About us
Message from the Director
Our mission is to empower students and alumni to achieve their career aspirations
through comprehensive guidance, resources, and support. We understand that
navigating the career landscape can be challenging, and our dedicated team is here to
assist you every step of the way.
At our Career Guidance Unit, we offer a range of services designed to help you
succeed, including:
- Career Counseling: Personalized sessions to help you identify your strengths, interests, and career goals.
- Workshops and Seminars: Regular events on resume building, interview skills, networking, and more.
- Job and Internship Opportunities: Access a wider network of employers and industry leaders.
- Alumni Mentorship: Connecting you with successful alumni for guidance and advice.
Dr Chammika Mallawaarachchi
Director, Career Guidance Unit
The future objectives of the career guidance proposed by myself and Programs expected to be implemented
- Career Guidance Instructors Guide University Students on their strengths, weaknesses, and job market information.
- Organizing various activities such as seminars / workshops / lectures / training for professional development by identifying the professional identity features in the visual and performing arts.
- Recruitment of two Career Guidance Instructors for this unit and thereby assist students in providing career and psychological counseling.
- Provide opportunities to showcase the talents of students who showcase their creative and technical skills in the professional field (e.g. media sponsorship, holding exhibitions)
- Ability to manage and provide information on scholarships / training / employment and learning opportunities to students by filing and developing a database of online job training opportunities and job placements
- Implementing the following short term training programs to develop professional skills and directing students to them
- Introduction Program for “University Career Guidance Services
- Entrepreneurship Development Program
- Creativity and Creative Thinking Development Program
- Implementing personality development programs of students
- It focuses on the areas of positive thinking, leadership qualities development
Social relations, business relationships and personal development
The Career Guidance Unit of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts was established with the primary objective of enhancing the professional success of the visual and performing arts students. The inaugural meeting of the then University Administrative Board decided to
Establish this unit as it was essential to enhance the well-being, professional knowledge and entrepreneurial skills of the students of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts. Held under the leadership of Senior Professor Jayasena Kottegoda.
Accordingly, the Career Guidance Unit of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts was established on 09 September 2009 based on the Commission Circular No. 819 dated 06 February 2003 on the Establishment and Operation of Career Guidance Units in the Universities of Sri Lanka.
The primary objective of this unit is to instruct students in selecting degree courses and subject units that best suit their skills and future aspirations. It also helps to lay the foundation for the career of undergraduates by organizing various programs to develop the soft skills of the students in a timely manner.
The unit provides professional opportunities to graduates through developing relationships with state, semi-state, semi-state statutory boards, corporations and private organizations, as well as enhances professional identity traits such as subject matter understanding, practical ability, design and technical skills, media and language skills required for the professional field. This unit will provide the facilities and guidance required to do so.
Focal Areas for Designing Career Guidance Services.
- Facilitating the young person’s transition from school to university
- Counselling and Advising on Careers
- Employability Skills enhancement
- Career-related information provision
- Networking with the industry
- Availing Work Experience
- Graduate Placement
- Integration within curricula. in the form Of instructional modules (I.e. Career Development Course Modules)
- Entrepreneurship skills development
- Training, Research and Development
Vice Chancellor as the Chairman of CGAB
»» Deans of Faculties
Dean – Faculty of Post Graduates
Dean – Faculty of Dance & Drama
Dean – Faculty of Music
Dean – Faculty of Visual Arts
»»» Director – Career Guidance Unit
» Academic Career Guidance Advisor – Faculty of Dance & Drama
Academic Career Guidance Advisor – Faculty of Music
Academic Career Guidance Advisor – Faculty of Visual Arts
V Senior Student Counsellors
» Registrar
»» Bursar
»»» SAR/Student Services as the Secretary of CGAB
» Representatives from Employers and Industry (3-4 persons)
Representatives from Students as and when required on invitation
- Prepare the institutional policy and framework of Career Guidance Services of the Visual & Performing arts University
- Prepare action plan for the Career Guidance Services operating at Central and Faculty Level
- Regular monitoring of progress of the implementation of agreed career guidance programmes and activities
- Approval of the academic and technical corporation agreements that are to be Reached between the university/faculty and industry.