Henson Ong

Diploma of Web Development graduate Henson Ong is going solo, his experience a solid foundation from which to launch his own web design business.

Henson came to New Zealand after visiting the Natcoll stand at an education expo in the Philippines. He’d already embarked on a creative career, but was looking to extend his training. Web development was the perfect complement to his previous education and offered exciting prospects.

‘I thought my background in graphic design would be a strong advantage as you need to be able to properly manipulate images to produce a good website. I’d already had some coding experience and the course appeared to be a good progression,’ he says.

Henson found everything he learned in the web development course was relevant, interesting and very good preparation for industry. ‘I’d say it was pretty spot on,’ he says, ‘Natcoll keeps in touch with industry and designs its curriculum to give their students the best chance of landing a job.’

He also appreciated the support he received from the International Student liaison officer.

Henson found work with web development and design company Behind the Web, but the pull of home was strong and he’s now back in the Philippines. Wherever he happens to be based, thanks to Natcoll he’s part of a global industry.