Services

Employment Support Services

The Job Placement Office at the Main Campus, and Student Job Search Centre at the Asquith Campus, are available to assist students with gaining employment during studies and after graduation by advising on resume preparation, interview techniques and suitable placements for work experience. As part of the job-seeking process, our staff will assist students and graduates to contact potential employers and set up interview arrangements.

Study Skills Advisor

Tamendi Pranish, our Study Skills Advisor (SSA), provides free, high-quality learning assistance to any AIS St Helens enrolled student. This assistance may be provided to individuals or groups and is designed to help students gain maximum benefit from their programme of study. The SSA has a range of expertise in academic reading, writing, listening and speaking strategies. The SSA can also work with you to improve general study skills, time management, assignment support and preparation for exams.

Individual appointments can be made with the SSA for a brief confidential chat.

The SSA is available anytime for drop-in assistance and support, and no appointment is necessary. Drop-ins run on a first-come, first-seen basis.

Tamendi is located in room M313 at the Main Campus.
Ph: 815 1717 ext. 841
email_icon email: tamendip@ais.ac.nz

Study Skills Workshops

The SSA holds workshops on specific study skills and strategies throughout the semester. These are free to attend and no appointment is necessary. Requests for group specific workshops (such as assignment/examination support) are also available by appointment.

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Study Buddies Programme for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Study Buddies are current AIS St Helens students who make themselves available on a voluntary basis to help other students with their academic studies. They are high-achieving, senior-level students who can support you in the successful completion of your courses, and help you achieve your academic goals. Participation in the Study Buddy programme is free and is open to all enrolled AIS St Helens students.

The Study Skills Advisor personally visits classes, and especially those at undergraduate Stage I level, to explain the Study Buddy programme and the support it can provide. New students will receive information on the programme on their orientation day.

Study Buddies can provide support, advice and explanations of technical-related questions, and can help you understand concepts and theories, organise your thinking, structure your written and practical work, avoid plagiarism, and reference properly. Study Buddies WILL NOT complete your assignments for you.

See posters at the Main and Asquith campuses, library and dormitory for dates, times, subjects and venues of study buddy groups.

If you would like to volunteer as a Study Buddy, please contact: