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Career Development Programmes
Orientation Seminars
These seminars are specially organized for first year students. They are designed to help them become aware of the career opportunities related to certain academis majors and to link subject choices with career objectives.
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World of Work Seminars
Career Portfolios - Part of First Year Experience Programme
The Career Portfolio Programme is specially designed for first year students and is a useful tool to take to interviews with you, as it shows employers that you have taken the time to organise your career planning and job search.
SIGI3 Career Assessment Software
All students, especially first years, are invited to do Career Assessment using SIGI³: a state-of-the-art internet-based psychometric software. Our graduates are also invited to use this system for assessment as well as to conduct career-related research at any time.
Welcome
The Office of Placement and Career Services was established in 1960 with the main aim of providing job placement opportunities for UWI graduates. However, over the years the Office has extended its services to include Individual Career Counselling and Career Planning. In keeping with the changing needs of the labour market, Placement and Career Services constantly reviews programs as well as introduce new ones in order to meet the varying career development needs of the student population.
The programmes of the Office of Placement and Career Services are focused on:
a) Helping students to focus on career planning
b) Assisting students to choose careers in keeping with interest, abilities, values and job market trends
c) Helping students to link subject choices with majors and career objectives
d) Preparing students to plan their job search as well as entrepreneurial skills and competencies
e) Helping students to be aware of the world of work expectations
f) Assisting students to focus on career development as a lifelong process
g) Job placement for students and alumni
I am pleased to welcome you to the Office of Placement and Career Services website and hope the website will provide the necessary career development and job placement information as well as provide the link between students and potential employers. We implore that our students utilize the services and programmes provided by the office so that they can enhance their career development as they prepare for this life long process.
