The Career Guidance, Entrepreneurship and Employability Services Unit strives to empower the next generation of global citizens and competent leaders that Rwanda wants. Of course, thanks to collective efforts of everyone who facilitates all these activities to happen in your respective capacities, as well as our external partners, expert coaches […]
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Employability Skills Training
The Career Guidance Entrepreneurship and Employability Services Unit organizes regular employability skills training for CAVM students on all campuses. The following are some of the topics covered in our employability trainings based on UR Graduate attributes.
- Leadership Skills
- National and Global Citizenship
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Team Work
- Job Hunting Skills (CV Writing, Cover Letter, Interview Skills)
- Workplace Awareness
- Attitude and Behavior Skills
- Communication in the Workplace
- Digital Literacy in the Workplace
- Special support and mentorship for 4 year students.
Entrepreneurship Training
The Career Guidance Entrepreneurship and Employability Services Unit organizes regular entrepreneurship training for CAVM students on all campuses. The following are some of the topics covered in our employability trainings based on UR Graduate attributes.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Entrepreneurial Inspiration
- Business Idea Generation
- Team Formation
- Customer Centricity
- Innovators Bootcamp (for those who come up with ideas)
- Innovators Pitching Competition (to select those who will be supported by the incubator)
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Partnerships and Networking
We create partnerships and networks for CAVM students to have opportunities to access a wide range of support from our partners and from our created networks, including:
- Access to entrepreneurial information
- Access to coaching and mentorship
- Access to information about sources of startup financing
- Access to markets
Linkage to Industry
- We link students with industry for various opportunities
- In the area of employability, this linkage to industry is in form of academic and professional internships
- In the area of entrepreneurship enhancement, the linkage to industry serves the purpose of providing the student with the required apprenticeship in areas of gaps based on their idea.
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Orientation and Career Guidance
- Each campus has a Career Guidance Office
- Students who need personalized career orientation, guidance and counselling are encouraged to visit the Career Guidance office at their campus.
Incubation Program
Students who emerge from the bootcamp as potential innovators with viable ideas are supported to turn these ideas into businesses through the incubation program.
This is a 4-milestone program that enables innovators to practically work on their ideas.
- Milestone 1: Problem Worth Solving & Team Formation
- Milestone 2: Customer & Value Proposition
- Milestone 3: Business Model & MVP
- Milestone 4: Go-to-Market (Marketing Plan & Financial Plan)
Coaching & Mentorship
- Embedded in all both the employability skills and entrepreneurship skills components,coaching and mentorship is central to UR-CAVM’s approach in developing students skills.
- We connect students with expert coaches who are practitioners in their careers, or in business to come to campus for individual and group coaching and mentorship.
- Mentors are selected and invited on a regular basis.
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HOW TO ACCESS CAREER SERVICES FOR CAVM STUDENTS [ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPLOYABILITY]
- Talk to Career Volunteers at Your Campus
- Visit the Career Center at Your Campus
- Register and Attend All Career Events and Programs at Your Campus
- Get in Touch with Your Coaches and Mentors
- Talk to Director of Career (Message/WhatsApp/Email): Tel: 0788409748;
Email: amukayisenga@gmail.com.
