CATALYST

The Catalyst Open Source Academy is a Catalyst initiative designed to provide training and work experience for young New Zealand technologists.. The Academy gives students a taste of real open source development through a combination of classroom sessions and hands-on project work. The aim is to get Academy students quickly to the point where they can usefully contribute to a real open source project. For example, previous Academy participants wrote unit tests for the Koha project, contributing to the overall quality of the popular open source library management system. For more information and to express interest in participating, please send an email to academy@catalyst.net.nz... Our Open Source Academies give secondary school students a taste of real open source development through a combination of classroom sessions and hands on project work. By organising and funding the Academy, Catalyst aims to show young technologists how to participate in open source communities and to fully..

Also known as: Catalyst Open Source Academy