Windesheim Honours College trains students to be future global professionals. Thus, we spend a quite some time of your studies on career planning and development. We will assist you to make proactive plans for your career and to develop the necessary competences.

Knowledge economy

Highly skilled professionals and their careers have become key elements in knowledge societies, in which many processes rely heavily on professional and intellectual capabilities. There is a growing number of inspirational individuals who have influenced nation states and markets, as a result of pursuing their career aspirations. For example Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.com, and Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux operating system. Even if you can’t quite visualise yourself as number four on this list, career skills are still essential for your development. They lead up to the leadership and entrepreneurial spirit employers seek for.

Knowing: why, how and who

Windesheim Honours College helps you develop relevant career competences, to ensure that you become a leading professional. Someone, who is capable of being a key player within a given organisation. You will generate a keen understanding of your professional identity and your motivation (knowing why), and accumulate expertise and skills relating to career planning and development (knowing how), while also learning how to develop and maintain a professional network (knowing who). Once you have mastered these three elements, you will be able to manage your career successfully and realise your ambitions more effectively.