CGU – About us

The Career Guidance Unit of The Open University was created in January 2009, through the initiative of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka. Career Guidance Units in Open University have a unique role to play as a mediator between the university and the world of work, while integrating the career guidance activities with the curricular and identify appropriate methodologies to motivate undergraduates to striate-line their career paths with proper understanding.

Furthermore, facilitation of student welfare activities is another component of this unit. Hence students are welcome to channel their welfare activities through this unit to the respective forum in view of achieving optimum benefits out of available resources.

Objective

• – Enhancement of career development competencies of Open University students by organizing career skill development workshops / seminars / personal career mentoring.
• – Counseling on career exploration & planning for prospective students.
• – Career Guidance / Counseling to all students from the first year onwards to focus on their future careers.
• – Counseling with regard to behavioral competencies.
• – To develop a database of online job training opportunities and job placement.
• – Organize career fairs to provide opportunities for prospective employers to meet undergraduates and graduated students.
• – Research to be conducted in assessing strengths and weaknesses of OUSL students who are employed with a view to increase their employability.
• – Facilitation of student welfare activities
• – A stand alone, zero credit course to be introduced in view of creating a greater sense of professional responsibility, social responsiveness and ethical behavior among students.