Skill Building
There are various opportunities on campus to develop skills that will help you inside and outside of the classroom. We’re here to support as you build skills to support:
- Academics
- Jobs and future career planning
- Leadership
Jobs and Future Career Planning
Career, Co-op & Student Success Centre
If you are entering the labour market for the first time or are an experienced worker, the Career, Co-op & Student Success Centre offers tools, programs and resources for you.
Career Boost
Career Boost is TMU’s source for on campus and off campus jobs.
Magnet
Become part of Magnet, an innovative job search network that sends you opportunities that best match your qualifications and interests.
Zone Learning
TMU is home to 10 zones – each with a focus on a different industry – that provide opportunities to shape initiatives from the ground up and gain real world experience.
Academic Skills
TMU Library Workshops
The TMU Library offers innovative virtual services and programs, including digital resources, research support, workshops, and instruction sessions online.
Academic Accommodation Support
We work with students to create and implement individualized academic accommodation plans so students can more fully participate in their studies.
English Language Support
Is English your second (or third) language? We provide you with free academic skills support including one-on-one sessions, classroom instruction, and online and distance learning modules.
Math Support
Individual drop-in tutoring, course-specific group tutoring, and facilitated study groups are designed to improve your math skills and support your success in math-related courses across all faculties.
Study Skills
Study Skills and Transition Support helps all students to develop skills for test and exam preparation, time management, working in groups, giving oral presentations, and exploring different approaches to studying and learning.
Writing Support
Writing Support offers individual writing consultations, workshops, writing groups, and online resources to help you improve your academic writing skills.
Personal Skills
ThriveTMU
The goal of ThriveTMU initiative in Student Wellbeing is to provide training and resources to Toronto Metropolitan University students. Principles of positive psychology underpin all of the programs associated with ThriveTMU.
Dr. Diana Brecher,
Scholar-in-Residence, Positive Psychology
dbrecher@torontomu.ca
TMU Leadership
TMU Leadership uses your experiences on campus and in your community to educate and inform programs focused on your evolution as a leader.
Faculty-Specific
Faculty of Arts: Arts Ambassador Program
4 stage program that focuses on personal, professional and academic development through experiential learning.
The Creative School: Student Success Centre
We aim to foster an environment where students can feel comfortable asking any and all questions in a single, common space.
FEAS: Engineering Boost Program
Each online course will help you improve and reinforce fundamental topics and concepts you’ll encounter in your first-year engineering subjects.
TRSM Business Career Hub
The Business Career Hub offers career development opportunities tailored to each student’s individual needs and program specialization.