Our mission is to develop a cohort of Student Leaders across our five campuses committed to actively engaging in leadership opportunities to shape identified graduate attributes. We hope that student leaders will contribute to the Transformation of the University in line with its mission of being at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa.

Vision

We strive to be the heartbeat of student wellness

Mission

We provide a comprehensive psychological, social and educational service to ensure our student community's holistic well-being, development and success.

Values

We strive to create a caring and nurturing environment where our valued clients are treated respectfully and positively. We value open communication, honesty, and commitment to our clients. As professional caregivers, we are highly aware of ethical and confidentiality considerations. We embrace diversity and the uniqueness of individuals.

Our Values Statement includes the following:

• We undertake to deal with our students in the spirit of UBUNTU.
• A spirit of MUTUAL RESPECT will govern all our interactions with our students.
• We will promote INNOVATION in all aspects of our work to improve the students' experience.
• We prize EXCELLENCE.
• We will strive for EFFICIENCY in all our operations
• We embrace ETHICAL LEADERSHIP.
• We will uphold the principle of ACCOUNTABILITY for all our actions.

Student Governance Functions and Activities

Student Governance and Leadership Development Unit supports the student representative council and student structures to enhance their program delivery, thereby enriching student life within CPUT. The department is responsible for SRC induction, team building, policy development and analysis, conflict intervention and management, negotiation, etc.

The core functions of the Unit include:

• Improving the quality and increasing student leadership participation in Student Governance.
• Coordinate the co-curricular programmes and community service activities on and off campus for SRCs.
• Plan and coordinate induction, strategic and financial planning programmes with student leaders
• Develop and review policies and constitutions governing student governance structures.
• Serve as a support structure for students by providing them with information, rules and procedures.
• Ensure that the budget is adhered to and that action plans are implemented.
• Facilitate and support the conducting of SRC elections.
• Ensure that student leadership receives the necessary training so that they can be effective in executing their responsibilities.