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Wellington, April 8, 2017
For Sam and Nick MacBain WelTec’s graduation was a family affair with the two brothers receiving their degrees on the same day.
Sam, 24, has completed his Bachelor of Hospitality Management and plans to use his new degree to further his career in London.
He is looking forward to pursuing a career in the management side of hospitality.
“I have been doing the practical stuff while working for the last 10 years and I decided I should learn about the management side of things and get a formal qualification to get more options. Ideally, I would like to work in a private resort or something like that,” he said.
Younger brother Nick is looking to use his Bachelor of Creative Technologies to photograph the world.
“I want to be a freelance photographer and to travel the world taking photos and being paid to do it. Now that I have the qualification, I can offer my skills and try and make a career out of it,” he said.
Good Career Advise
He said that he decided to study at WelTec straight out of secondary school after the career advisor suggested he make a career out his interest in photography and recommended the course to him.
“I started with the six-month certificate and that went really well and so, I decided to do the degree. During my degree course, I got to work with the industry on projects. I did some shoots for the SPCA, Radio Active and The New Zealand Royal Navy Reservists. I hope that experience will be really valuable,” Nick said.
Double Bonus
Nick said that graduating his brother was a bonus which added to the excitement of pursuing a new career.
“It is kind of weird graduating with my brother, we both did different courses, but it is great to be doing it with him,” he said.
More than 2900 qualifications were achieved by WelTec students in 2016.
Two separate ceremonies were held on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington with 550 students attending their graduation.
Ben Milsom, Director Pukeko Pictures (Stirling Road Productions; Production Designer and Art Director on Thunderbirds, Avatar, King Kong among others was the guest speaker.
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Sam and Nick MacBain at the WelTec graduation on April 6.
