NCT-Industry Linkage
The Nizwa College of Technology advocates to have a strong partnership with industry, business and community, not only in the immediate region but throughout the Sultanate. As such, various means of collaborating with these sectors, particularly the industry, have been initiated by the College, and on-going communication with various industries are maintained to build strong ties that would benefit the two groups.
If you are interested in developing a relationship with any of NCT's academic departments, please contact our OJT Office / Industry Linkage Unit.
What we offer
Traineeship / Apprenticeship
Research Opportunities
Training and Development
Consultancy
On-The-Job Training
What is OJT?
The NCT OJT Program involves industry-based learning term for students. This enables students to gain actual hands-on skills from the industry before they leave the College. This ensures competency of our graduates in the actual work environment which makes them in high demand with employers.
Why hire a trainee?
Benefits for the company:
This can be a recruitment strategy to secure the graduates with the right set of skills that the company needs
This can solve short-term needs for staff
This can provide new perspectives in the company
Benefits for students:
They will have an idea about the real practical aspect of their field
They would gain valuable industry/company skills
They will improve their communication skills
They will have enhanced learning and working experience
How to employ a trainee
Any company/industry can hire or employ a trainee by coordinating with the NCT OJT Office at Telephone No. 25446525. Our OJT personnel will contact you and meet you to discuss your requirements, develop the training plan for our students, design the training timetable, and assign a training supervisor.
Once a training agreement is finalized, our OJT Coordinator will visit you company from time to time to assess the progress of the training and if the training objectives are being met.
Training and Development
The NCT Educational Technologies Centre offers a range of training and development initiatives.
Short Courses
Short courses in the various areas of information and communication technologies are popular with our various academic staff and our partners. Check the Staff Notices for the schedule of the latest courses on offer.
The Next Step:
1st Floor IT Building, NCT
Telephone No. 25446500 / Fax No. 25431814
Career Development (for NCT Students)
Preparing for job application
Your work values may be one of the most important factors when you select a job. Your skills are the tools you will use to achieve your career goals and these can result from practice, knowledge, and/or natural ability.
Before applying for a job, prepare yourself by finding out what your work values and your skills are, and put them on a list.
Finding a job
In looking for a job, you need a number of strategies:
Advertised jobs
Do you know where to look for advertisements?
Places to find job opportunities
The most well-known strategy for finding advertised jobs is to check the employment sections in newspapers. However, companies tend to advertised jobs in other media as well. When you're looking for work, you need to regularly check as many of these sources as possible.
Company websites
Professional associations
Industry-related publications and websites
Newspapers
Magazines
Internet job boards
Employment agencies
Unadvertised jobs
Do you know that most jobs today are unadvertised?
How to find unadvertised jobs
It is much easier that you think to find unadvertised jobs. The steps shown below will guide you to identify the companies that interest you, and then to select the companies that best suit your qualifications and skills.
Identify companies that interest you
You could focus on companies that operate in your industry/field.
Make a short list
Compare your interests, skills, and values with the information you have collected about each company.
Consider other factors like location and travel, work hours and company culture
Consider which factors are most important and least important to you
Make an informed decision about which companies' best match your needs and priorities
Make a short list of these target companies
Additional research
Guide questions to know more about the company/ies:
What does the company do?
How is the organization structured?
What are its future prospects?
Approach your target companies
Networking
Making connections and talking to people is an effective way to find work.
What is networking?
Networking is about making connections with people, then building and maintain these relationships.
Networking for work
When you are looking for work, you need to draw on the people in you network in a more conscious and systematic way.
You might find that some people in your existing network have useful advice or information for you while you're looking for a job. Or they might lead you to someone who can help you. Be clear about the information you are looking for, so that your contacts can help you or refer you to someone else.