Your annual membership helps us keep doing what we do. Our list of Member Benefits is growing regularly as we find more ways to support the tech ecosystem.
Company Membership
Company membership gives you and your staff access to a range of benefits
- Free access to paid ManawaTech events like the Mega Meetup.
- Access to our exclusive member-only Slack channel.
- Discounts on training by Digital Skills Agency.
- The ability to join the mentoring program as a mentee or mentor.
- Access to members only content
- Recruiting support
- CV Database access (sign up for daily email of new profiles uploaded)
- Summer of Tech access for interns and graduates (for when UCOL and Massey run out of local students)
- Discount on recruitment fees with Digital Skills Agency
- Brand Promotion
- Detailed listing at the top of the regional Companies page
- Your logo in our email newsletters, posters, presentations
- Referrals: people ask us who can help them
- Your story told wherever we go to whoever will listen
- TechWeek opportunities (run or sponsor an event)
ManawaTech is industry-led and industry-funded. It keeps us focussed on meeting our aims. Your membership provides direct benefits to you. It also helps build and support the local tech community.
Pricing is based on the size of your company (number of “tech” employees)
$350/year for up to 3 people, then $100 per FTE up to a maximum of $1,850/year. Prices exclude GST.
Individual Membership
The benefits of being an individual member of ManawaTech include:
- Free access to paid ManawaTech events like the Mega Meetup.
- Discounts on training by Digital Skills Agency and other events.
- Access to our exclusive member-only Slack channel.
- Voting rights at our Annual General Meeting.
- Eligibility for Board membership.
- Being able to list on the Contractors page.
- Join the Mentoring program as a mentee or mentor
- Access to members-only content like Stories
- Stay up to date on what’s happening in the region
- First in line for opportunities as they arise (surprisingly often)
“I see the work being done by ManawaTech – things like software meetups, helping people find jobs and fill roles, and working with people on professional development, mentoring, and helping in schools and on community projects. I jumped at the chance to join as an individual member, so that these efforts may continue to exist, and to help foster the future of software development in the Manawatu.” – Jonathan
$175/year
Student Membership
ManawaTech students exists to raise student awareness of the opportunities ManawaTech provides and support success through a community of students.
Being part of our community will put you in touch with the right people to help you with…
- Mentoring: Get advice on any aspect of your career from pathways to tools and projects.
- Help with your CV: Get a pro to look over your C.V. and give you expert advice to land a job.
- Internship guidance: Find out how to go about getting an internship – what to do and who to speak to.
- Jobs: Join the ManawaTech Slack and be there to catch the jobs before they’re even advertised! Or post your CV on the database to let employers know you’re available to work.
- Peer support: Being part of a community of people in the same stage of their career can help you through the bumps and celebrate the wins!
- Learning opportunities: Events and opportunities to learn are posted regularly on our Discord. Share anything you find with the team.
- Networking: Attending events and talking to the ManawaTech community can open doors for you. It puts a face to your name, which is crucial for standing out of the crowd when applying for jobs.
The Student community is here to support you in your journey to become the best techie you can be! All students are welcome! If you’re not in Manawatu, you can still join us and reap the benefits of online learning events and community support.
Our Student Leaders:
- Claire is a Bachelor of Information Science student at Massey and looks after internship pathways.
- Kev is taking a gap year to be a self-learner and build pathways and opportunities for local high school students.
- Ethan is a self-taught tech student and is looking into supporting self-learners.
Both Claire and Ethan have scored Junior Developer jobs at Trio Technology thanks to connections made at ManawaTech events!
We are looking for Institutional reps. So, if you are a tertiary student and want to help share what’s available at your institution, apply by emailing us your CV and a cover letter saying why you want the role and a little bit about yourself.
For more information, email us at students@manawa.tech.
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