Charles Telfair Institute
The Student Counselling and Career Development Centre is run by a group of qualified psychologists and career counsellors under the leadership of the Director of Academic Affairs. In addition to general pastoral counselling, the following services are offered:
Orientation and Bridging Programmes
"O-Week" or "O-day"
Orientation Programmes for new students - run at the start of each new course.
International Students Support Programme
Academic Support Programmes
Skills Development Workshops
A series of workshops are offered throughout each semester to help students acquire essential academic or life skills required for success at university.
- Academic writing and referencing techniques to avoid Plagiarism
- Essay and Report writing Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Time & Project Management Skills
- Internet Research Skills
- Using SPSS for your research work
IT Support Officers
Full-time IT Officers are available throughout the day to provide one on one support to help student with IT literacy, printing or internet problems. They also run customized competency-based IT exams for those who require certification of IT skills.
Academic Writing Support Officers
Full-time Academic Writing and English Communication one on one support is provided on demand to first year students who have completed their schooling through a different language medium.
Career Development Programmes
Stepping into University - Career Choices & Study Plans
A bi-annual, information event offered to all potential CTI students and their parents followed by a 2-day career exploration workshop for interested students.
Start of Semester Pre-registration Counselling Sessions
At the end of each semester students meet the career and course counselors to reassess their study program before selecting their study units for the next semester. This provides an opportunity for re-orientation if necessary.
Graduate Plus' and 'CTI Plus' for ACCA students
These programs, which culminate with the compilation of a career portfolio, help students develop and showcase their employability skills
Guest Speakers Programme
Undergraduate Internship Placement Programme
Stepping into the workplace
Tertiary to Work' Careers Workshop and Job-Fair organized exclusively for Charles Telfair Institute's New Graduates
Once a year, we run a job fair for our new or about to graduate students. This fair includes workshops on skills required for successful job application as well as presentations and on-site interviews with potential private sector employers.
The following firms were present at our latest job fair:
Job Focus - Connecting new graduates and alumni with Employers
Graduate CV Book
Job link: Service run by Students'Services
Mrs. Odylle Charoux
Director of Academic Affairs