Bulls & District Community Trust Internship

Heidi Macauly enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Management, majoring in Project Management. For her third-year internship, Heidi worked with Bulls & District Community Trust, organising events and projects to benefit the community.

Heidi Macauly, Bulls & District Community Trust

Heidi had a wide range of responsibilities during her internship, including running events like the Matariki celebrations and the Art 4 Arts Sake Exhibition, securing funding and sponsorship, writing and assembling a monthly magazine, and finding out what the Bulls community and key stakeholders wanted in their town.

Heidi says the internship gave her the opportunity to apply many of the skills she had learnt in class.

“The communication paper I studied helped me address people in a more understanding way and handle difficult situations. I did a marketing paper which helped me promote the Trust and the events I manage. Almost every task I did I could relate to a paper I studied at UCOL.”

Part way through the internship, it was clear that Heidi was the right person for the job and she has since been hired as a full-time Community Coordinator.