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Thread ID: 135755	2013-12-09 00:02:00	A career in IT - Healthcare	Leviticus (17207)	PC World Chat

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1362042	2013-12-09 00:02:00	Good afternoon, I am a healthcare professional working in Auckland. I aspire to transition myself into the IT-healthcare industry within the next three years. In order to do so, one of my plans for next year is to enrol myself into a computing class. The question that I have got: What are the desired qualification or IT skills that are sought after, both for the present and the future? I believe I am inclined toward the programming / management side of IT. Thank you.	Leviticus (17207)
1362043	2013-12-09 03:19:00	I wish I could advise but... three years without an income means, to most people, a flippin struggle. Unless you're young enough to be living with family.	Greg (193)
1362044	2013-12-09 04:03:00	Good afternoon, I am a healthcare professional working in Auckland. I aspire to transition myself into the IT-healthcare industry within the next three years. In order to do so, one of my plans for next year is to enrol myself into a computing class. The question that I have got: What are the desired qualification or IT skills that are sought after, both for the present and the future? I believe I am inclined toward the programming / management side of IT. Thank you. Do you have any previous experience with writing code and if so, what and how much? Also from my understanding, managers don't necessarily make great software developers, so would you have any preference as to which avenue you would prefer to venture down?	Webdevguy (17166)
1362045	2013-12-09 06:55:00	Do you have a particular part of the healthcare IT market in mind? I would target my training for that. Bear in mind that the market is pretty small in Auckland so you will need to keep your options open.	Jen (38)
1362046	2013-12-09 13:25:00	Industry recognised certifications helped me get my job. I'm more in Server / network management so have done the 2008/2012 exams, But I'm sure you can do programming ones.	JoshyEee (17039)
1362047	2013-12-10 06:15:00	Good afternoon, I am a healthcare professional working in Auckland. I aspire to transition myself into the IT-healthcare industry within the next three years. In order to do so, one of my plans for next year is to enrol myself into a computing class. The question that I have got: What are the desired qualification or IT skills that are sought after, both for the present and the future? I believe I am inclined toward the programming / management side of IT. Thank you. I did a few stints on contract (about 4 years over an 8 year period) with Southern Cross (Hospitals) - but asking what IT specialty/qualification to go for is a silly question. The health industry has a need for a large number of IT skills in all kinds of areas - just like insurance, finance, telecommunications, transport, manufacturing and many other industry sectors. Talk to someone in the IT area in the business you're are working in (since you say you are a "healthcare professional") and find out the range of skills they might be looking for. With luck, one or more of those skills will coincide with something you are interested in. Target that. No point in training for something that doesn't grab your interest and fire your passion. With some more luck, just indicating that you are interested in moving into the IT side may generate some opportunities for work experience exposure to the kinds of skills they seek. Maybe even some low level project work as a bit of a "taster"...	johcar (6283)
1362048	2013-12-11 08:48:00	I wish I could advise but... three years without an income means, to most people, a flippin struggle. Unless you're young enough to be living with family. I am currently working full-time, but I am prepared to study part-time.	Leviticus (17207)
1362049	2013-12-11 08:51:00	Do you have any previous experience with writing code and if so, what and how much? HTML and CSS, that's about it. Also from my understanding, managers don't necessarily make great software developers, so would you have any preference as to which avenue you would prefer to venture down? I am thinking along the lines of working for the National IT Health Board, or even companies that produce software for doctors and other health professionals. I believe I am quite inclined towards programming at this stage.	Leviticus (17207)
1362050	2013-12-11 08:58:00	I did a few stints on contract (about 4 years over an 8 year period) with Southern Cross (Hospitals) - but asking what IT specialty/qualification to go for is a silly question. The health industry has a need for a large number of IT skills in all kinds of areas - just like insurance, finance, telecommunications, transport, manufacturing and many other industry sectors. Talk to someone in the IT area in the business you're are working in (since you say you are a "healthcare professional") and find out the range of skills they might be looking for. With luck, one or more of those skills will coincide with something you are interested in. Target that. No point in training for something that doesn't grab your interest and fire your passion. Hi Johcar, thank you for your reply. I do enjoy writing codes during my spare time. However, due to my lack of programming knowledge, I am mostly limited to designing web pages and maintaining websites for clients. I want to do a bit more than that by actually learning how to write and create programs.	Leviticus (17207)
1362051	2013-12-11 18:05:00	Hi Johcar, thank you for your reply. I do enjoy writing codes during my spare time. However, due to my lack of programming knowledge, I am mostly limited to designing web pages and maintaining websites for clients. I want to do a bit more than that by actually learning how to write and create programs. If you can get yourself onto an IT project, that kind of work doesn't necessarily require IT skills up front. If you have some business knowledge to contribute, that can lead you into Business Analysis, Data Analysis and from there into SQL and other 'harder' IT skillsets. Otherwise, get hold of someone at Orion Health and ask them what kinds of skills they need...	johcar (6283)
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