Digital Skills Workshops

The Digital Skills Workshops are a new initiative run by Launceston technology education company Bitlink. Bitlink will be delivering these workshops for jobseekers, with a focus on technology skills in the workplace.

This program is particularly well-suited to jobseekers who are interested in technology and video games, and are searching for ways to highlight their skills in this subject area during their current job search, or in future job applications.

Through the workshops, participants will come to understand more about digital businesses, employment opportunities, and will develop their confidence to discuss their own professional experience and skills.
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The workshop schedule is as follows:

Tas Tech Careers:
Meet the Gamesfest Facilitators

Tuesday April 30th, 11am to 1pm

In person: Enterprise Hobart

Tas Tech Careers: Meet the Gamesfest Facilitators — The upcoming Gamesfest and Technology Skills in the Workplace programs will be facilitated by James and Troy from Bitlink. In this online Q&A session, you will hear about James and Troy and how they came to be working in the technology sector in Tasmania. James and Troy have taken quite different paths to get where they are today, and in this talk, you’ll learn about some of the twists and turns that can happen in a technology career, and how to best set yourself up for success.

Gameful Thinking:
How to Think Like a Game Designer

Wednesday May 1st, 11am to 1pm

In person: Enterprise Hobart

Gameful Thinking: how to think like a game designer — If you have ever wondered how game designers think, what games designers do, or how to develop your own skills in game design, then this workshop is for you! We will use a range of challenges and activities to practice some of the core skills of game design. We’ll learn how to iteratively improve a core design and how to find the fun in prototypes.

Designs That Pop!
Visual Design Tricks That Stand Out

Wednesday May 1st, 2pm to 4pm

In person: Enterprise Hobart

Designs that Pop! Visual Design tricks to stand out — In this workshop, learn how to use visual design tools to create eye-catching designs that stand out from the crowd. These skills will be helpful for resumes and cover letters, as well as for posters, flyers, slides, or anything else that you might need to make look fancy, or any situation where you want to impress and stand out from the crowd.

Building Video Games: Interactive Livestream

Tuesday May 7th, 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Zoom link : https://utas.zoom.us/j/87943589647

Building Video Games: Interactive Livestream — Jump into the chat and follow along as an experienced game developer and a game development newbie build simple video games based on your prompts. Ask questions about the games industry and why the game designers are making decisions as they go. Help guide what the games will be by responding to questions about character, setting and genre along the way.

Can You Hack It?
Build A Basic Video Game, Then Hack It To Make It Better!

Wednesday May 8th, 11am to 1pm

In person: Enterprise Hobart

Can You Hack It? — Have you ever played a game and thought you could make it better? This workshop will scratch that itch! Over two hours, build a basic video game with support from the Bitlink team and then learn how to make it better by hacking the way the game works. Too easy? Make it harder! No sound effects? Add them! Want cheats? You can add those too! By the end of the workshop, you will have your own unique video game which you will be able to take home and share with friends and family.

What have Video Games taught you?

Wednesday May 8th, 2pm to 4pm

In person: Enterprise Hobart

What have Video Games Taught You? — Video games teach us a lot, but sometimes it can be hard to convey this to others. In this session, participants will work in small groups with one another to help unlock the skills that they have already learned by playing video games. Bitlink will lead a discussion of how this knowledge can translate to job-ready skills, and how participants can highlight these skills to employers.

Online workshops will be held in this Zoom room: https://utas.zoom.us/j/87943589647

Face-to-face workshops will be held at:

Enterprize Hobart ( Lvl 5/24 Davey St, Hobart TAS 7000).

2024-04-10 09.41.10 — Enterprize is located on Level 5 of 25 Davey St. Enter through the blue doors on Davey Street. Bitlink will meet you in the lobby area, but if no-one is there, use the intercom inside to call level 5, or see the signs for James and Troy's contact info.

You can register for these programs by quoting the Activity IDs of the sessions you're interested in, to your local Workforce Australia provider.

These programs have been made possible by the Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program (funding partner) and Workskills Tasmania (partnering provider).

Workforce Australia Local Jobs is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.