{"id":361,"date":"2024-09-05T17:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:15:48","slug":"career-competences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/soft-skills-employability\/career-competences\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Competence Awareness Workshops (c2AW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-361\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-361-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-361-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-361-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-078d54a86dec-361 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKnow your strengths. Shape your career path.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Career Competence Awareness Workshops (C2AW) help you identify your skills, develop your potential, and align your competences with the requirements of the German job market. Through guided reflection and practical insights, you gain clarity about your strengths and learn how to use them effectively for your studies and future career.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-361-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-post-carousel\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-post-carousel so-widget-sow-post-carousel-base-0471499d4c66-361\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-post-carousel-wrapper sow-post-carousel-theme-base\"\n\t\tstyle=\"overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; min-height: 182px\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-title has-title\">\n\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Register for our upcoming c2AW-Workshops:<\/h3>\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-navigation \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"sow-carousel-next\" title=\"Next\" aria-label=\"Next Posts\" role=\"button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"sow-carousel-previous\" title=\"Previous\" aria-label=\"Previous Posts\" role=\"button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sow-carousel-container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-wrapper\"\n\t\tdata-dir=\"ltr\"\n\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0;\"\n\t\tdata-widget=\"post\" data-fetching=\"false\" data-page=\"1\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?_widgets_nonce=f43c764cc1\" data-item_count=\"2\" data-carousel_settings=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;,&quot;animation_speed&quot;:400,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;off&quot;,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:8000,&quot;item_overflow&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay_continuous_scroll&quot;:false}\" data-responsive=\"{&quot;desktop_slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;tablet_landscape_breakpoint&quot;:1366,&quot;tablet_landscape_slides_to_scroll&quot;:2,&quot;tablet_portrait_breakpoint&quot;:1025,&quot;tablet_portrait_slides_to_scroll&quot;:2,&quot;mobile_breakpoint&quot;:480,&quot;mobile_slides_to_scroll&quot;:1}\" data-variable_width=\"true\" \t>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-carousel-items\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-item\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"float: left;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2025\/09\/01\/de-en-application-guidance-competence-coaching-career-service\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/10\/compass-5261062_640-272x182.jpg )\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"sow-carousel-id-2459\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-carousel-item-title\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2025\/09\/01\/de-en-application-guidance-competence-coaching-career-service\/\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-carousel-id-2459\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\tDE + EN: Application Guidance &amp; Competence Coaching | Career Service\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-item\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"float: left;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-carousel-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2026\/03\/26\/07-21-09-26-self-study-course-future-skill-resilience-fit-soft-skills-employability\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/pexels-strannik-sk-36491580-272x182.jpg )\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"sow-carousel-id-2920\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-carousel-item-title\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2026\/03\/26\/07-21-09-26-self-study-course-future-skill-resilience-fit-soft-skills-employability\/\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-carousel-id-2920\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t07.-21.09.26 |Self-study course: Future Skill Resilience | FIT: Soft Skills &amp; Employability\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"instance_hash\" value=\"1546c98a\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-361-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-361-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/career.uni-siegen.de\/career-competence-awareness-workshops-c2aw\/\"> <strong>career competence Awareness Workshops (c2AW)<\/strong><\/a> are part of the overarching university project \"FIT \u2013 Forging International Talents,\" funded by the DAAD as part of the \"Campus Initiative for International Professionals\" with support from the German\u00a0Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space\u00a0(BMFTR).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-361-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-cta\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-361-0-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-cta so-widget-sow-cta-default-6467442c1346-2920\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div\n\tclass=\"sow-cta-base\"\n\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-cta-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-cta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAlso Check Out:\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApplication Guidance &amp; Competence Coaching - Offered by the Career Service as part of FIT\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-66466acb9e12\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/en.career.uni-siegen.de\/competence-coaching\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-bottom ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-361-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The goal of FIT is to support international students throughout their academic journey (Student Life Cycle) with programs designed to enhance academic success, career readiness, and entry into the German job market. The c2AW contribute significantly by linking students' personal competence profiles with job-related requirements in Germany through two key phases:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Opening &amp; Awareness: Recognizing Existing Competencies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What skills do I bring to my studies?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are my personal strengths and talents?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How can I effectively apply these competencies?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \"Opening &amp; Awareness\" workshops help international students identify and reflect on their competencies and strengths. Participants learn how to utilize these effectively in their studies while identifying areas for further development. The workshops also serve as spaces for networking, collaboration, and exchange.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Growth: Enhancing Competence Profiles for Career Entry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What skills have I developed further during my studies at the University of Siegen?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How does my competence profile align with job-related requirements?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Which skills will help me succeed in the German job market?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \"Growth\" workshops focus on helping students articulate and reflect on the skills acquired or enhanced during their studies. They explore how these skills align with professional and societal demands in Germany, incorporating elements like <strong>Green and Future Skills<\/strong> into their profiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flexibility and Recommendation:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents can attend workshops individually, but for a comprehensive approach to personal development and visibility of progress, participation in both \"Opening &amp; Awareness\" and \"Growth\" workshops is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>The Career Service offers also many other workshops and advice sessions in both German and English throughout the semester:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/career.uni-siegen.de\/workshops\/\">Look at the workshop offers from our Career Service<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-361-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-361-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-361-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-361-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Do you have questions or need any consulting regard your career perspectives?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1248 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo-1024x380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo-768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo-1536x570.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/CS_Logo.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-361-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-ac5ea406d20e-2920\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/02\/af1bdca1-scaled.jpg); font-size: 200px\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><b>Bianca Geurden<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h6><strong>Coordination c2AW<br \/>\nCareer Service<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>H\u00f6lderlinstra\u00dfe 3<\/div>\n<div>57076 Siegen<\/div>\n<div>Room H-B 4413<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Phone: 0271 - 740 5378<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bianca.geurden@career.uni-siegen.de\" >Mail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The career competence Awareness Workshops (c2AW) are part of the overarching university project &#8220;FIT \u2013 Forging International Talents,&#8221; funded by the DAAD as part of the &#8220;Campus Initiative for International Professionals&#8221; with support from the German\u00a0Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space\u00a0(BMFTR). The goal of FIT is to support international students throughout their academic journey &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/soft-skills-employability\/career-competences\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Career Competence Awareness Workshops (c2AW)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"parent":193,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4478,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions\/4478"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}