If you work with young people 13 - 19 then the Diploma in Career Education is designed for you, and it does not matter whether you are an experienced careers co-ordinator or newly appointed, a Personal Adviser or other professional worker, the course will have something for you. The course structure allows you to concentrate on your own area's of interest, for example, work related learning, special needs or transition issues.
It will help you understand some of the key concepts underpinning successful career education and guidance, as well as giving you the time and opportunity to reflect on current practice in relation to these concepts.
The course is structured so that you can plan ahead for the changes you want to make to your own practice and provision. It has clear links with the local quality award ACE, Ofsted inspections and the CEG national framework.
You will be able to develop a coherent programme of career education, based on a clear perception of the guidance process, which will develop young people's career action planning capabilities and aid their transition.
The course consists of ten modules. There are two compulsory modules (*) and two or three optional modules. The completed diploma attracts 50 credits at CATS level 2 (each module 10 credits). The diploma must be completed in three years.
| Module 1* | Planning and designing a careers education programme |
| Module 2* | Concepts of guidance |
| Module 3 | The guidance community |
| Module 4 | Resourcing careers education |
| Module 5 | Career action planning and the managing and recording of own learning and achievement |
| Module 6 | Work related learning |
| Module 7 | Guidance work with individuals |
| Module 8 | Personal Social and Health Education and Citizenship |
| Module 9 | Managing careers education and guidance in learning organisations |
| Module 10 | Independent study project |
| Module 11 | Working with young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. |
Learning will be achieved through a series of workshops including lectures, groupwork, tutorials and simulation exercises. These are followed by set assignments. The workshops will be delivered locally.
A typical module requires a minimum of two days direct teaching; fifteen hours required study and twenty five hours preparation of assignments. Your institution must be committed to allowing the time for the completion of assignments.
The awarding body is The Nottingham Trent University.