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IECDCInternational Education & Career Development Centre

Approach & Practice

We consider long-term development in academic and career planning, identify individual strengths through genuine experience, and adapt teaching to students’ learning performance.

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Connecting academic and career planning

Starting with a student’s interests, abilities and development goals, we consider subject and university choices, preparation for further study, capability development and practical experience together.

When analysing courses, we examine what students will learn and the entry requirements. When discussing career development, we look at the actual work involved and the conditions for entering a role, connecting preparation with development goals.

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Career direction and job preparation

We compare the work involved in target roles with the individual’s interests, abilities and experience, identifying their existing foundation and areas that need further preparation.

Career direction analysis, CV support and interview preparation are addressed separately, so that job applications draw on an understanding of both role requirements and personal capabilities.

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Bringing individual strengths into application writing

Through in-depth interviews, we explore motivation for applying and genuine experience. We ask how students identified problems, why they made particular choices, and how they adapted when facing difficulties, identifying individual strengths through specific experience.

Teachers from different subject areas and overseas mentors take part in internal meetings and brainstorming, discussing the selection of material, content priorities and the approach to writing. After the first draft is complete, overseas mentors continue to guide revisions, refining the content, structure and expression.

“Taking part in a questionnaire survey” can involve designing questions, distributing and collecting responses, analysing data or writing a report. Each involves a different personal contribution. In writing discussions, we explore why students designed questions in a particular way, how they handled the information collected, and what they changed when facing bias or difficulties. These details reveal their actual thinking, individual strengths and contribution.

Thinking and expression in English learning

A learner speaking with an English teacher on a computer screen

Through reading, discussion and presentations, students improve their use of English while building communication, independent thinking, self-directed learning and problem-solving skills.

The international English teacher and Chinese-speaking teacher discuss classroom performance and learning difficulties, coordinating explanations, practice and feedback according to the student’s learning.

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