The External Studies and Career Management Unit

The External Studies and Career Management Unit

At the External Studies and Career Management Unit, we are guided by the aspiration to share the Ruppin Academic Center’s wealth of educational and occupational resources with you, the students; to cultivate a vibrant learning community; and to provide practical added value. We pursue this aspiration with a profound understanding of the needs of the economy and industry as well as of what it takes to enter the workforce and advance professionally.

We see the External Studies and Career Management Unit at the Ruppin Academic Center as a leader in building skills to acquire a profession, develop thinking, and manage your career wisely and globally.

The unit is active in two areas:

• Studies – We offer you a wide range of certificate study programs, professional training, and leisure and enrichment studies designed for a broad audience and individuals serving in a wide variety of positions. Classes are conveniently scheduled, in accordance with the academic calendar, to make it possible to study while working.
  The different courses are taught by Ruppin Academic Center faculty members and adjunct lecturers who are experts in their respective fields.
  Courses meet at the Ruppin Academic Center campus in Emek Hefer in the heart of the Sharon Region. The campus is adorned with expansive lawns and a sculpture garden in which all of the works were created by new immigrants. The combination of the green surroundings and the learning community significantly expands opportunities for students to reach a point where they can express themselves fully.
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  Career management – We place great importance on the integration of our students and alumni into the workforce. The unit, which functions as part of the services provided to students and alumni, aims to help students and alumni as they take their first steps to build a professional career.
  In cooperation with Pilat of the Hi Capital group, we grant you the most professional and latest services in the world of employment.
  We first meet you when you apply to study here and present a vision of your professional horizons. From there, we prepare you for and accompany you into the workforce.

Our activities include:

• Questionnaires to understand the composition of the student’s personality and match the student to an appropriate position
• Guidance, direction, and customized assistance in the process of searching for employment, from writing a resume to receiving an employment contract
• Organizing workshops, which are given by professionals, to prepare students for the workforce on topics such as resume writing and preparing for interviews and screening tests
• Alumni forum
• Preparation for occupational diagnostic testing
• Enrichment workshops and lecturers as preparation for global management
• Cultivating relationships with a variety of industries and initiating cooperation with employers, organizations, and companies in order to open the door to quality employment opportunities for alumni
• Disseminating job offers to alumni and students based on their areas of study via an updated, interactive employment portal
• Operating mentoring and internship programs
  
  
  
  
  

The External Studies and Career Management Unit’s goal is to serve as a center of learning that enables residents of the region, students, and alumni to attain enriching, professional knowledge; build study programs that provide tools and infrastructure for professional and personal development; and create an occupational facet to studies.

With the warm support of the Ruppin Academic Center, the enthusiastic participation of the administrative and academic staff, the dedication and commitment of our administrative staff, and most important of all, your devotion to your studies, we encourage you to enrich your knowledge, cultivate your curiosity, and join us today.

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