Kat Zam
SuniTAFE graduate Kat Zam has turned her graphic design qualification into a fulfilling career, and now she wants to give back and show young people how they can do the same.
SuniTAFE graduate Kat Zam has turned her graphic design qualification into a fulfilling career, and now she wants to give back and show young people how they can do the same.
Since studying at SuniTAFE between 2010 and 2012, Kat has become a successful content creator and social media personality in Melbourne.
She returned to her home town of Robinvale last year to run a youth videography workshop before then running the same workshop in Mildura.
The workshops stemmed from Kat’s belief that young people in regional towns only stand to benefit from community engagement in the arts.
“I think it’s really important to have creative opportunities available, especially for social connectedness,” she said.
“We’re spending a lot of time on our phones and not really engaging in the community. So, things like this allow you to work with a team and really build your confidence and get you out of your comfort zone.
“I also think that it’s really important to have events like this in small towns because not every young person wants to go and do traditional careers.
“Doing these kinds of workshops and having young people leading them shows that you can have successful careers in the creative field.”
Kat stands as a role model for young people who might be considering whether they should pursue the arts as a career.
“My time studying creative arts at SuniTAFE has taken me everywhere,” she said.
“My teachers were role models and I carried that with me because I ended up doing a youth work degree. I was influenced by these role models just by having their support to show that someone actually cares.
“It made me want to be in creative and supportive roles.”
Kat recommends SuniTAFE as a great post-secondary college option.
“Just thinking about when I was a young person, academically I was not great. I didn’t know how to write an essay until I went to university. My ATAR was only 27,” she said.
“So, SuniTAFE was a really great way into where I am now. It definitely helped with the pathways side of things, as well as building my confidence again and allowing me to do hands-on learning.
“SuniTAFE has a really supportive learning environment and I think that it is a really good way to start your career and set those foundations, because secondary college can sometimes be a negative experience.”
Kat hopes to return to Mildura to run more youth engagement sessions to bring the community together.
SuniTAFE’s Creative Design department receives unique opportunities to contribute to community projects and make a long-lasting impact on the Sunraysia region. Click here to read about their involvement in a bilingual story book project with Mildura Rural City Council last year. Or, get started on your creative career today! Click here to see the Design and Visual Arts courses currently offered by SuniTAFE, including a range of introductory workshops.
Since studying at SuniTAFE between 2010 and 2012, Kat has become a successful content creator and social media personality in Melbourne.
She returned to her home town of Robinvale last year to run a youth videography workshop before then running the same workshop in Mildura.
The workshops stemmed from Kat’s belief that young people in regional towns only stand to benefit from community engagement in the arts.
“I think it’s really important to have creative opportunities available, especially for social connectedness,” she said.
“We’re spending a lot of time on our phones and not really engaging in the community. So, things like this allow you to work with a team and really build your confidence and get you out of your comfort zone.
“I also think that it’s really important to have events like this in small towns because not every young person wants to go and do traditional careers.
“Doing these kinds of workshops and having young people leading them shows that you can have successful careers in the creative field.”
Kat stands as a role model for young people who might be considering whether they should pursue the arts as a career.
“My time studying creative arts at SuniTAFE has taken me everywhere,” she said.
“My teachers were role models and I carried that with me because I ended up doing a youth work degree. I was influenced by these role models just by having their support to show that someone actually cares.
“It made me want to be in creative and supportive roles.”
Kat recommends SuniTAFE as a great post-secondary college option.
“Just thinking about when I was a young person, academically I was not great. I didn’t know how to write an essay until I went to university. My ATAR was only 27,” she said.
“So, SuniTAFE was a really great way into where I am now. It definitely helped with the pathways side of things, as well as building my confidence again and allowing me to do hands-on learning.
“SuniTAFE has a really supportive learning environment and I think that it is a really good way to start your career and set those foundations, because secondary college can sometimes be a negative experience.”
Kat hopes to return to Mildura to run more youth engagement sessions to bring the community together.
SuniTAFE’s Creative Design department receives unique opportunities to contribute to community projects and make a long-lasting impact on the Sunraysia region. Click here to read about their involvement in a bilingual story book project with Mildura Rural City Council last year. Or, get started on your creative career today! Click here to see the Design and Visual Arts courses currently offered by SuniTAFE, including a range of introductory workshops.