Date: 11 March 2025
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Temus (80 Pasir Panjang Rd, #22-81 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 117372)
Agenda:
- Icebreakers
- Introduction to Essential Skills in the Tech Industry
- Communication Skills Refresher
- Empowerment and Confidence Building
- Networking & Closing
Facilitator:
Melody Byrd, Step IT Up Coach and Programme Manager, Temus
Hailing from US, Melody Byrd enjoys her position as the Programme Manager and Coach for the Step IT Up Programme at Temus, a unique hire-train-place tech conversion programme for Singaporeans and PRs looking to start or transition to digital careers. Her goal is to support the trainees in crossing the finish line to graduation. She has been a coach with this same programme in the US for over 9 years and has graduated over 200 participants, including the largest class of Java developers during COVID. Prior to this position, Melody was a business analyst and software consultant for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest health care insurer in the United States. As a lifelong learner, Melody shares her talents outside of work with Toastmasters where she volunteers to train speakers and leaders. One of her favorite quotes is “It may not be easy, but it is always worth it.” This quote especially applies to her life as an expat and to the graduates of the Step IT Up Programme.
Learn about Step IT Up
Special: Join the event to also learn about Step IT Up, Temus’ unique “hire-train-place” training programme that offers Singapore locals looking for a career start/ transition into tech, the chance to earn a training stipend and full-time role* with us. We are recruiting for 2025!
About Temus
Temus was established by Temasek in partnership with UST, to provide digital transformation solutions for the private and public sectors as we aspire to be a strategic partner in realising the Singapore Government’s Smart Nation vision. We are headquartered in Singapore and have more than 400 employees across a wide range of disciplines in strategy, design, architecture, technology, data & AI.
About Step IT Up
Step IT Up is an accelerated “˜place, and train’ programme, supported by Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) under Techskills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative, aimed at growing digital talents for Singapore. The programme was launched in August 2022 has benefitted about 60 people from non-tech backgrounds. Step IT Up has been successfully conducted across multiple countries since its inception 8 years ago by Temus’ strategic partner, UST. *All applicants have to complete an online assessment and rigorous interview process to be selected for traineeship. For the 2025 intake, successful training graduates will be placed in full-time developer roles at Temus . For more information, please visit: www.stepitup.temus.test
