An exciting new prospect awaits Varsity College students as they start their second semester. On-site Career Centres have just been launched at all seven the Varsity College campuses nationally. The Career Centres will, among other things, provide students with practical skills which will add value to the theoretical knowledge gained in the lecture room thereby increasing their employability.
Says Trish Trompeter, National Head of Department: “We are very excited about this initiative, which forms part of our commitment to deliver on our brand promise of developing students for their careers. Although students are not guaranteed placement in industry, the Centres are expected to make a marked contribution towards our students’ level of employability”.
The Career Centre will be launched in three phases over the next 18 months:
Phase 1: Part time work: the Career Centres offer the Job Café, a web based IT solution, which will enable the Career Centre Co-ordinator to match students with possible employers in part time work situations. As this is a support function only, it is important to note that part time work is not guaranteed.
Phase 2: World of Work (WoW): students to complete the WoW programme, run on campus, which will equip them with work readiness skills and expose them to appropriate industry knowledge.
Phase 3: Graduate Placement Programme (GO: graduate opportunities): Once students have completed the WoW programme and are working part time, will be able to register for this programme in their final year of study. This placement programme promotes successful and dedicated Varsity College students within the relevant industry for possible placement once they graduate.
Varsity College strongly encourages current students to make contact with the Career Centre Co-ordinator on campus