Career development in the 21st century is defined as the process of managing life, learning and work over the whole lifespan. Because the labour market is constantly changing, students need to learn how to choose, develop and manage their career.
The Career and Employment Centre at Bahrain Polytechnic is a unit that helps students make career and learning choices and helps them gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to effectively manage their career. As a Bahrain Polytechnic student you can use the Career and Employment Centre for making decisions, for planning, for support and for information at any time during your studies.
CEC Unit Roles and Responsibilities
Career and Employment Centre Roles and Responsibilities:
- Providing careers advice and information services to meet the needs of the Polytechnic community
- Preparing students for workplace learning and decision making
- Providing access to labour market information
- Assessing the need for, and responding to, graduate development programs
- Providing group workshops and individual career counselling sessions for students and alumni
- Helping students and alumni with finding, using and evaluating information for their career planning
- Providing students with academic advice in consultation with Faculty Academic advisors
- Helping students and alumni in their search for work opportunities and training prospects (summer, Part-time, permanent employment post graduation)
- Providing training for students and alumni in how to write CVs and application letters and how to succeed in interviews
- Organizing events to promote career development awareness as well as sharing opportunities with students
- Providing equitable access to career development resources and relevant tools and systems
- Exploring and implementing innovations and technological advances that increase information access to career relevant online data
- Evaluating the services to students and faculties, to continuously improve services
Ways we can help you
- A drop-in service for quick questions about course and career choices.
- 1 hour career counselling appointments.
- Occupational and labour market information.
- Visits to your class.
Services
- Career groups
- Self-help services and computer-aided guidance
- Workshops and training sessions
- Preparation for co-operative education and work-integrated learning
Guest speakers from industry and government
- Summer and part-time vacancies
- Scholarship information
- Employment information
- Graduate information
- CV writing
- Job search coaching
- Job application support
- Career events
- On-campus recruiting
Useful Links and Resources
Useful Links
Links: Self Assessment
Links: Occupational Information
- Career Services
- O*NET online
- Career Advisory Tool (This site has a limited range of occupations but is available in Arabic)
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Links: Middle East Recruitment Companies
Links: Labour Market in Bahrain
Contact Details
Abdulridha Dismal, Head of CEC
17897324
Yusra Al Hussaini, Career Advisor
17897325
Maryam AlChuban, Career Advisor
17897492
Hashim Mohammed, Career Advisor
17897141