Careers & HE Guidance

My name is Paul Alberts, and as the Careers and Higher Education (HE) Coordinator I would like to introduce myself and this support mechanism of our school.  Together with Jason Wouters (Careers and HE Support), it is an honour and a pleasure to work with the school community to ensure our students become enthusiastic about their futures and feel well-supported through our Careers and Higher Education process.

Our role in the HE department is to give students and their parents guidance to help them consider the paths the students want to forge for themselves upon leaving RISS.  Planning for the future as a teenager can be invigorating but also quite daunting. It is one of our responsibilities to help our students discover what intrigues them and consider what they can contribute to the world.   We also aim to make them feel secure on this road of discovery as well as be motivated and excited by their future prospects.  That said, our approach is making sure to put the onus on the student; we can help guide them, but this is their journey, their responsibility, and our role is to support and guide them.

Practically-speaking, the Careers and HE Counsellors will offer individual guidance on decision-making, researching career paths and college or university possibilities, assisting in the application process, and managing key deadlines.  We take a multi-disciplinary approach that takes into consideration the student’s goals, academic performance, ALIS assessment results and personalised attention to the HE process.  Throughout students' school years several aspects within the process of researching future pathways and applying to universities will take place. Events such as a career fair, alumni visits, university fairs, are an important part of this experience.

Students will also receive the added benefit of having access to Unifrog, a careers and university search engine that RISS is using to support and inform students in choosing a career path, finding the best-fit university, building a CV, and creating a personal statement, amongst other things. Here, students and parents can access the latest university admissions criteria and find country/region specific tips for gaining admission.   

We provide consistent updates on the field of careers, vocational and higher education through tutorials, Google Classroom and emails. Please keep an eye on the RISS Bulletin for the whole school community in which we also share relevant information concerning Careers and Higher Education.

We look forward to serving the RISS community and making this crucial transition from secondary school to careers and higher education a meaningful and growthful process. Please, don’t hesitate to contact us via our email address: he.riss@wolfert.nl.