Student Skills

Student Skills is responsible for a range of functions that support students throughout the student lifecycle, starting with assisting students transitioning into university, supporting their engagement and skill development while at university, and guiding them as they transition into Industry.

Our team

Careers and Skills Hub

Supports Charles Sturt students with a range of resources and training opportunities to ensure they can find work and be career ready.

Wangaratta Study Centre

Wangaratta Regional Study Centre (WRSC) is a regional hub that supports the successful participation of Victorian students in tertiary studies, as well as current online students from across Charles Sturt’s footprint, meeting the needs of industry and community.

Academic Skills

The Academic Skills team helps students develop their academic literacy, learning, referencing, and numeracy skills through useful study guides, workshops, and individual appointments.

Retention

The Retention Team seek to understand and improve student success at Charles Sturt University.

Embedded tutor program

We have developed a new online form - that supports our latest initiative to ensure fast, subject-specific feedback to students in selected first year undergraduate subjects.

Contacts

For assistance, reach out to our team members.

Director, Student Skills

Alice Coomans

Director, Student Skills

Manager, Careers and Skills Hub

Bianca Smyth

Manager, Careers and Skills Hub

Projects

Hannah Guilfoyle

Projects Coordinator

Careers and Skills Hub Coordinators

Peter Doran

Careers Coordinator

Cath Finlay

Employability and Learning Coordinator

Michelle Lane

Employment Coordinator

Academic Skills Manager

Debbie Wheeler

Academic Skills Manager

Academic Skills Coordinators

Kathy Needham

Academic Skills Coordinator, Faculty of Arts and Education

Tara Johnson

Academic Skills Coordinator, Faculty of Business, Justice, and Behavioural Studies:

David O’Sullivan

Academic Skills Coordinator, Faculty of Business, Justice, and Behavioural Studies

Jessica Rigby

Academic Skills Coordinator, Policing studies

Karen Davidson

Academic Skills Coordinator, Faculty of Science and Health

Academic Team

Neil van der Ploeg

Academic Lead

Sarah Teakel

Manager, Embedded Study Support