The Career Growth Passport Employability Initiative

Botho University is proud to launch a unique employability initiative called the Career Growth Passport (CGP). The Career Growth Passport targets students from first year and acts like an employability journal supporting them to complete various tasks throughout their program of study and helping them attain key employability skills as outlined in our Botho Graduate Profile (BGP). The Career Growth Passport is also a research project being piloted in our Botswana and Lesotho Campuses with 85 first year students on the program. The hope is to roll out the Career Growth Passport to all campuses in the near future.

All Botho University students who purchase the Career Growth Passport (CGP) from the Student and Alumni Affairs Department (SAAD) and achieve the maximum scores for completing all their yearly bucket list tasks are eligible for lots of exciting benefits. The Career Growth Passport is an exciting and new initiative of Botho University to motivate students to develop their employability profile, journal their progress, and stay on track.

Students who achieve high scores on their Career Growth Passport become “exclusively eligible” for fantastic professional development opportunities brought to them by Botho University. Such students can also look forward to our amazing corporate partners for offering these generous discounts as a recognition of the efforts to use the Career Growth Passport and improve their employability skills as per the Botho Graduate Profile (BGP). Please keep checking out this page for updates as we will keep adding new partners and benefits. Students have to show their Career Growth Passport completed with all yearly tasks and signed off by a valid member of the SAAD along with their ID to avail of these benefits.

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Benefits – The following may be given to CGP Holders as per Ts and Cs

Access to the Career Foundations Program.
Paid opportunities to contribute to projects such as industry mapping.
Mentoring sessions for career pathways in Information Technology, Media, and Film.
Access to career opportunities, such as internships and programs, from partner-employers.

Portofino – Cafe & Italian Restaurant in Airport Junction.

Discount: 20%
*Terms & Conditions apply – may not be applicable on existing promotions and/or on specific days

Exclusive books

5% discount on purchases at point of sale and also earn rewards for purchases on the Exclusive Books Fanatics Club membership. Each quarter, the rewards earned on the Fanatics cards can be redeemed on further purchases.
*Terms & Conditions apply – may not be applicable to existing promotions and/or

Dros Riverwalk – Restaurant & Bar.

Discount: 20%
*Terms & Conditions apply – may not be applicable to existing promotions and/or

Deal Jeans

Discount – 5% on all our products and services for CGP holders

Nora Cosmetics

Discount – 5% on all our products and services for CGP holders

Organic Naturals Skincare

Discount: 15%

Eye Express.

Discount – 20% on all services

Pets & Home

Discount – 5% for aquarium products, 10% for LIVE fishes, and 2.5% for dog and cat food

Signmart – Stationery, Art Materials, Aluminium Wall Frames, Signage Material

Discount – 5% on all our products and services for CGP holders

The Education Collaborative

Benefits – The following may be given to CGP Holders as per Ts and Cs

A 1-hour mentorship session with the Executive Director of The Education Collaborative.
A 1-hour mentorship session with the East Africa Regional Director of The Education Collaborative.
An Internship opportunity with the Education Collaborative team ( Programs, Operations, Finance, Communications, and Regional Hubs).
An opportunity to be selected to join our Student Leaders Program and attend the 2025 June or 2024 Regional Convening in person.
An opportunity to be featured in the student segment of the 2024 Career Digest publication which is shared all over Africa.
An interview with The Education Collaborative that will be shared with all network members across Africa
Access to the Giving Voice to Values Ethics Course . This Curriculum was developed by Dr. Mary Gentile for MBA students at Harvard Business School. It seeks to give students the tools they need to effectively voice their values in the workplace and in all aspects of their lives.

Mediaflix – Signage, Photocopy, Digital Printing, Sticker and label Printing, Water bottle labels, Large format printing, Canvas frames

Discount: 10%

Finishing Touch

Discount – 15% for CGP Holders

**T’s and Cs apply. The discounts are non-transferrable and only applicable to the Botho University students completing the CGP as stated above and not applicable to their friends or family members. The vendors or organizations mentioned here have the right to change or stop the discounts if there are any unforeseen market changes beyond their control. Discounts are subject to change and are not guaranteed.