Central Queensland students are bucking a national trend finding solid professional employment in the IT industry, especially within the big IT companies. Promising CQU graduate Anthony Ferguson has just secured a fulltime position at IBM’s Tivoli Research Labs on the Gold Coast as an Associate Software Engineer, where he will be responsible for developing the security aspects for the company’s applications.

“I’ve always loved IT and after 3 years of fulltime work was able to put myself through the degree,” Mr Ferguson said. Since completing his studies, Anthony has not been out of work, taking on multiple contracts for the university and also securing a fulltime position in the library. He is hoping to continue studying but only after taking a year off to give one hundred percent to his new employer.

Anthony said his future goals involve becoming a competent software engineer and then moving into management positions.

He said the staff of CQU and the Faculty of Informatics and Communication were supportive and encouraging and the program content of the degree was relevant to his position.

The programs offered at CQU cover a vast majority of topics necessary to excel in a career in the Information Technology profession. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Aviation Technology, Information Technology, Informatics, Business Information Systems, Internet Communication, and Multimedia Studies.