Mexico City, January 13, 2023.— In January 2022, Advisory launched the training program Tools for University Counseling, an experience designed to teach advisors about the personal and professional characteristics of this age group through various theories and a blended learning model .
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This approach allows mentors to gain insight into students’ characteristics throughout their college experience. Based on this, they can identify shared interests that enable them to develop a much closer and more meaningful dialogue.
This training program reinforces the use of the DPI, a test that Panamericana students take upon entering their undergraduate program. In this regard, the course offers specific guidance for each degree program and provides support in areas where students may need improvement, based on their individual profiles.
Understanding personality
With the aim of understanding each student’s character and personality, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, Tools for College Counseling, helped advisors work together with students to encourage them to become the best versions of themselves.
The training included an in-person session that provided an opportunity for participants to get to know themselves better. This was achieved through a personality test and an activity comparing participants to movie characters. As a result, they were able to identify areas for improvement and their strengths, which they can apply when working with the students they mentor.
To conclude the training, the expected future skills were presented, based on studies conducted by one of the largest consulting firms. This information provided a framework for guiding the students and working with them to develop a skills development plan.
These competencies, through collaborative efforts SMART Center, enable students to develop successfully, so that they become highly skilled graduates who are leaders in the workforce.
To date, Advisory has trained approximately 50 advisors and aims, in the medium term, to train as many mentors as possible on the Mexico City campus.
