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The first free workshop organized by Unicaf in Kenya on the 22nd of August 2019 focused on ‘Successful CV and Cover Letter Writing’. Around 40 students, graduates and professionals attended the morning and afternoon sessions at the Unicaf Kenya offices in Nairobi.

A good degree can pave the way for a great career, good earning and stability in life. A good degree programme not only helps you find a job but fulfilment in your career as well. It is estimated that you will spend a third of your life working, make sure it is something that challenges and stimulates you. You should also make sure that your choice of a career has high adaptability to changing economic and technological dynamics. These days some skills are becoming obsolete in the face of technological advancement. You certainly don’t want to be replaced by a machine. Here are 5 courses that will stand the test of time and technology.

A Doctorate degree in Business Administration (DBA) holds immense value for a candidate’s professional profile. It is much coveted by top-level executives who desire career advancement opportunities within their field of work. The programme gives professional executives an edge in the marketplace and business. This includes enormous career enhancements such as rapid promotions, increased remunerations, including better job offers. Of course, proficiency on the job is the primary benefit of all other benefits the degree brings. 

A Bachelor of Laws is a high-ticket investment, for your career but also for your personal development. Those who are interested in upholding the highest standard of justice in their societies should consider an LLB.

The English language has played a major role in the harmonisation of society’s progress through mutual understanding, collaboration, and productivity. It provided a platform for effective inter-personal and corporate communication which are the main ingredients of any functional work system. Because of the dire importance to many productive outcomes, a specialised or in-depth study of the language is necessary today. 

Studying abroad can be a great experience for you. The thought of living in a different place sounds exciting and relatively straight forward. What is important for you to know though is that there is a certain amount of preparation and thought involved. Besides the academic qualifications and the spare time needed, the cost of studying is one of the main decisive factors if you can study or not. Naturally, when speaking about money and studies, you might immediately think of tuition fees. But is this all you should consider?

Over the past decade, healthcare across Africa has increased substantially. As the World Health Organization has stated already in 2014, there has been an increase of vaccinations, treatment options and preventative medicine in many areas. Additionally, with a growing middle class and lower poverty rates, private healthcare is also becoming an option for more people which relieves the strain on public healthcare. Nevertheless, the increasing mobility of people and an increase of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, etc. create new challenges that need to be addressed on a wider scale.

Learning is a continuous process and no matter what age a person might be, we always find something new to learn. For instance, it may be a new language, skill, sport, or just learning at school which makes learning an important part of our lives. In the past, it was assumed that everyone had the same learning methods.

Passing the bar and holding a first degree in legal studies from a great school has stopped being an automatic ticket to finding a dream job with any reputable law firm in the country today. The reason for this is simple; law firms tend to keep existing staff on long-term coaching contracts while leaving little or no room for aspiring practitioners, as vacancies are easily filled up, with very qualified learned colleagues. This leaves us with the only option of exploring new opportunities. And with that comes the need to consider doing a Master of Laws.

In the job industry, ‘there are no jobs’ is a very common phrase among people who are unemployed. While this statement may be somehow true, owing to the high unemployment rate, there are job opportunities available. You just need to stand out by ensuring you package yourself in a way that gives you a competitive edge. Here are 4 ways to do just that;