About CGU
Transforming students' choices into actionable career paths through guidance, training, and industry collaboration.
Our Vision
Provide opportunities for students to achieve their full potential, develop their careers, shape up the future and contribute to all aspects of life.
Our Mission
Guide students to realize their competencies and train them to plan the appropriate steps to make educational, training, and career choices and develop essential skills that will lead to personal, educational, economic, and social advancement for the individual, family, society, and the nation.
Our Policy
Our sense of purpose is reaching our vision by assisting the career development of undergraduates and graduates in collaboration with the Faculties and Academic Departments of the University together with the assistance of the external world of work.
Therefore, our policy is mainly focused on guiding students to transform their “choices to action” based on the ten recommended focal areas by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
UGC Recommended Focal Areas
- Facilitate young person's transition from school to university with a career focus
- Advising on careers
- Enhancement of employability skills
- Provision of career-related information
- Networking with the industry
- Availing work experience
- Graduate placement
- Assist faculties to integrate career guidance within curricular
- Entrepreneurship skills development
- Career-related training, research, and development
Meet Our Team
The dedicated staff behind the Career Guidance Unit, working to support your professional journey.
Mr. Asitha Sankha Pathiranneha
Work Aid
077 691 8604
Our Journey
Tracing the evolution of career development and student empowerment at the University of Peradeniya.
The Humble Beginnings
Career Development was officially recognized as an integral part of academic training. The unit began with a part-time Director and operated out of a single office room at the WUS student center, shared with the Alumni Association.
Full-Time Operations
The CGU became fully functional with two trained Career Guidance Counsellors and appointed its first full-time Director, who served for 10 continuous years. The unit began formally offering both psychological counselling and career advising.
Strategic Alignment
With a new Director appointed, operations were heavily aligned with UGC guidelines. A Career Guidance Advisory Board (chaired by the VC) and a Faculty Coordinators Forum were established. The "Robarosiya" student society was also launched to train student leaders.
Expanding Student Reach
The unit expanded its direct connection to students by establishing a students' ambassador network, appointing an ambassador for each Department. The CGU also initiated a Gavel Club under its roof to enhance leadership and communication skills.
Academic Integration
A major milestone was reached when a formal Certificate Course on Career Development was offered for the very first time in the university's history.