Curriculum Vitae of
Nchimunya Nkholongo
Personal Profile
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Education
University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town
Jan - Dec 2009
Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), Psychology
● Specialised in Health Psychology, Psychology
Intervention, and Psychopathology.
Cornerstone Institute, Cape Town
Jan 2006 – Dec 2008
Bachelor of Theology in Community Leadership.
● Specialised in Psychology.
TEFL Certificate Oct – Dec 2012
● Certificate in teaching English as a foreign
language
Work Experience
Engoo – Online English teacher Apr 216 – Current
● Conduct online English classes to children and adults.
● Good ability to deliver lessons to kids using ‘Let’s Go’ lesson materials.
● Good ability to deliver lessons using TPR (Total physical response), puppets and other props.
● Providing students with detailed feedback about
areas of improvement.
● Equip students with my knowledge of the English
language and ability to teach the language to ESL
students i.e. for those who are learning English as their second language.
Pangea Outsourcing Service - English Online Teacher Feb 2012 – 2016
● Delivered scheduled lessons to students in a
group and to students individually.
● Good ability to plan, revise material lessons, and deliver the lessons in the class.
● Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability
to counsel students in overcoming their
educational obstacles.
● Demonstrated proficiency in IT skills, web
browsing and excellent typing skills.
● Illustrated profound knowledge of the English
language and ability to teach the language.
● Presented excellent communication and written
skills.
● Ability to use audio-visual aids for teaching
English effectively.
Student Counsellor
Jan 2012 – Dec 2012
12 months Internship with the Trauma Clinic Kenilworth
/ Cape Town High School
● Working as a counsellor at Cape Town High
School offering counselling services to over
40 students.
● Provided treatment plans for clients.
● Implemented Trauma Counselling, HIV/AIDS
Care and Counselling, Crisis Intervention to
the school community.
● Undertaken Research on COR Theory, Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma
Counselling.
Academic Team Leader - Pangea Outsourcing Service
Feb 2012 - May 2016
● Observed teachers on a regular basis following
the centre’s observation cycle
● Gave teachers feedback after each observation.
● Identified and communicated the team’s on-going
training needs to the Academic Trainer.
● Assisted and participated in implementing
change (new services, materials, systems,
platforms, etc.
Student Counsellor
Jan 2012 – Dec 2012
12 months Internship with the Trauma Clinic Kenilworth
/ Cape Town High School
● I worked as a counsellor at Cape Town High
School offering counselling services to over 40
students.
● Provided treatment plans for clients.
● Implemented Trauma Counselling, HIV/AIDS Care
and Counselling, Crisis Intervention to the school community.
● I undertook a research project on COR Theory,
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma
Counselling.
Student YMCA (University of Cape Town), Cape
Town Jan 2010- 2011
● Office Manager
● Managed the organisation’s operational
budgets and expenses.
● Oversee staff e-mails and circulation of
reports and newsletters.
● Events coordination and bookings of camps
and socials.
● Managed the students’ database and library.
● Mentored and counselled undergraduate
students.
Community Involvement
Sunday School Teacher (Church)
● 2006 – Current: I currently volunteer as a Sunday School Teacher at church. I have been influential
in coordinating Children’s programmes and
developing the teaching curriculum.
Librarian
● 2006: I volunteered as a Librarian at the
Landsdowne Library, working with kids aged
between 5 and 12. I taught reading and writing
skills to the kids involved.
English Tutor
2004: I worked as a private English Tutor for a 12 year old Chinese girl during school vacations. I trained her in verbal communication, reading and writing.
Youth for Christ, Namibia Jan-Nov 2005
● Office Administrator & Programme
Coordinator,
● Team leader for the Kids Club (5-15 years)
programme.
● Ensured that activities were coordinated with
excellence.
● Monitored children’s progress in different
activities like drama and acting.
Core Skills
● My volunteer and work experiences have enabled me to develop a passion for educating kids. I have
developed competencies in organizing activities for kids and develop programs that can assist kids
to flourish in their educational capacities.
● I have also flourished in cross-cultural environments, and I am convinced that my experience as an online teacher has equipped me with the ability to deal with cultural diversity and to handle a range of people with various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and
cultural background and various lifestyles.
● I have tremendous teaching experience and I am
highly skilled in using the different course books and material for teaching English as well as having a great passion and love for the English language.
References
Tatenda Kambasha
Centre Manager
Panea Outsoursing
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27-021-*******
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Gerrit van Wyk
Director of Trauma Clinic
Kenilworth
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27-021-***-****/6584
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