In this 21^st century, career placement is now increasingly being given priority by Universities. Like majority of Universities world over, the University of Nairobi is restructuring its career services through the Office of Career Services. The career services field is now undergoing a major paradigm shift to meet the current needs.

To effectively manage the students transition from University to the workplace, UoN has put in place strategies for students’ skills, personal and career development involving employer engagements. The office is promoting professional development among students by encouraging students to take up professional courses such as ACCA, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) among others. This is achieved by partnerships with the different institutions offering the courses and encouraging students to take up the professional courses. CIPR for instance is being offered at UoN as a professional course open to UoN students, staff and outsiders.

The Career Office also promotes student interactions with employers and this helps students to be able to communicate with potential employers in a mature professional way. UoN taps on the strength of alumni in its employer engagement strategies. Alumni help share open opportunities in their institutions, share information on internship opportunities, offer career talks and participate in career development programs and mentor students.

The most on-campus UoN programs engaging employers include career talks, career clinics, career fairs, industrial visits and adjunct lectures from industry partners. Of importance to the Career Office is to offer a wide range of services to employers to give them options of participation and offer a match between employer needs and student interests.