Guide to starting a career centre
[vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”ai-row-wrapper ai-clear-padding ai-banner-section”][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”ai-content-col ai-pr-0 pt-5″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”ai-pb-2 ai-text-title-5″][vc_column_text el_class=”mb-5″]A career center is an organized set of tools, resources and individuals with defined roles that work towards providing professional development support for students in an academic institution. The goal of a career center is to foster a continued awareness of and preparedness for success in the world of work students will most likely have to navigate after completing their academic programs.
While career centers will look different in every university or institution, there are common elements that are fundamental to building one and best practices in delivering optimal services to students. The resource attached below provides a guide to navigating this process in 6 steps.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”6 Steps to starting a career centre” el_class=”ai-btn-md mt-3″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.careernetworks.africa%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F01%2FACN-Career-Center-Toolkit_Tools-Resources.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”ai-clear-col-padding”][vc_single_image image=”3185″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” el_class=”ai-full-card-image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”2/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Share this article” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”ai-pb-2 ai-share-link”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”linkedin” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”twitter” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”facebook” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”mail” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″ el_class=”ai-pr-5″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
