SCCC Services: Helping Students Succeed is Our Goal
University can be an exciting time and provides opportunities for students to grow and develop. Along the way, students may also be confronted with challenges. Many students experience stress and other challenges and it is common for students to seek help for worry, anxiety, depression, relationship problems with family, friends or partners, and career difficulties such as career decision-making and finding work. The SCCC offers a wide variety of services to help students with these and other difficulties and to support their academic and career success. As well, the SCCC offers select services to University of Manitoba staff, University of Manitoba alumni, employers and students seeking professional counselling training opportunities.

All services are strictly confidential.

Services for University of Manitoba Students

  • Personal and Career Counselling. Professional Counsellors, with a variety of training backgrounds (e.g., Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Educational Psychology and Social Work) are available to provide support and problem-solving assistance for emotional difficulties, interpersonal problems, stressful life situations and career indecision.
  • Groups and Workshops. Groups and workshops are a great way to work through and take action on questions or challenges you have. We have many different groups and workshops available including groups for career planning, resume development, relationship challenges, worry, depression and more.
  • Career Inventories. The SCCC offers the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) to help you with your career decision-making and planning.
  • Career Advising and Career Information Library. Career Advisors are available to meet with you to provide career information, advice and support and can guide you through all of our career services.  In addition, the Career Centre serves as our career resource library with occupational and educational information. 
  • Career Mentor Program. The Career Mentor Program helps students explore the world of work and develop network connections. Hundreds of mentors, many of them U of M alumni, are eager to meet with students for informational interviews and workplace tours.  Participating students will be given a short orientation to prepare them for their first meeting with a mentor. 
  • Employment Advising. Employment Advisors assist students with resume writing, interview techniques, job search strategies and more to facilitate career success. Employment advising can also help with preparation for education program interviews, identification of volunteer opportunities and networking with employers.
  • Information Sessions and Career Fairs. The SCCC organizes and offers many career and employment information sessions each year to help students learn more about occupations and employers and also to help students connect with employers. We also organize and offer Career Fairs attended by thousands of students and over 100 employers annually.
  • Job Postings and Career Connect. The SCCC posts full-time, part-time and summer job openings, as well as internships and volunteer positions on our Career Connect site. Students are invited to register with us on this site to also become informed of career events on campus.

Services for University of Manitoba Staff

  • In addition to providing direct services to students, SCCC staff are available to provide referral and consultation to University of Manitoba staff.
  • SCCC staff are available to participate in outreach activities on campus, dependent upon availability. For example, guest lecturing in a class, consulting with Residence Advisors to develop/facilitate workshops in residence or assisting a staff member in their interactions with students.
  • Counselling services, groups and workshops, career inventories, the Career Mentor Program and employment advising are not available to University of Manitoba staff through the SCCC. University of Manitoba staff in need of such assistance are encouraged to investigate employee assistance supports (http://umanitoba.ca/admin/human_resources/eap/) and/or consult with community resources.

Services for University of Manitoba Alumni

  • Recent alumni of the University of Manitoba (those who’ve graduated within the past six months) are eligible for all career services listed above.
  • In addition, all University of Manitoba Alumni are invited to use our resources in-house and online, view our job postings and attend Career Fairs, either as an exhibitor or as an individual investigating work opportunities.

Services for Employers

  • The SCCC can help employers meet their recruitment needs with year-round support. Employers can target over 28,000 highly motivated and skilled students and thousands of recent alumni by participating in information sessions, attending Career Fairs and posting jobs with us (there is no cost to post jobs with us!).

Professional Counselling Training Opportunities

  • The SCCC provides placements and supervision of students who are pursuing counselling as a profession. Three training opportunities are available:
    • Counselling practicum placements at the Master’s level, primarily intended for University of Manitoba students in a counselling program.
    • Social Work field placement at both the undergraduate and Master’s level, primarily intended for University of Manitoba students in the Faculty of Social Work.
    • Pre-doctoral internship in professional psychology (fully accredited by C.P.A. and A.P.A.), intended for students participating in the APPIC match.