Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCert 24 weeks part-time
With today’s continually changing labour market, along with education and skills reforms, careers education and leadership have become a significant part of education, employment and training.
The course will equip you with the theoretical knowledge, practical skills and qualities required in practice for designing and delivering careers education and employability programmes and activities. It will enable you to develop leadership skills and take a strategic approach to careers and employability to enhance provision and service delivery. You’ll benefit from a flexible approach to your studies with our blended learning, as well as personalised, hands-on learning.
The course is designed for those being funded by the Careers & Enterprise Company, as well as those currently working within or looking to enter the career development and employability sector.
Applicants funded through The Careers & Enterprise Company
Applicants outside of the funding arrangements
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:
For those self-funding or sponsored by their employer, 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 referred to the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and the student will be required to withdraw from the course.
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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.
The course will equip you with knowledge and attributes that are highly sought after by employers in the careers and employability sector. Career related learning and employability is a core theme throughout the course – not only will you have acquired skills necessary for professional practice within the career development sector, but you’ll be able to apply these perspectives to yourself in order to assist you in managing your own employability.
For those self-funding or sponsored by their employer, the course will enable you to work across a range of settings, including secondary, further and higher education, training and third sector organisations. The destination outcomes from our Career Development courses are excellent. Examples of relevant roles that our students have progressed into are included below. There is also the opportunity to progress on to the PGDip or MA Career Guidance and Leadership and combine work with further study.
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