Why be an Ambassador?

Futureintech’s Ambassador programme has benefits for everyone involved.

Benefits for you:

It improves your public speaking and communication skills.
It encourages you to consider the importance of your work to your company and your community, and to think about the direction of your career.
The volunteer work you do as an Ambassador is a good asset for your CV and competence assessment.
It allows you to give something back to your community.
It provides you with networking opportunities.
Futureintech activities can help towards a CPD (IPENZ Competency Standard for Professional Engineers) and other qualifications.

It raises the profile of your company and the industry in general in the local community.
It provides opportunities for free advertising.
It gives the company an opportunity to collaborate with other companies.

Sparking and encouraging an interest in the work you do helps secure the future workforce in your industry.

It helps dispel the mystery associated with maths, science, and technology for New Zealand students.
It lets students have fun with what they’re learning.
It demonstrates the relevance of maths, science and technology in our daily lives.
It offers examples of the education pathways currently available.
It supports various standards and objectives in the New Zealand curriculum.
It inspires kids and helps them imagine themselves building a career like yours.

REASONS WE CHOOSE AMBASSADORS:

You are able to share recent, relevant educational pathways.
You tend to have more time available and fewer responsibilities than more senior employees.
You are involved in the day-to-day business of your employer, and you have interesting stories to tell.
You have experience with the practical, hands-on aspects of your field.
Working as an Ambassador provides you with opportunities to improve your public speaking skills.
Ambassadors are the managers and business leaders of the future.