Your Transformation into a Career Coach

COURSE CONCEPT

The Foundation in Career Development Practice course provides the knowledge and skills to become a career coach. We are now at the next step of making this a reality and fine-tuning the finishing touch to becoming a professional practitioner.

AUDIENCE

For individuals seeking national course certification in career coaching, to expand and refresh career development knowledge and skills, or address specific gaps in their practice.

The course suits diverse roles and contexts, including workplace training and HR, psychology, employment services, recruitment, youth work, apprenticeships, disability/rehabilitation, case management, and management, to enhance client outcomes.

AIMS

Develop your professional identity based on the attainment of knowledge, skills and attitudes attained through professional training and lifelong development.
Develop your authentic self to be congruent with your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. You are honest, genuine, open, integrated, and authentic during your interactions with the client. You do not have a façade so that your internal and external experiences are the same.

COURSE CONTENT

Your professional self:.
- Your core self — who you are and how you see yourself
- Socially constructed self — how others see you
- Constantly reforming self — your evolving self through your self-talk, experiences, and professional development
Being your authentic self - personal values, self-talk, behaviour, and self-acceptance
How to achieve career excellence: The range between best and average
Strategies to achieve your very best
Professional networking
Develop a growth mindset
Professional supervision
Making time to reflect on your practice
Looking after yourself as a career counsellor-coach

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

Develop aspects of your professional self that consists of:
- Your core self — who you are and how you see yourself
- Socially constructed self — how others see you
- Constantly reforming self — your evolving self through your self-talk, experiences, and professional development
Develop your authentic self and congruence with your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour, and your internal and external experiences are the same.
Apply strategies to achieve career excellence
Develop a growth mindset
Reflect on your practice to develop your knowledge, skills and practice
Apply self-care practices that encourage health and wellness for our professional, psychological, spiritual, lifestyle and emotional self