Become a Qualified Career Practitioner with a
CHC81315 Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice
- Learn Online
- Flexible Fee Schedule
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Elevate your career development expertise with our comprehensive course, crafted to transform you into a sought-after professional. Ideal for both newcomers and those looking to deepen their expertise.
Self Paced Learning - 100% Online
Learn Anytime. Learn Anywhere
Why Choose careerED Academy?
- Virtual Classroom Environment
- Self-Paced Learning
- Leading Industry Experts
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Available
Course Overview
Our CICA-endorsed course offers an applied and engaging way to boost your capabilities and skills to work as a Career Development professional. You’ll learn professional practices and contemporary theories from leading industry and academic contributors, all in a flexible format to fit your schedule. Plus, you’ll get the chance to connect with others in the field.
Join us to enhance your career prospects in a practical and accessible way.
- Online Learning Environment
- Self-paced learning with maximum flexibility, study when it suits you
- Practical assessments that help build your professional toolkit
- Leading academics, industry experts and the latest learning technologies
- Start immediately or at any time that works for you
Ready to start your course in Career Development Practice?
Course Highlights
Graduate with highly developed capabilities, expert knowledge and a portfolio of resources
Leading Global Experts
Includes contributions from national and international career development experts in every module.
Flexible Learning Online
Delivered fully online with engaging, easy to follow learning experiences. Start at any time and study at your own pace.
Application
of Theory
Covers a range of career development specialty areas and client groups, providing a broad foundation for professional practice.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognises your practitioner experience with recognition of prior learning (RPL) options.
Support & Resources Toolkit
Provides clear guidance on how to apply concepts and processes in professional practice, with supporting tools.
Learn from Leading Industry Experts
Learn from leading Australian and international career development academics and industry experts
Program learning outcomes and content
What you will learn during this course?
Foundations of career development
FCD001 introduces key concepts and theories in career development. You will learn some of the key considerations in how you can plan, implement and evaluate your career development services and programs to provide quality, evidence-based programs and services to meet the particular needs of your client group.
The effective practitioner
TEP002 focuses on the professional competencies, goals and values that will make you an effective and enthusiastic careerdevelopment professional. You will explore your personal career goals, how you can reflect on your professional competencies and set goals for lifelong learning Work-life balance, well-being and sustainability is also a focus of this subject.
Career trends and assessment
CTA003 looks at the many different influences that people face in their career development. You will learn how you can help people to reflect on, explore and understand internal and external factors as well as barriers and opportunities so that they can make the best possible decisions for their career development goals.
Delivering career development services
In DCD004 you will take a close look at how you can plan and deliver high quality evidence-based programs and services that meet the specific career development needs of your client or client group.
This Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice will enable you to succeed in a range of working environments, including:
- Secondary schools, training providers, and universities
- Disability, mental health support and employment services, refugee and migrant support, corrective services
- Career transition and outplacement services
- Recruitment, human resources, leadership and management training
- Government and community education, employment and wellbeing programs
- Indigenous education and employment services
- Elite athlete and high performance sport programs
- Defence force recruitment, transition and families support
- Private practice
- Career counselling digital platforms
The CICA endorsed, careerED Academy Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice is also an important foundation for starting your own professional practice in career development.
The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has endorsed CHC81315 Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice delivered by careerED Academy as meeting the Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners for a period of 3 years from April 2023 to November 2026.
$6980 ($980 enrolment fee + $1500 per subject or $750 per subject RPL)
RPL: Recognition of Prior Learning
Are you a practitioner looking to gain endorsement?
We offer the opportunity to have your experience count! You can be assessed for up to 100% of the Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice by applying for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
For more details please download the RPL info sheet below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can. You pay an initial upfront enrolment fee and then you can pay in full or separately for each of the four subjects.
Ultimately, it is about choosing the best learning experience for you. careerED Academy’s Graduate Certificate of Career Development Practice has been designed and developed for individuals requiring flexibility with when and how they learn. careerED Academy’s qualification is uniquely fully online, offering a self-paced learning model.
Our course will best suit student who are interested in developing the knowledge and capability to successfully apply the latest career development theory into practice, and to build a portfolio of tools and resources to support their practice in career guidance. careerED Academy have gathered leading experts from around Australia and overseas to design and deliver the curriculum. Through the learning materials you will hear from Academics, Education Based Practitioners, Employability Consultants and Career Practitioners working with corporate organisations, outplacement firms, the military and government.
All CICA endorsed courses must meet strict criteria on the content to be covered, aligned to the Professional Standards for Career Practitioners. All post graduate courses must also meet ASQA accreditation standards before they can be offered to students. Whilst every institution teaching the Graduate Certificate of Career Development Practice will take a different approach, they are all required to meet CICA and ASQA standards.
Depending on your specific level of experience and other previous study, you may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which offers credit for individual subjects. The details regarding RPL are outlined on our home page and you can also request a call if you would like to discuss your RPL eligibility with one of our Student Support team.
You do not need any additional qualifications, although you will need to apply for CICA registration. Some employers may require specific professional association membership and or other specific certifications to operate within a particular workplace, including Police and Working with Children Checks.
Given that our operational businesses, Career Ahead and CareerAbility provide large scale career guidance and employability programs across education, government and the corporate sector, we have the unique ability to make you aware of available job opportunities, with a track record of hiring some of our Graduates to work within our Group.
Contact Us Today!
For more information or to discuss how this course can benefit you as a career development professional, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're here to answer your questions and guide you towards making the best choice for your professional growth. Reach out today to learn more!
Organisation or Business looking for course options?
Looking to tailor this course to suit the needs of your organisation or Tailored delivery options are available for organisations and teams wanting to qualify or endorse staff cohorts.