9c0cd42d845352aefd1a86d41a85e76fa34daaddb72fe5b510dc80c2ed66&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
“The reliance on importing these essential skills should be diminished; instead, we should empower our tamariki to become the architects, the builders, and creators of our digital economy.”