The ASTU Students’ Skill Development Coordination Office (SSDCO) has been a cornerstone in preparing our students for meaningful careers and personal growth. Initially established as the Career Development Center and later restructured under the Academic Vice President, our office offers a comprehensive range of services designed to empower and guide students toward professional excellence.

The office has been established with the aim of providing a wide range of services and resources that help empower and prepare students to pursue meaningful careers and achieve their professional and personal goals. In line with this, the office has been providing employers with the very best talent the university has to offer.

In its efforts to successfully carrying out skill development services, the office follows collaborative approach and closely works with internal and external partners. From within the university, the office cooperatively works with the Office of Registrar and Alumni, English Language Improvement Center (ELIC), University Industry Linkage Directorate, Gender Affairs Office, Student Council, and tracer study team. The office has been actively engaging academic staffs and students in its service provisions. Also, the office has been working in collaboration with USAID/KEFETA, DEREJA, GIZ, YNSD, Ethiopian Engineering Corporation (EEC), and others in providing skill development services and beyond.

ASTU’s Students’ Skill Development Coordination office (SSDCO) has been providing various skill development services including career orientation and counseling, career path identification, life skills training, employability skills and job readiness training, business communication skills training, digital skills, career clinic, and annual job fairs. In addition to these services, the center conducts graduate tracer study every year. Furthermore, the center works with the university industry linkage directorate and four different schools of the university in facilitating internship opportunities for students.