UoN office of career services

The University of Nairobi office of Career Services in partnership with Tecno -Kenya held a Job Fair at Taifa Hall on Tuesday 29th November 2022. The Job Fair, themed work smart, start today sought to officially launch the Graduate trainee program. In this program, leading transsion brands such as Tecno, Itel and Infinix will recruit students and recent graduates and put them on a 6 monthly program with a high possibility of permanent employment based on productivity.

The International School of Advertising (ISA) in conjunction with the University of Nairobi’s Office of the Dean of Students and Career Services hosted the International School of Advertising (ISA) campus tour on the 30th of November at MLT 405, 4th Floor, UoN Towers.

The Office of the Dean of Students and Career Services was awarded number two position in the Central Administration Units. The Office has made tremendous strides and achievements over the last two years with improvement from position 24/26 to position 8/16 and now position 2/16.

The Office of Career Services is a critical department in the University that helps graduates to transit smoothly from learning to earning. This is achieved by developing essential competencies among graduates to groom them for the job market. The mandate of the Office therefore is two-fold, linking Graduates to the job market and enhancing the value of graduates through skills and competencies development.

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The Preliminary Exam is now open!

The Office of Career Services in partnership with the University of Nairobi’s Ajira Digital Club (EKAZI), the Ajira Digital Program and eMobilis Mobile Technology Institute offered a free 4-day physical training and mentorship to University of Nairobi Students and Alumni from October 11-14, 2022 with 290 students attending.

The main training areas were on:

After the recently established Disability Policy at UoN; the disability mainstreaming committee spearheaded a retreat as one of its implementation efforts. The objective of the retreat was to develop a strategic plan and visualize the milestones towards the establishment of a Disability Support Centre.

The 2-day retreat was held on October 20-21,2022 at the Kenya Institute of Special Education and developed a strategic plan for 2023-2028 for Disability Mainstreaming at UoN.

HackerEarth in partnership with IBM are organizing the IBM zStudent Contest 2022.

About Digitalent

Digitalent is a strategic intervention by the ICT Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology Innovation and Youth affairs to develop and sustain high end ICT talent by bridging the gap between industry requirements and the capabilities of the local workforce.

On August 15th, 2022, a 5G Study Program was launched at the University of Nairobi ICT Academy. This is a skill learning course for University/College students and Industry professionals/enthusiasts already in the ICT Industry to learn about the key technologies in 5G, benefits and use cases.