Counselling, wellness & academic support
Free, confidential support for your personal wellbeing and academic success, available at every campus.
Student wellness support, counselling and guidance
The service is available to every student at the college. All seven campuses have dedicated Student Support Officers and Career Guidance Officers.
All new students take a college readiness assessment, which helps identify gaps and the support needed to excel in your chosen field. Career resources are also available, and you can make an appointment with the Student Support Officer at your campus if you would like career counselling.
Personal counselling is part of the Student Support Services Unit's responsibility and is offered in strict confidence. It assists students facing crises, adjustments or challenges that affect their performance. Support is offered one-on-one and in groups, through workshops and seminars on common concerns such as anxiety, stress management and time management.
Learning support is facilitated by the counsellors and student liaison officers, covering study and learning skills for assessments and examination preparation.
The college also takes part in the Higher Health programme across the university and TVET college sectors, to strengthen the measures that improve general student wellness.
What counselling and guidance covers
- Pre-registration counselling and guidance
- Advice on career choice
- Study skills, academic development and support
- Academic performance
- Interpersonal relationships
- Family matters
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Administration of the placement tool
- Life skills, health and wellness
- Emotional support
- Poor concentration
- Low self-esteem
- HIV and Aids
- Grief over the loss of a close friend or family member
Academic support
Academic support assists students by providing quality learning support programmes through group work, workshops and individual interventions:
- Learning styles: understanding your individual style of learning
- Exam preparation: preparing for exams and building coping skills
- Time management: understanding your own time management style and skills
- Goal setting: gaining insight into SMART goal setting
- Summarisation: note-taking and summarising skills
- Thinking skills: cognitive development and critical thinking
- Study skills: practical tools for studying effectively
Exit support
A range of workshops that equip students with the employability skills to enter the open labour market:
- CV writing
- Job interviewing skills
- Work ethics
- Job seeking and job research
- Communication skills
- How to present yourself
- Preparation for different types of interviews
- Interpretation of labour relations policy
Talk to someone today.
Reach Student Support on 013 752 7105 or support@ehlanzenicollege.co.za