Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development
Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development
Advance your career by helping others with a Graduate Certificate in Career Education and Development. RMIT has a long-standing reputation for educating professional career development practitioners who lead the way in providing career development services in education, human resources, community, private practice and in job centres. Our qualifications reflect up…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Advance your career by helping others with a Graduate Certificate in Career Education and Development.
RMIT has a long-standing reputation for educating professional career development practitioners who lead the way in providing career development services in education, human resources, community, private practice and in job centres. Our qualifications reflect up to date ideas about career development and its place in a changing world.
Designed to meet the needs of both aspiring career development practitioners and those currently practicing wanting to develop their skills and obtain professional standing in the career development industry, this flexible online certificate develops core knowledge and skills in career development practice.
This certificate focuses on the key competencies determined by the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) and the Asian Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA). You’ll learn to develop career management strategies, high-level communication and counselling skills and to apply ethical and effective practice in career development.
On completion of this course you satisfy the educational requirements for membership of a professional association such as Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA), Careers Industry CICA and APCDA.
Please note that this graduate certificate is offered online and is available only for offshore international study at this time. It is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa.
Career
Career development is a growing profession of increasing importance to government, businesses and individuals because of its potential to deliver economic, social and personal benefits.
Career development practitioners provide services such as education counselling and guidance to help people manage their careers, make occupational and study decisions, plan career transitions and find career information.
They work in a range of settings, providing services to both groups and individuals, including:
schools
TAFE institutions
universities
business organisations
government agencies
private practice.
Graduates progress into careers as:
career counsellors or advisors
career management consultants
career coaches
rehabilitation counsellors
guidance officers
work development officers
employment support workers
work experience coordinators
job developers
placement coordinators
vocational rehabilitation workers.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
