UTech Alumni Blog

Your Invitation: Sip & Mingle, Career & Placement Unit, UTech, Ja – 18 Jan 2024, 6 pm January 17, 2024

Clink link for registration

Link: https://forms.gle/H8VbKsFvuDGFQzj7A

CONTACT
Career and Placement Unit 
University of Technology, Jamaica 
237 Old Hope Road, Kng. 6 
Telephone: (876) 927-1680-8 Ext 2030/3229/ 2267
Direct Lines: (876) 970-5030/ 5267
Email: charmaine.lewis@utech.edu.jm
Website: http://www.utechjamaica.edu.jm/campus-experience/career-placement

Alumni Relations Office
University of Technology, Jamaica
876-970-5468

Your Invitation to Become a Mentor at UTech, Jamaica AY 2023-2024 September 11, 2023

NEW DEADLINE 22.09.2023

To: All Professionals at the Supervisory and Management Levels, Public Sector, Private Sector, Non Governmental Orgs

We invite you to join the Mentorship Community of our University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica).

You do not have to be a past student of UTech, Jamaica to be a mentor, of course we are always pleased when our alumni choose to give back to our University, by investing in the personal and professional development of our students.

The mentorship relationship with our 3rd and 4th year students involves forming a supportive bond with your mentee and sharing guidance on career selection and advancements as well as life skills. The commitment is for 1 academic year. However, the bonds formed between mentors and mentees typically last a lifetime.

Typical Activities May Include (but are not limited to)

>Agreeing to mutually convenient schedule to connect
>Agreeing to how you will connect e.g. F2F, Virtual, Phone, or a Combination
>Being a confidential sounding board providing support through conversations about personal and professional development e.g. overcoming life challenges, practicing self-discipline, goal setting, career advancement, job hunting tips, resume writing, developing a portfolio,
>Activities e.g. Sharing a meal, Attending Personal or Professional Development Events, Reaching into your Network, and Networking Mentee with Professionals in his/her Industry

[***Giving of money is discouraged, but if a Mentor becomes aware of a credible need and wishes to respond, this can be discussed with our representatives in the Career & Placement Unit]

We ask you to click on the button below and sign up to express interest in supporting the personal and professional development of a young adult, through our UTech, Jamaica Mentorship Programme AY 2023-2024.

For additional details on our mentorship programme please call/email
Ms. Charmaine Lewis
Career & Placement Officer
University of Technology, Jamaica
876-970-5030 /5267
charmaine.lewis@utech.edu.jm

Alumni Relations Office
University of Technology, Jamaica

UTech, Jamaica Orientation: Week of Welcome 2023 August 18, 2023

Alumni Relations Office
University of Technology, Jamaica
876-970-5468

AVP, GSRE Makes Presentation at the Biennial Congress of the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) June 14, 2023

Celebrating UTech, Ja Staff: FENC Congratulates Mr. Christopher Udeagha on appointment as Publicity Co-Chair, IEEE Future Network World Forum 2023 March 18, 2023

UTech, Jamaica: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Short Course, April 18 – May 2, 2023 March 15, 2023

DATE: April 18 – May 2, 2023

TARGET AUDIENCE: Surveying Firms, Land Surveying Association of Jamaica, Government Agencies, Bauxite/Mining Companies

DELIVERY MODE: Blended

COST: $65,000.00

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Norton Weir – norton.weir@utech.edu.jm
Alexia Simms – alexia.simms@utech.edu.jm