I started life as an archaeologist before retraining in IT and have wide experience of work in the voluntary / not for profit and continuing education sectors in Scotland where I am usually based. This has included database design, hardware support, software support, website design and tuition.
From 2009 - 2010 I was in Nairobi, Kenya as Assistive Technology Tutor with the Kenyan Society for the Blind. Then came two years in Ethiopia, working with the Addis Ababa HIV / AIDS Prevention and Control Office and the Ethiopian Midwives Association. My most recent stint abroad was another two years in Papua New Guinea as Provincial Capacity Building ICT Advisor on a United Nations Development Program / Ministry of Finance project. For now I am back in Scotland and a part time Open University tutor.
You can visit my website at http://tinyurl.com/visimpscot .
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Back in the day, when I was an archaeologist my tools were trowel, brush, bucket and shovel but exploring this will be fun
Thanks for this Ashley, I was at an interview yesterday and one of the questions was 'how would you increase student employability?'. My answer, encourage them to get involved with open source projects but realistically for many students the first steps do not have to be code.