The mission of the ACC is to provide comprehensive advising & career counseling services that will help students and graduates make educational and career choices based on their interests, abilities, values as well as the needs of the labor market.
Advising & Career Development Center consists of:
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The Counseling Unit aims to provide the best advising & career counseling services to students by offering the following services:
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Assist students in applying for the different HEI scholarship programs and ensure they meet all scholarship requirements.
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Organize outreach to the public, independent and private schools to inform students about the ACC services and HEI scholarship programs
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Help students in applying to the different HEI scholarship institutions.
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Conduct group counseling sessions to help students identify their abilities, interests, values as well as the job market and make decisions based on the needs of the Qatari labor market
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Conduct individual counseling sessions for the students who are undecided about the university major they would like to pursue
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Alumni & Business Relations Unit is responsible for establishing strong positive relations with the different job sectors to achieve the following:
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Build a database to ensure that students, graduates and job seekers get updated information on the needs of Qatar’s labor market
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Arrange workshops about job searching techniques
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Provide the labor market with information about new graduates
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Act as a liaison between the representatives of the different sectors and the job seekers
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Link individuals to jobs based on their abilities and interests.
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Identify the needs of the labor market in order to provide guidance to students and employees on what majors to pursue.
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Verification & Follow-up Unit examines all the students’ documentation applying for the different scholarship programs to ensure they meet all the scholarship requirements. The major tasks are:
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Check the university letter of acceptance
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Check the on-line scholarship application
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Study the cases of existing scholarship candidates
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Study the special cases and making recommendations accordingly
Other Services:
Testing Services: Recognized as a Certified Test Administration Center for iBT TOEFL, SAT, ACT tests, the HEI’s Advising and Career Development Center helps prepare students for these tests.
Resource Library: The ACC provides and maintains a library of resources including brochures, catalogues, videos, CDs, DVDs and other resources that may assist students, graduates and counselors broaden their knowledge.