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Careers, Study@UC

Career Events, Drop in sessions & Tutorials

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Welcome back! We’re thrilled to see many of you connecting with our career events and resources right from Term 1 and during the break. Here’s what’s happening in Term 2:

Drop-in Sessions: Come by UC Careers for a 10-minute chat with a consultant and get answers to your quick career questions. Monday to Friday, 10 am to 12 noon, no booking required. If you’d like more time for a career conversation, book an appointment here.

Career Tutorials: Join group tutorials to prepare with the essentials for the job market, including:

Employers on Campus. Connect with employers recruiting for summer internships, graduate programmes and job opportunities right here on campus. Register to attend here.

STEM Career Fair: If you’re a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math student, mark your calendar for the STEM Career Fair on the 7th of May at Rātā Eng Core. Meet employers from across Aotearoa eager to find candidates like you. Keep your eye out here for the list of employers attending.

NZUni Talent Jobs Board: Search and apply for graduate and internship positions, full-time, part-time, scholarship, and volunteering roles. Simply log in with your UC username and password.

Ngā mihi nui, UC Careers

Internships and jobs, Study@UC

Want some working-world experience in your potential career industry?

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Learn it, Live It!
Apply now for a PACE Internship Course in Semester 2!

What is the PACE Programme?

  • PACE stands for Professional and Community Development and offers a suite of multifaceted courses designed to grow your personal and professional skills and identity.
  • All PACE courses include:
    • A bespoke internship with a community or industry organisation, for either 70 or 140 hours.
    • Compulsory lectures once a week that help you develop your professional skills and identity.
    • Credits towards your degree, (15 or 30) yes, you heard right these courses can count towards your degree!
  • All the PACE courses are open to everyone who app This opportunity is open to ALL students of any degree! 
  • We source and set up the internship for you. We support you throughout the process to ensure you get the most out of your experience alongside an amazing organisation that suits you.
  • Entry requirements are based on the number of points you have achieved so far:
    • PACE295 – must have 90 points already
    • PACE395 – must have 140 points already
    • PACE495 – must be studying at the postgraduate level

Still not sure? Then check out what a previous student said about this course:

“Enrolling in PACE may assist with gaining some perspective on whether you are in the right field or not. It is a paper where you are taught necessary tools that you may encounter when you venture into your career. In my case, it helped with realising where I would like to be in the future! Being in the workspace and environment clarifies whether you are heading in the right direction.

Personally, PACE fuelled me with more momentum to continue with my degree and aspirations. This paper and internship gave me invaluable experiences which will enrich my academic trajectory and subsequently, my career goals!” – Kavita (PACE395 summer school student)

Ready to sign up – or need more info?

Speak to your student advisor to make sure it fits in with your workload and degree structure. Then Enrol into the course via your muUC.

Visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/work-integrated-learning/pace-internship-programme/ for more detail.

It’s never too early to get in touch!

It takes time for us to be able to source the best internship for you, so best to apply early!

The deadline to apply for Semester 2 is 31st May, so best to apply before things get busy with assignments and exams!

Give yourself a head start on your working future… APPLY NOW for semester 2!

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UCount Survey & Chance to Win $200 Pak’nSave voucher!

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It’s time to participate in the annual course-taking student experience survey!

E pēhea ana tō noho ki UC? How’s your experience at UC going?

We’re interested in hearing about your experiences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury. The survey will take about 15-20 minutes to complete, with the option to save and come back. We use your feedback to adjust how we support students both now and in the future. Upon completion of the survey, you’ll automatically be entered to win a heap of exciting prizes!

To tell us what counts to you…

  • Take the survey via the link sent to your UC email inbox OR
  • Access using this link OR
  • Scan the QR code below.

(Note: you’ll need your UC Student ID and Usercode if you access via the URL/QR Code).

UCount 2024 QR Code
He aha te take o tēnei kaupapa? Why bother?

The results of the UCount are delivered across the University, so that support staff, teaching staff, and decision-makers alike are more aware of what it means to be a UC student and what needs to be put in place to ensure your success. This is important for making informed decisions that will affect students, just like you.

He aha te take o ngā puiaki? But what about the prizes?

By submitting your survey, you automatically go in the draw to win…

  • Grand Prizes (4 winners): $200 Pak’nSave supermarket voucher! 
    • Tip: submit your survey in the first week (by 9am on Monday 25 March), and get 3x the entries into the grand prize! 
  • Second Place Prizes (4 Winners): $50 Pak’nSave supermarket vouchers!
  • Weekly Spot Prizes:
    • Uni Pharmacy Vouchers
    • Ancestral Buy 1, Get 1 vouchers
    • University Book Shop vouchers and Penguin Classic books
    • UCSA Cafe and food outlet vouchers
    • and more! 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email the survey team at surveys@canterbury.ac.nz.

 

Please note, the UCount survey is for all students in undergraduate programmes through taught postgraduate programmes.

If you are in a research masters or PhD/doctoral programme, you are not eligible to participate in the UCount but you’ll have a chance to have your say later in the year in the UC Postgraduate Experience Questionnaire!