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UCT Career Guide 2025: Tap Into Our Digital Pulse
-Welcome to the 2025 edition of our Careers Service Guide, centred around the theme of “Our Digital Pulse” in the face of advancing technology.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE GUIDE
- Chapter 1: About Us – Learn about who we are and how we can help you plan your career.
- Chapter 2: Our Digital Pulse – AI is changing the workforce at an unprecedented pace. Learn what this means for you.
- Chapter 3: Working World – Own the Selection Process with our curated guide on your CV, cover letter, interviews and more.
- Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship – Meet the innovative studentpreneurs that's made their mark at the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity.
- Chapter 5: Grad Gallery – We chat to trailblazers who started out at UCT and are now making a real difference in the world.
- Chapter 6: Employer Directory – Your pocket guide to industry leaders and the opportunities they offer.
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Free isiXhosa communication skills: Beginners and Intermediate Masithethe isiXhosa Course for UCT staff and students
-Register for the Beginners and Intermediate Masithethe isiXhosa Course for staff and students offered by the Multilingualism Education Project (MEP) based in the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED).
The course will take place from August to October 2025. It is 12 sessions online or face to face course offered during 13:00-14:00 time or 16:00-17:00. The course covers basic conversation eg personal introductions, making friendships, interacting with the community, giving information and making simple requests. The course will also provide you with basic knowledge of the African culture, isiXhosa culture in particular.
A university certificate of completion or attendance of the course will be awarded at the end of the course.
If you are interested in the course, please reply to Zukiswa Zono or Nolubabalo Tyam for further details or register online before 6 August 2025.
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – July 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 13 July 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 08:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary. Please note that this slot starts an hour earlier than previously announced.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 7 July 2025
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – August 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 24 August 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 21 May 2025
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – September 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 28 September 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 21 January 2025
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – October 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 19 October 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 21 January 2025
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – November 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 23 November 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 21 January 2025
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ICTS scheduled maintenance – December 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 14 December 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Read more on the ICTS website.
Updated: 21 January 2025