Services for students
The Student Services team offers a one-stop-shop to provide you with the support you need as a student. From helping you to identify career pathways, and building up your CV to study support and helping you to find sources of finance, we aim to make your time at Trinity a happy and fulfilling experience.
- Additional Needs
- Careers Service
- Childcare facilities
- College Chaplaincy
- Counselling Service
- Hostel Wardens
- Learning Support
- Money Doctors
- Medical Services
- Study Support
The Careers service
The Careers Service subscribes to a range of careers databases and networks to ensure that you benefit from having access to the latest information. The Careers team is able to assist you to identify and plan your career by matching your interests and course of study to relevant jobs. The service also includes assistance with writing applications and CV’s, interview techniques, as well as general careers counselling for individuals and groups.
Trinity’s Placement Officers can help you find paid and unpaid work placements with a variety of local companies and there’s also an opportunity for you to participate in national programmes, such as GO Wales, which often lead to permanent employment after graduation. The University also offers scholarships to enable students to find work with companies during the summer vacation.
These services don’t stop after you graduate. The Careers team makes every effort to ensure that graduates find relevant employment by informing them of the latest job vacancies. An additional service is the Job Shop which aims to help you find part-time and casual jobs during your time at Trinity.
Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows that approximately 98% of Trinity’s graduates are employed or in postgraduate study within six months of completing their courses.
Counselling services
Trinity's Student Counselling Service offers a high level of confidentiality and privacy to students who wish to discuss any matter of concern. Some students want only a single session, although many prefer to have a short series of sessions. Students use the free Counselling Service to talk through a wide range of issues – personal and academic. No difficulty is considered to be too small, and the Counsellors endeavour to provide a supportive, non-judgemental environment.
Students with disabilities and additional needs
If you require additional support with learning or have dyslexia or dyspraxia, Student Services can help you. Assistance and support services are available to help you on your course, where reasonable and practicable. If you have disabilities or additional needs we would encourage you to inform us as early as possible in the application process, so that we can discuss your specific needs. We normally see students with additional needs during Open Days and Interview Days. The University also provides a comprehensive screening process for specific learning difficulties, help with applications for the Disabled Students’Allowance (DSA), and one-to-one support for students requiring extra tuition. We also have a range of specialist technology to help with your studies and specially adapted rooms in our Halls of Residence.
Medical services
We encourage you to register with a local medical practice when you arrive at Trinity. A doctor’s surgery is also held in the University’s Medical Centre twice a month.
Childcare
The University has a nursery on the campus. Y Gamfa Wen is a purpose-built facility for babies and children from birth to 5 years of age. The nursery provides a safe and welcoming environment where children receive the best care and attention. It has received a glowing report from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW) (2008). There’s ample play space, indoors and out, high quality equipment and well-qualified staff - all of which combine to provide an enriching experience for children. For further information, please contact 01267 676645.
Chaplaincy
As a member of the family of Church Colleges, Christian values are at the core of the ethos of Trinity University College and the Chapel is at the heart of university life. Your period at University can be a time of searching for values and meaning that will enrich and underpin the whole of your life. There are many opportunities to explore and celebrate Christian faith through the various activities organised by the Chaplaincy team.
The Chapel has been recently reordered and there are further plans ahead, making this an oasis of peace, inspiration and renewal at the heart of a busy campus. Taking time to pray or meditate in the midst of the bustle of university life adds an extra dimension to the life of many of our students and staff. There is an act of worship in the Chapel on Sunday evenings each weekday morning, with twice-weekly celebrations of the Eucharist and various services to mark key occasions in the church and university year. Though the University is an Anglican foundation, the chaplaincy is ecumenical in nature and draws on the riches of a wide diversity of Christian expression, using both Welsh and English in its services and activities. Amongst the many issues supported by the Chaplaincy are the campaign against Global Poverty, Wales’ designation as a Fair Trade country and the ongoing work of peace and justice organisations such as Christian Aid and Amnesty International.
There is also a prayerful and enthusiastic Christian Union which meets weekly for prayer, worship, Bible study, discussion and fellowship. As the university community changes from year to year, the life of the Chapel is constantly being developed and enriched, with plenty of opportunities to offer a variety of gifts and to enjoy a range of fulfilling and life-transforming experiences. The Chaplain is an Anglican priest who is available to all members of the University regardless of religious faith, for confidential pastoral and spiritual guidance, alongside the support offered by Student Services and personal tutors.
A Church Foundation
Trinity maintains strong links with the Church in Wales and is committed to enhancing and developing a Christian ethos and understanding through its academic and extra-curricular work. As a Church College, Trinity may be defined by its strong sense of purpose, its close community of students and staff, and its belief in enabling individuals and communities to reach their potential whatever their religious background.
