CADEC BOUESTI

Career services through counseling, facilitating career connections, mentoring students in acquiring information, knowledge, and competencies that enhance individual career development, academic success, and employability, providing students with career coaching through training and workshops along their students’ life-cycle for enhanced employability and self-reliance.

It is well established that the issue of graduate employability has been a major challenge in the Nigerian economy, with less than 12% of university graduates securing decent jobs after graduation. In the same vein, employers have continuously lamenting the quality of graduates being produced in Nigerian universities.  In order to prepare new graduates for the labour market, it becomes imperative and expedient to implement pre-employment training programmes. Therefore, with high rate of unemployment and the huge number of graduates produced annually in Nigeria, including career services in Nigerian universities may reduce the rate of unemployed graduates.  The establishment of Career Development and Employability Centre at BOUESTI was based on the recommendations contained in the report of the National Employability Benchmarking Baseline Assessment, which was submitted to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a response to providing solution to the high rate of graduate unemployment in Nigeria. Since the indispensable role of career services in shaping successful career paths in the 21st century cannot be overemphasised, this centre focuses on career education and counselling, employer relations and a mentoring resource centre for BOUESTI students.

 The Centre is under the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI).

The Centre seeks to fulfil its mission through the following objectives:

1. Mentor students in acquiring information, knowledge and competencies that enhance individual career development, academic success and employability;
2. Provide students with career coaching through training and workshops;
3. Establish platforms and networks for alumni engagements;
4. Create pathways for career connections with industries and organizations; and
5. Establish connections with companies to investigate the potential for student internships and professional prospects.
6. Search for industries and employment opportunities for graduates;
7. Learn about career and job fairs and employer events;
8. Use the Centre’s portal to enroll in online certification classes in career;
9. Schedule a one-on-one career coaching session;
10. Prepare students for career e-learning pathways; and
11. Assist students in getting internship placement, work-study jobs, volunteering jobs, and job opportunities.

A. Training and Workshop

1. To organize virtual and physical training and workshops on career development through the student life cycle;
2. To organize periodic workshops and use interactive tools, and courses for developing practical skills to improve student resumes;
3. To facilitate students’ reading culture on career advice articles and books to make good career decisions;
4. To coordinate students taking skill assessments to discover their strengths;
5. To encourage students to use the Centre’s library, e-books, career-related software, and interactive coaching room.

B. Alumni Relations

1. To facilitate a functional and up-to-date database of the alumni of the University in collaboration with BOUESTI Alumni and Advancement Centre
2. To identify the University alumni across the globe in different professional platforms and arrange networking events;
3. To synergize and collaborate with the University Alumni and Advancement Centre;
4. To conduct a periodic baseline survey on the post-graduation of BOUESTI graduates

C. Industrial Linkages

1. In conjunction with BOUESTI Directorate of Programme Linkages, Career Development and Employability Centre will develop concrete links and collaborations with industries and organizations for job placements, internships, volunteering jobs, and NYSC among others;
2. Connects BOUESTI students to professional bodies and associations;
3. To partner with industries/international development partners to organize job/career fairs, career conferences and employment conferences.

For career counselling services/sessions, coaching and further enquiries, contact the following:

Dr. R.M. Odewumi    – Ag. Director – 08139471501

Mrs. M.O. Oluwagbenle  (Counsellor- 08030479898)

Mr. Charles Bello (Counsellor-07065219413)