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Its time to get tech-savvy with The Mind Lab by Unitec!

Auckland, New Zealand 16 February 2017: Are you a parent or grandparent struggling to keep up with your kids when it comes to technology, or maybe an education professional looking to test out technologies set to transform the classroom?

If the answer is yes, then The Mind Lab by Unitecs new Tech Toolbox is for you.

The Mind Lab is expanding in 2017 by introducing a new Auckland-based programme designed with parents, grandparents, early childhood educators and friends of The Mind Lab in mind.

Tech Toolbox, which launches in Auckland on 22 February, is a 10-week course that has been specifically created to help adults who dont want to be left behind by technological advancements or their tech-savvy kids!

Fee McLeod, General Manager, The Mind Lab by Unitec says the programme is an exciting opportunity for adults from all walks of life to show millennials they can keep up with 21st century technologies.

The hands-on programme will immerse attendees in the digital and new creative technologies that are soon to shape our world, she says.

Each week provides the opportunity to master a different creative technology, including building a robot, website, electronic car, and creating, editing and uploading videos.

By the end of the programme, participants may even be able to teach millennials a thing or two!

No experience is necessary for the programme, and attendees are welcome to bring a friend, colleague, family member or teen over the age of 13 each week for free.

Tech Toolbox will join The Mind Lab by Unitecs other tech education programmes, including school visits, holiday programmes, and teacher professional development through a postgraduate programme.

By learning key skills such as problem solving and collaboration, and participating in the sharing of knowledge and experience, attendees will leave with a broad, practical knowledge of what the future holds, says Fee.

Damon Kahi, National Technologist at The Mind Lab by Unitec, says that technology is progressing at such a rapid rate that the saying blink and you miss it has never been more true.

Tech Toolbox is an amazing opportunity for those that have blinked and missed out on the tech evolution. The course gives them the chance to explore, discover, and learn about new technology that is becoming part of our everyday lives, he says.

The Mind Lab by Unitec has become the largest education facility in New Zealand in three years of operation. It has four multi-disciplinary, specialist labs in Auckland, Wellington, Gisborne and Christchurch. These labs offer integrated workshops across a broad spectrum of creative and scientific technologies including; coding, 3D modelling and printing, robotics, game development, electronics, film effects and animation.

Over the next five years The Mind Lab has the goal of teaching 10,000 teachers and over 180,000 school students.

The Mind Lab by Unitec's Tech Toolbox is a new 10-week programme designed with parents, grandparents, early childhood educators and friends of The Mind Lab by Unitec in mind. It offers a hands-on experience with the latest creative technologies to keep up with todays tech-savvy millennials. Attendees can bring a friend over the age of 13 each week for free. The cost of the programme is $850 + GST for 10 weeks. The first intake will be in February 2017, with subsequent intakes in May, July, and October.

To find out more visit http://www.themindlab.com/tech-toolbox or watch a video here

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