DESIRED ENABLERS
RESOURCING A FUTURE OF ABUNDANCE The University of the Western Cape’s outdoor stadium and track needs to be complemented with an AstroTurf for hockey and synthetic football. Indoor training facilities are also needed.
The staff of the six departments of Student Development and Support work tirelessly to ensure the advancement of student’s academic and holistic development. Further enablers (resources, products or services) will allow a department to flourish beyond expectations. There are ongoing mid-to-long term efforts to secure these from the university or prospective sponsors. We offer insight into what these desired enablers are and how it would improve student life at the university.
Financial Aid Desired enablers: 1. Venue with enough space for staff to have for consultations with students. 2. Venue with boardrooms for donors to consult with students privately. 3. New building which is visible and near student administration.
to attend presentations. All the above can be achieved through communication to our DVC Offices in assisting with our plans and also with the financial aspect in reaching our goals.”
Office for Student Development Desired enablers: 1.
Micheal Kwathsa Financial Aid Office Head “With all the above-mentioned enablers in place, the Financial Aid Office should comfortably provide our donors with the necessary space to conduct their interviews and also to accommodate staff meetings and a bigger group of students
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Our Journey: 2016-2020
Upgrade current Careers Service Management (CSM) software, UWC Career Xplora portal, to the CSM Enterprise Solution. Licencing cost for two years is estimated at R300,000. 2. Redesign the Careers Service Office to include two interview rooms for consulting and recruiter interviews and one soundproof virtual interview room
for students to use to conduct mock interviews or attend formal virtual interviews in a safe and quiet space. 3. Provision of mobile data to students and graduates to assist in their job search. 4. Provide students with a customised and structured job search experience based on their career or disciplinespecific needs and embed job search preparation activities into the curriculum using technology. Nazrana Parker: Careers Service Coordinator “These desired enablers will provide our students with an enhanced job search preparation experience available 24/7/365 during their academic career, allowing them to be prepared for the rigours of the job search and reduce the time frame between graduation and landing their first job. It will also provide recent alumni online access to careers service resources for a minimum of three years after graduation, thus increasing the rate of graduate employment of our students.”
