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CAREERS COUNSELLING BPS202

Duration (approx) 100 hours
Qualification
Statement of Attainment

Why Study Careers Counselling?

Careers counsellors help people to decide what education, training and career is best for them.  Studying as a careers counselling will provide you with the skills to support people to make these important decisions.  The aim of careers counselling is to help people to achieve their full potential, reach their career goals and develop a worthwhile career.

Today, there are many different careers available and the employment industry changes rapidly. An understanding of this can help you to help clients to find the right career options for them. 

  • Study careers counselling and give yourself the opportunity to help people to find their dream career.
  • Careers counselling is a rewarding and interesting career.
  • You can offer careers counselling as part of your existing job role, or become a freelancer, setting up your own business.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

This course is suitable for anyone wishing to help others to improve their job and career prospects. 

 

 

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What Will You Learn in This Course?

Train as a Careers Counsellor. 

  • Learn more about careers counselling, the principles and theories behind careers counselling.
  • Understand how to offer careers counselling.
  • Understand more about what a successful career is.
  • Develop your counselling and listening skills to use in a careers counselling environment.
  • How to conduct a careers counselling session.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

The course comprises 10 lessons, as follows:

Lesson 1. Introduction: Scope & Nature of the Industry

  • Definitions: career, careers counselling, counselling
  • Broad employment options
  • Services offered in the employment industry
  • Assumptions about career counselling practices
  • Cross cultural careers counselling 

Lesson 2. Nature of Careers: What is a career, what makes it successful? 

  • Introduction
  • Elements of career building and job seeking
  • Factors contributing to career success
  • Realistic expectations
  • Range of options
  • Persistence
  • Case study 

Lesson 3. Careers Advice Resources

  • Brochures, Publications, Web Sites
  • Employer considerations: qualifications, experience, personality, age, adaptability, productivity, etc.
  • Case study 

Lesson 4. Career Services

  • Where can people get help (Social Services, Work Experience, Education)
  • Career counselling services
  • Careers and vocational guidance
  • Vocational planning
  • Setting goals
  • Job seeking support
  • Job seeking strategies
  • Other services 

Lesson 5. Developing Counselling Skills 

  • Key areas for career counselling
  • Helping clients focus on reality
  • Helping clients identify opportunities
  • Helping clients consider all elements
  • Overcoming resistance from clients
  • Listening skills
  • Questioning skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Essential reality checks
  • Improving client’s predictive ability 

Lesson 6. Conducting a Counselling Session 

  • Why people come to a career counsellor
  • Strategies to develop trust
  • A career counselling session
  • Individuals who know the job they want
  • Psychometric testing for individuals still choosing a career
  • Types of psychological tests that may be used
  • Referring people elsewhere 

Lesson 7. Counselling Students and School Leavers (with little work experience)

  • Understanding youth
  • Career counselling for adolescents
  • Assisting indecisive teenagers
  • Career counselling for students
  • Giving advice on study
  • Choosing a course
  • Workshops for students
  • Workshops for university students
  • Resources for counselling students 

Lesson 8. Counselling Adults (inexperienced or facing career change)

  • Identifying adult needs
  • The training program
  • Advice and support during job hunting
  • Course of action
  • Career changing
  • Easiest paths to career change
  • Challenging path to career change
  • Starting a business
  • Case study
  • Writing a business plan 

Lesson 9. Job Prospecting 

  • Ways of finding work
  • Supporting client’s decisions
  • Prospecting for work
  • Tips on getting a job
  • Writing resumes (CV's)
  • Preparing for a job interview 

Lesson 10. Nurturing and growing a career once it has started 

  • Getting a job is only the first step in a career
  • Self-management for businesspeople
  • Marketing and pricing
  • Case study
  • Advising clients about career advancement 

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

COURSE AIMS

  • Identification of people and organisations which offer career advice or support and the services they offer.
  • Improved ability to distinguish successful from unsuccessful careers, and to prepare for anticipated changes in the workplace.
  • Skills that will enhance your ability to guide others in the establishment or development of a career.
  • Ability to plan and execute an effective Counselling Session.
  • Understanding and strategies for dealing with the needs of inexperienced young people.
  • Identifying and meeting the needs of inexperienced adults or those facing career change.
  • Understanding of how and where to find employment in the job market.
  • Appreciation of the need to nurture and grow a career and plan for change. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE 

  • Undertake research into the scope and nature of employment services and service providers in your region or locality.
  • Research a career area to identify the kind of work involved, requirements, who offers it, trends etc.
  • Role play a counselling session to practise and evaluate your skills in helping a client with an issue.
  • Conduct research to improve your understanding of what careers counselling entails.
  • Plan a career counselling session, including the session goal, time frame, and anticipated issues.
  • Discuss career concerns with young people who are leaving or have recently left secondary school.
  • Discuss with adults their experiences of career change.

Plan strategies to assist young and adult clients deal with common and important identified issues.

 

What do our students think of this course?

"I have really improved my knowledge in this field. It has also given me the confidence to start my own small business in private Careers Counselling. The presentation allowed the course to become very accessible and practical. Even for those with a lower level in English like me." Charles Mboning, student in Careers Counselling.

What Next?

Why choose this course?

Study this course, because –

  • You want to start a new career in careers counselling.
  • You want to improve your knowledge of careers counselling to support clients in your existing job role.
  • You want to set up your own business in Careers Counselling.
  • You want to study by remote learning, working with industry experts in careers counselling.

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Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jacinda Cole B.Sc.,M.Psych.Psychologist, Educator, Author, Psychotherapist. B.Sc., Psych.Cert., M. Psych. Cert.Garden Design, MACA. Jacinda has over 25 years of experience in psychology, in both Australia and England. She has co-authored several psychology text books and many courses including diploma and degree level courses in psychology and counselling. Jacinda joined ACS in 2001.
Jade SciasciaBiologist, Business Coordinator, Government Environmental Dept, Secondary School teacher (Biology); Recruitment Consultant, Senior Supervisor in Youth Welfare, Horse Riding Instructor (part-completed) and Boarding Kennel Manager. Jade has a B.Sc.Biol, Dip.Professional Education, Cert IV TESOL, Cert Food Hygiene.
Kate Gibson B.Soc.Sc.15+ years experience in HR, marketing, education & project management. Kate has traveled and worked in a variety of locations including London, New Zealand and Australia.


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