What is Career and Employability at Unitec?

The Career and Employability team support students in managing their career and building employability skills so they can confidently navigate the world of work.

We do this through:

• Partnering with Schools and support services through provision of tailored workshops
• Curating employability resources
• Working directly with students
• Providing ongoing career support to Graduates after they have completed their studies

Who we are

L to R: Dianna Bluck, Kylie Pass, Elizabeth Morris

Our services

A full list of services can also be found on our external-facing Unitec website pages.

• Support Academic Staff and Schools
  We collaborate with Schools through delivering career and employability workshops relevant to your students’ Professional Practice.
  Examples include:
   – ACE workshop for final year Nursing students applying for DHB roles
  – Targeted Graduate to Career (G2C) programme for final year students
  – Suite of employability workshops for Trades and Services (carpentry) students
  – Preparing Bachelor of Business students for IBL placements

• Employability Resources
  We have a curated range of career and employability resources for self-directed use. Topics range from CVs and Interview preparation to how to plan career next steps and develop resilience. These are available on the Career and Employability Website and Moodle.

• Individual Student Support
  Regular CV Drop-In throughout the year, or by appointment for more in depth discussion and coaching eg. interview preparation, career planning.

• Workshops
  In addition to working with Schools, we offer Career and Employability Essentials workshops which are timed to coincide and help students prepare for Employer and Industry Connect events. 

Access Our Services

• Book a Career Workshop for your students (explore the options)
• Register a job opportunity or internship opportunity for students (send this link to employers to register opportunities with Unitec)
• Jobs Board – view current opportunities for students

Resources:

• Career and Employability Resources (eg. CV + Cover Letter, Job Search, Career Planning and more)
• Moodle Career Resources

Internal Resources:

• Record individual consultant workstream
• 1-1 Session Feedback
• Lecturer Workshop Feedback
• 1- Many Workshop Feedback – Students

Get in touch

Get in touch to discuss potential workshops for your students and for all bookings by emailing us at career@unitec.ac.nz, or contact a Career and Employability Consultant below:

Dianna Bluck
dbluck@unitec.ac.nz

Elizabeth Morris
emorris@unitec.ac.nz

Kylie Pass
kpass@unitec.ac.nz

Last update: 10/01/2024