Office of
Career Services
About the Career Office
The Career Office is a management unit of BlueCrest College University that ensures that students have the best of training and experiences in developing their skill set for employment and entrepreneurial goals. An intriguing environment and comfort is created for all interns. Career Counselling and guidance are also provided for students to enable them understand the concept and ideals pertaining to their choice of programme pursued at BlueCrest College.The Career Office facilitates Top Class organisations for career development and job placement.
Mission Statement
The BlueCrest College University, Career Office supports experiential learning by encouraging student internship participation; collaborating with departments and organizations to provide academic internship course credit; and promoting professional development through unique learning opportunities. The Program specifically targets school of Technology, School of Business and Communication, School of Fashion students and encourages experiential learning as a complimentary approach to education while focusing on increasing the quantity and quality of internship opportunities that lead to permanent employment for BlueCrest College graduates.
Vision
Students will enhance their academic and professional skills while making themselves more marketable as they leave academia and enter today’s competitive workforce.
Policies and Procedures for The Career Office
Criteria Necessary for an Intern
To ensure that a STUDENT — whether it is an internal internship or one conducted outside the school premises — must be educational and thus acceptable by the Career office, all the following criteria is a necessity for all interns:
- The experience gained must be an extension of the classroom: a learning experience that provides for applying the knowledge gained in the classroom. It must not be simply to advance the operations of the employer or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.
- The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
- The experience acquired must entails a defined beginning and end, and a job description with desired qualifications
- There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student’s academic coursework.
- There is supervision by a professional with expertise and educational and/or professional background in the field of the experience.
- There is routine feedback by the experienced supervisor.
Paid vs. Unpaid
Internships for credit must run through the academic semester in coordination with the intern’s class schedule. The job responsibilities and expectations should be the same whether the intern is paid or unpaid. BlueCrest College strongly encourages paid internships for students with distant locations from their residence to the workplace. Students can receive up to six credit hours. However, note that internship credit is not beneficial or cost effective for all students.
Criteria for unpaid internships
The following are the necessary criteria for unpaid Internship:
- The extent to which the internship provides training that would be similar to that which would be given in an educational environment.
- The extent to which the internship programme relates to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit.
- The extent to which the internship accommodates the intern’s academic commitments by corresponding to the academic calendar.
- The extent to which the internship’s duration is limited to the period in which the internship provides the intern with beneficial learning.
- The extent to which the intern’s work complements, rather than displaces, the work of paid employees while providing significant educational benefits to the intern.
- The extent to which the intern and the employer understand that the internship training is not entitled to a paid job at the conclusion of the internship.
FACILITATING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
The Career Office will facilitate internship avenues in organizations and institutions for students.
Based on the criteria provided by the Career Office, students who solicit internships from their preferred organizations should ensure that their training meet the standards of the Career Office.
Sample internship assignments by major
MANAGEMENT
- Business Plan development
- HR analysis and compliance
- Project management
- Information Systems
- Management Training programmes
FINANCE
- Investment Banking
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Promotion and Events Planning
- Brokerage Activities
- Financial Planning
RISK MANAGEMENT / INSURANCE
- Agency marketing and promotion
- Compliant Data Evaluation
- New Clients Enrollments Packets
- Compile renewal data
- Policy Cancellation Processing
ACCOUNTING
- Create Financial Statements
- Audit Financial Statements
- Tax preparation and planning
- Accounting Information Systems
- Compliance Analysis
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Collecting and gathering market / product information
- Researching suppliers / customers
- Taking part in promotional campaigns
- Assisting management / project team
SALES
- Target market research.
- Cold calling and prospecting.
- Relationship development.
- Key account management.
- After – scale service.
REAL ESTATE
- Participating in market analysis
- Surveying financing terms
- Participating in the mortgage loan processing
- Inspecting properties
- Performing appraisal functions
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Data system Analyst
- Software Developer
- Website Design
- I.T support Technician
- Networking Administrator
- Software Engineer
- Hardware Engineer
INTERNSHIP FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT
A student can receive academic credit for an internship. If a student asks about receiving credit, please refer them to the departmental head of the respective school of study. The School of Communication and Journalism Department will be responsible for the students’ internship credit score and grading. This will be examined and evaluated as part of their cumulative G.P.A. The employer responsibility is to complete an Employer Internship Confirmation Form and provide evaluations of the student's performance during the period. Employers will automatically receive this form once student’s initiate the application process.
REQUEST FOR INTERNSHIP LETTERS
In situations when a student request for an internship letter (either a Ghanaian National or a Foreign Student) the Career Office will only comply with the following details;
- The official email of the business in which the students desire to pursue the internship must be submitted to the Career Office.
- An official email will be sent from the Career Office to the requested organization for the internship training.
- The immediate Supervisor will complete the intern’s evaluation form online.
- Students are advised to provide legitimate information about the business. The Career Office will conduct a background check to determine the authenticity of the business entity.
- All students will complete their internship application form online.
INTERNSHIP AND JOB PLACEMENT INTERVIEW
Interviews will be organized and proceeded in three different categories. These sections are in respect to the three departments at BlueCrest College University.
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
The school of Technology pursue B.Sc. in Information Technology, Diploma and Certificate programmes;
- Professional Certificate in Hardware and networking
- Professional Certificate in Computer Applications
- Certificate in Application Security
- Certificate in Block chain Fundamentals and Cryptocurrency
- Certificate in Data Scientist
- Certificate in Database Design and Programming with SQL
The committee will consist of the following members;
- The head of Career Office
- An appointed official by the Career Office
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION
The school of Business and Communication pursue B.B.A in Banking and Finance, Human Resource Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Management and B.A in Mass Communication and Journalism. They also engage students in Diploma and Certificate programmes as well;
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ( ACCA )
- Diploma in Oil and Gas Management ( IPED UK)
- Certificate in Event Management
- Certificate in Project Management
- Certificate in Cinematography
- Certificate in Web Development and Communication
- Certificate in Crisis Communication, PR and Intelligent Retaillogy
The committee will consist of the following members;
- The head of Career Office
- An appointed official by the Career Office
SCHOOL OF FASHION AND DESIGN
This department specializes in B.Sc. in Fashion and Design They also engage students in Diploma and Certificate programmes as well;
- Professional Diploma in Fashion and Design
- Professional Certificate in Garment Construction
- Basic Certificate in Fashion and Design
The committee will consist of the following members;
- The head of Career Office
- An appointed official by the Career Office
INTERNSHIP PROCESS AT BLUECREST COLLEGE
The prospective students who would like to pursue an internship programme must follow the following processes;
- Complete an Internship application form
- Provision of a detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Mandatory requirements for all students to attend orientation
- Matching students profiles to internship openings
- Selection
- Distribution of internship letters to organizations
- Mandatory students reports
- Mandatory evaluation form
