The Queensland University of Technology is offering free online course on Kickstart Your Career: Getting Ahead at University. Applicants will use this course to take the first step and start university on the front foot.

This course provides a fun and interactive opportunity to explore what you really want for your future. The course date to be announced.

Length: 2 weeks
Effort: 2 hours/week
Subject: Career
Institution: Queensland University of Technology and Future learn
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Date to be announced

QUT is a leading Australian university ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide in the 2015-16 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Our courses are in high demand, and our graduates include eight Rhodes Scholars, five of these awarded in the past six years. We are a connected, relevant and collaborative institution that seeks to solve real-world challenges.

About This Course

Thinking about our future, and where we want to be is exciting. At times it can also be a bit daunting. We keep hearing about changes to our world and the impact technology is having on work in the future. This is not a distant future either – it’s 2020 at the earliest, and some actually believe the changes are already here!

So how do we prepare ourselves for a future, a career, a profession that is unknown? And how do we establish our own edge, or value proposition in an uncertain employment landscape?

Throughout our lives we make career decisions over and over again. It’s a process of continual evolution and refinement, adapting ourselves to our environment, and refining the best aspects of ourselves, our skills, strengths, abilities and personal style, to the opportunities that arise.

If you’ve decided that a university degree is the first step to creating a satisfying and successful career, the next challenge is working out how to get the most from the university experience. A degree is a big investment, of both time and money, so you want to ensure that it helps you to achieve your goals.

Learning Outcomes

This course provides a fun and interactive opportunity to explore what you really want for your future. Then you’ll be in a great position to choose best the activities, clubs and opportunities from all that’s on offer at university.

Requirements

No previous knowledge or skills are required for this course. Confidence in navigating the web would be an advantage.

Instructors

Bradley Jardine

He is a full-time student studying a B. of Business (majoring in Public Relations) / B. of Media and Communications.

How To Join This Course

• Go to the course website link
• Sign Up At FutureLearn
• Select a course and Join
• Once a course has started, the applicant will be able to access the course material
• After the start date, students will be able to access the course by following the Go To Course link on My Courses page.
• Applicants can buy, to show that they have completed a FutureLearn course.
• On some FutureLearn courses, learners will be able to pay to take an exam to qualify for a Statement of Attainment. (These are university-branded, printed certificates that provide proof of learning on the course topic(s)).

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