COURSE CONCEPT

With individuals changing their careers five to seven times throughout their lives and having many jobs in between, career coaching is a growing profession. Rapid changes in the workforce, such as automation, remote work, and evolving skill requirements, have increased demand for career coaching.

Career coaches help people manage their careers, assist in job seeking and applications, make occupational and study decisions, plan career transitions and research career information. The current environment requires career coaches to explore career barriers and issues that prevent clients from attaining their goals and incorporate positive, strength-based career coaching designed to achieve the client’s career goal and personal fulfilment.

Research shows individuals are twice as likely to be engaged and productive with high-quality career guidance, attain greater professional satisfaction, and are more productive in the workplace.

Career coaches work in a range of settings and roles, providing services to both groups and individuals, including:

  • Business organisations
  • Government agencies such as employment services, disability and rehabilitation
  • Private practice
  • Human resource management
  • Psychology
  • Recruitment
  • Youth work
  • Apprenticeship
  • Case management or management

The program Become A Career Coach provides individuals with the knowledge and skills in career counselling and career coaching theories and applications to broaden their skills in career development so they can practice wisely and creatively.

AUDIENCE

For individuals seeking course certification in career development practice to work with organisations and clients, develop and update their knowledge and skills in career development, or fill a skills gap in their practice.

The program Become A Career Coach is suitable for various contexts and roles, including schools, education, training, the workplace in human resources or psychology, and/or experience working in employment, recruitment, outplacement, youth work, apprenticeship, disability and rehabilitation, case management, or management.

AIMS

  • Develop knowledge, theories, frameworks and skills in career counseling and career coaching in the context of the changing nature of life, learning, and work to enhance your practice and meet client goals and outcomes.
  • Facilitate career development services with a client-centered, inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and ethical approach.
  • Apply key skills and attributes in career coaching, including design strategic thinking to attain quality client outcomes.

COURSE CONTENT

The course consists of 11 sequenced and stand-alone courses.

  • Course 1—Overview of Career Development Theories
  • Course 2—Career Coaching Theory into Practice
  • Course 3—Self-Care and Wellbeing for Practitioners
  • Course 4—Legal and Ethics of Career Coaching Practices
  • Course 5—Developing Counselling and Coaching Skills
  • Course 6—Developing Career Coaching Skills
  • Course 7—Administering Career Assessment Tools
  • Course 8—Next Step to Becoming a Career Coach
  • Course 9—Helping Clients Find the Perfect Job
  • Course 10—Your Transformation into a Career Coach
  • Course 11—How to Plan and Start a Career Coaching Business

Study the complete 11-course program to equip yourself with essential counselling and coaching skills to guide others in their career journeys or individual courses for skills gap training.

Introduction to Career Counselling and Coaching Skills

We have designed and written a stand-alone career development course that provides an overview of each course in the Become A Career Coach program.

Added value – Learn career counselling and career coaching skills

The added value of studying the program Become A Career Coach teaches both career counselling and career coaching theories and applications. This approach will strengthen your career development practice with diverse clients.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply a career development framework that includes career counselling and career coaching theories and applications to provide services related to employment, career development and education/training
  • Apply a client-centred approach and inclusive practices with diverse clients from a range of backgrounds, levels, nationalities, occupations and career stages, and apply equitable, respectful principles where clients are safe and supported
  • Assist clients in identifying their career interests and options via exploratory activities, assist them in making informed career decisions, and develop a strategy to attain their career goals
  • Apply communication skills and advanced micro counselling skills to build and maintain rapport and trust with colleagues and both individual clients and group
  • Conduct a career guidance interview applying frameworks to analyse client issues and barriers that is goal-focused to design an action plan to attain client outcomes
  • Work within a legal and ethical framework that supports an ethical practice, adheres to legislation and professional codes of conduct
  • Identify the learning options for clients of a broad range of ages, backgrounds, and career stages, and find an appropriate learning pathway
  • Assist and support clients in their job seeking skills, produce effective documents that include their resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile, and successfully perform in job interviews

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The online course consists of the theory with a range of interactive activities that include:

  • Application of course theory to your workplace and situation
  • Experiential learning activities
  • Individual exercises
  • Self-evaluation questionnaires
  • Role play with self-evaluation and feedback
  • Administering a range of vocational tests
  • Insightful questions for deep reflections
  • Case studies with questions and answers
  • Reflective practices on course content and activities
  • Viewing video clips with reflections of your learning
  • Writing a professional journal with your reflections and process insights
  • Writing an Action Plan to achieve your career goals

LEARNING METHODOLOGY

Online learning enables you to study at your own pace and schedule your learning at a time that suits you.

Career Coaching and Training will facilitate a webinar on each course to apply the knowledge and skills and answer your questions to support your learning. The webinar will run for 1 hour and is an integral course component.

You must demonstrate evidence of your competency in delivering career coaching services in each course you enrol in by completing all the course learning activities, documentation, and checklists.

The course encourages collaborative discussions among peers. Participants are welcome to provide answers to questions, share their learning, experiences, resources such as references, blog articles, video clips, affirmations, and other tips to make learning and development a meaningful experience.

PREREQUISITE

The Become a Career Coach Program is a short course in career development practice that is evidence-based with theory and practice. To successfully enrol in the course, course participants must have appropriate language, literacy, and numeracy levels and access a computer with reliable internet access.
Participants must hold:

  • A qualification at diploma level or higher in a discipline related to career development, counselling work, human resources, psychology, youth work or management
  • Work experience in education, human resources, psychology, employment, recruitment, youth work, apprenticeship, disability, rehabilitation, case management or management

Please submit your application with a personal statement indicating your commitment to career development and a copy of your resume.

DURATION

Self-paced learning to meet the individual’s learning requirements.
A webinar is facilitated monthly to assist in implementing the course content into your practice, asking questions, and networking with fellow learners.
To complete all courses in the program: 60 Hours includes 3x1 hour =3 hours of coaching supervision.

CERTIFICATE

Upon successfully finishing the program, students will receive a Certificate of Professional Development certified by Career Coaching and Training.

Students can also receive a Certificate of Professional Development for each course they complete certified by Career Coaching and Training.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

COURSE PATHWAY

The Career Practitioners Development Program will give students a pathway into tertiary studies in Career Development.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS

CDAA members may claim the time spent on each course of study as continuing professional development (CPD) toward Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) requirements.

Non-CDAA members, please check with your professional association regarding their CPD policy.

To claim your CPD points, present your certificate of

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

If you have specific and challenging issues, we can further assist with optional coaching sessions in a one-to-one or a small group session.

Upon completing your full course or individual course, we offer ongoing supervision in your practice through our Career Coaching and Training membership program.

Feedback from Course Participants

"Becoming a better career coach with an understanding of career development theories. To perfect my career coaching skills and Business."

"I will ensure I ensure all my coaching are focus on my study as well as self awareness."

"As a begin leading career coaching conversations with my employees I will be referring the notes I took along with any other research to guide them. Also, I intend on review the content again periodically for my person growth and development."

FURTHER INFORMATION

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