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    PGCert 24 weeks Distance learning / Part-time

Course Description

With today’s continually changing labour market, along with and reforms in education and skills, careers guidance practice has become an increasingly significant part of education, employment, and training.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Career Guidance Practice will develop your understanding and the skills required for one-to-one interactions and designing and delivering career and employability-related education programmes and learning activities. The course will equip you with the theoretical knowledge, practical skills and qualities required of a practitioner in a range of work settings. You’ll benefit from a flexible approach to your studies with blended learning that enables you to balance studying with other commitments.

The course is designed for those currently working within career development and employability, as well as those looking to enter the sector.

Entry Requirements

You will need an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree or other equivalent higher education qualification e.g. HND / DipHE.

Applicants without such qualifications will be considered but will be required to evidence relevant work experience in a related field, and demonstrate their motivation and ability to study at postgraduate level.

Via the admissions process, all suitable applicants are invited for an interview, which takes place at a convenient time via a Teams or phone call.  This is an opportunity for the applicant to discuss their application and motivation to study the course and to have questions about the course addressed.  Areas for discussion include the applicant’s understanding and interest in the following areas:

  • career development/employability
  • commitment to a “career in career”
  • an insight into the demands of the sector for practitioners working in the profession
  • the ability to manage the demands of postgraduate study.

DBS checks are mandatory for this course. If a DBS check indicates that a student is unsuitable to work with young people or vulnerable adults, their case will be reported to the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and the student will be required to withdraw from the course.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies, We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

Student Destinations

The course will equip you with knowledge and attributes that are highly sought after by employers in the careers and employability sector. As such, employability is a core theme throughout the course – not only will you have acquired the skills necessary for practice within the career development sector, but you’ll be able to apply these perspectives to yourself to assist you in managing your own employability.

Destination outcomes from the course are excellent. There is also the opportunity to progress on to the PGDip or MA Career Guidance and Leadership and combine work with further study.

  • Development Coach.
  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Project Officer.
  • Employability Adviser (higher education).
  • Head of Careers (secondary school).
  • Careers Destinations Adviser.

Module Details

  • Professional Guidance Practice and Theoretical Perspectives I (30 credit points)
  • Designing and Delivering Career Related Learning (30 credit points)

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