About Us
Within the activities carried out by CICGC, over 1200 undergraduate, master, and doctoral students enrolled in full-time courses receive counselling either individually or in group activities by the 8 committee members. These members include teaching staff, a student representative, and a representative from the (artistic) Projects Department. The Centre does not have dedicated staff positions specifically for the planned activities. CICGC has a dedicated office within the institution, where students can request counselling according to a schedule that is updated annually. On average, 8 hours of counselling are scheduled per week, depending on the needs and requests of the students. Annually, CICGC conducts group counselling activities through the FDI – NAMGD Project, Access and Mobility – The Guarantee of Development (project director Univ. Prof. Veronica Marta Negreanu, Ph.D.), and the SOL Project – Supported, We Can Obtain the Degree (project director: Assoc. Prof. Kalló Ildikó, Ph.D.). These activities include courses, tutoring, meetings with industry personalities, guided visits to relevant institutions, preparatory meetings for admission to undergraduate and master`s studies, or for completing the bachelor`s and dissertation theses.
The Career Information, Counselling, and Guidance Centre aims to assist students for better information and career orientation, both during their studies and in the post-university stages. Through its services, the centre complements the educational offer with competent support, individually or collectively, for personal and professional development.
Team
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Oltean, Ph.D., Director CICGC
– Corina Bâlc, Psychologist
– Alexandra Homone, CICGC Secretary
Members:
– Assoc. Prof. Răzvan Poptean, Ph.D.
– Assoc. Prof. Melinda Beres, Ph.D.
– Assoc. Prof. Marta Cîrlejan, Ph.D.
– Assoc. Prof. Cristian Hodrea, Ph.D.
– Assoc. Prof. Nicoleta Demian, Habil. Ph.D.
– Assoc. Prof. Șerban Marcu, Ph.D.
-Univ. Lect. Andra Pătraș, Ph.D.
– Corina Ceclan, Artistic Projects Department
– Ana-Maria Pugna, Accounting – Financial Department
– Rodica Dîrjan, Personnel-Payroll Department
Regulation
CAREER INFORMATION, COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE CENTRE (CICGC)
ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING REGULATION
General Provisions
Art. 1 The Career Information, Counselling, and Guidance Centre, hereinafter referred to as CICGC, is
a non-legal entity structure of the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” in Cluj-Napoca, established by the Senate Decision on September 27, 2012.
Art. 2 The legislative basis for the establishment of CICGC is the M.Ed.C. Order no. 3235/16 March 2005 regarding the organization of undergraduate university studies.
The legislative basis for the functioning of CICGC is Order no. 650 of November 19, 2014, for the approval of the framework methodology regarding the organization and functioning of counselling and career guidance centres in the Romanian higher education system.
Art. 3 CICGC`s activity is carried out in accordance with this regulation and current legislation with the aim of increasing the employment opportunities of young people in the educational system through counselling and career guidance activities.
Art. 4 The mission, objectives, and activities are specified in Annex 1 of this regulation.
Art. 5 CICGC`s activity complements the Academy`s social services offer by responding to specific needs for information and counselling.
Art. 6 The main areas of activity of CICGC are:
- Career orientation and counselling for students, pupils, and graduates;
- Facilitating students adaptation to the university environment;
- Facilitating the relationship between students and the labour market;
- Providing information and knowledge to increase students employability in their fields of study.
Organization and Functioning
Art. 7 CICGC is academically subordinated to the university senate and administratively to the rector.
Art. 8 CICGC collaborates with all faculties and their departments, as well as with other departments and management structures.
Art. 9 CICGC`s activity is ensured by 7 members:
- A director appointed by the Rector of NAMGD, with the approval of the administration council, with a 4-year mandate.
- Members appointed by the CICGC Director, with the Rector`s approval:
- Four teaching staff members with expertise in the students field of specialization (two for each faculty);
- One member with specialized training in educational psychology, school, and vocational counselling;
- One secretary.
Art. 10 Duties of CICGC members:
1. a) CICGC Director:
- Coordinates the centre`s activity
- Represents the centre in established collaborations
- Develops the annual activity plan
- Prepares the annual activity report
- The CICGC Director may delegate a CICGC committee member to draft the activity plan and the annual activity report.
1. b) Member with specialized training in educational psychology/school and vocational counselling:
- Provides individual and group psychological counselling services
- Contributes to the development of the annual activity plan
- Selects and applies psychological/vocational assessment tools used in the centre
1. c) Teaching staff members with expertise in the students field of specialization:
- Provide individual and group educational and career counselling services
- Contribute to the development of the annual activity plan
- Assess the necessary activities for students, pupils, and graduates and contribute proposals for guests, experts, deficient areas, etc.
- Cooperate with the didactic and administrative departments of NAMGD to find solutions for identified didactic/university adaptation issues
1. d) Secretary
- Contributes to the development of the annual activity plan
- Promotes general activities and occasional actions of CICGC
- Drafts the necessary documentation for the centre`s activities
- Ensures the centralization, preservation, and dissemination of the analyses and statistics results carried out within the centre
Art. 11 To fulfil CICGC`s mission, CICGC members can be:
- Employed personnel
- Volunteer collaborators
Art. 12 CICGC will operate in a specially arranged space according to a schedule that will be visibly posted.
Art. 13 Services offered within CICGC are free for students, pupils, and graduates, and participation in CICGC organized activities is at the discretion of the beneficiaries.
Art. 14 The number of individual counselling sessions a student/pupil can benefit from may be limited by CICGC`s decision and will be communicated to the beneficiaries.
Art. 15 CICGC is financed from NAMGD`s consolidated budget. For organizing activities and providing services or creating informational materials, CICOC may be involved in projects with non- reimbursable funding.
Art. 16 CICGC members will meet periodically to monitor activities and may invite other teaching or auxiliary teaching staff involved for the dissemination of results, materials, programs, etc.
Art. 17 CICGC prepares annual activity reports (per academic year), in accordance with the CICGC Annual Activity Plan. The annual reports are subject to Senate approval.
Final Provisions
Art. 18 This regulation comes into effect starting with the second semester of the 2022-2023 academic year and can be modified with Senate approval.
Art. 19 The documents in the annexes are an integral part of this regulation.
Art. 20 The regulation can be modified whenever necessary, in accordance with the evolution of Romanian or international legislation.
Director CICGC,
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Oltean, Ph.D.
Approved by the NAMGD Senate in the meeting of April 25, 2023.
Mission
The mission of the Career Information, Counselling, and Guidance Centre aligns with the directions of reform in Romanian education, aiming to optimise the teaching process to more effectively connect with the labour market and the current socio-economic dynamics.
It pursues objectives of assisting students of the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” as well as pupils and graduates, for better information and career guidance both during their training period and in the post-university stages. Through the services offered, the centre complements the educational offer with competent support, individually or collectively, for personal and professional development.
Objectives
- a) Guiding and counselling pupils/students so that they are able to plan and manage their own educational path optimally;
- b) Reducing university dropout rates caused by professional or career orientation reasons, as well as personal or university environment adaptation issues;
- c) Facilitating the relationship between students and the labour market, so they are aware of the real needs and challenges of the labour market;
- d) Increasing the employability of students in their fields of study.
Activities
Addressed to Students
- Educational and vocational counselling services
- Career counselling services
- Psychological counselling and evaluation services
- Development and distribution of materials for information, guidance, and counselling
- Informing and counselling students about educational possibilities within higher education institutions for advanced levels of education
- Informing and counselling students about occupational possibilities corresponding to the specialisations offered
- Occasionally organising preparation sessions to provide students with transversal skills to support their career management (e.g., preparing an artistic biography, personal branding and PR)
- Occasionally organising meetings between students and representative figures from the musical field to offer students motivation and career models or examples of diverse professional paths
- Occasionally organising meetings between students and representatives of potential employers
Addressed to Pupils
- Educational and vocational counselling services
- Development and distribution of materials for information, guidance, and counselling
- Informing and counselling pupils about available educational and occupational possibilities within the university curriculum, the transferable credit system at the university level, in accordance with the National Register of Qualifications in Higher Education and the National Qualifications Framework, through specific means such as “open days” presentations, educational fairs, thematic visits, etc.
Addressed to Graduates
- Conducting periodic studies and analyses on university dropout rates, graduates integration into the labour market, the impact of counselling and career guidance services, and proposing measures to improve these aspects
- Developing and applying specific tools for monitoring labour market insertion
- Participating in activities organised by alumni
- Occasionally organising preparation sessions to provide students with transversal skills to support their career management (e.g., preparing an artistic biography, personal branding and PR)
