PgDip Career Guidance & Development

This module is intended to develop the skills, techniques and understanding necessary to deliver effective career guidance services to individuals. You will learn how to apply counselling and coaching concepts to your developing practice with individual clients to enable you to identify and address their career development needs. Your practical skills will be developed by background reading, observing experienced practitioners, using role-play, feedback on performance, discussion and reflecting on practice. There will also be a focus on building up the knowledge and skills to enable you to critically reflect on theories and models of counselling and coaching. You will be required to reflect on your own developing practice in the light of the conceptual literature. Topics will include -- Person Centred Counselling- Counselling skills and techniques- Models of career counselling and coaching- Structuring career interventions - stage 1 and 2- Structuring career interventions - stage 3 and 4- Reflecting on practiceThis module is available during trimester 1 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 14 weeks) for part time students.

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This module introduces the ideas that underpin career development work. It draws on psychology and sociology, but assumes no prior knowledge of these disciplines. Career theories will be compared and contrasted. The relationship between theory and practice will be explored. Every opportunity will be taken to relate theory to the work of career development practitioners. You will explore how theory can help in understanding service users, and in devising approaches to guidance and counselling. Units will include: matching theory - developmental theory - structural theory - learning theory - organisational career theory - contemporary theory - and the theory-practice relationship. The module will take place over weeks 2-11 in trimester 1.

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This module is focused on planning, designing, delivering and evaluating career learning and development experiences in a range of contexts. You will explore the career education curriculum in schools, universities and in the community sector as well as analysing theories, models and concepts of career learning and development. There will also be a focus building up the knowledge and skills to enable you to critically reflect on theories and models of career learning. You will be required to reflect on your own developing practice in the light of the conceptual literature. The units will include -- Concepts of career learning in a range of contexts - Structure of career learning in schools- Structure of career learning in universities- Session planning- Facilitation in groups- Session management- Programme design and implementation- Programme evaluationThis module is available during trimester 1 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 14 weeks) for part time students.

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This module is intended to further develop the skills, techniques and understanding necessary to deliver effective career guidance services to individuals. You will progress with learning how to apply counselling and coaching concepts to your developing practice with individual clients to enable you to identify and address their career development needs. Your practical skills will be developed by background reading, observing experienced practitioners, using role-play, feedback on performance, discussion and reflecting on practice. There will also be a focus building up the knowledge and skills to enable you to critically reflect theories and models of counselling and coaching. You will be required to reflect on your own developing practice in the light of the conceptual literature. Units will include -- Counselling skills and reflecting on practice- Solution focused coaching- Cognitive behaviour coaching- Narrative counselling- Career coaching in organisations- Structuring career interventions- Reflecting on PracticeThis module is available during trimester 2 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 14 weeks) for part time students.

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The module will enable you to develop and critique your digital and information literacy skills relating to the application and use of sources of career and labour market information. It will include evaluating and accessing information resources and tools using a range of sources including websites, social media, online streaming services, AI sources and specialist software. You will also learn how to support clients with developing information and digital literacy skills. Units will include - - Locating and evaluating information sources- Delivering information in context of career conversations- Career web services- Social media- Audio, video, and online media- Artificial intelligence and automated services- Writing/generating career information content.This module is available during trimester 1 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 8 weeks) for part time students.

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This module will give you a broad understanding of structures in education, together with training provision. This knowledge will enable you to undertake educational guidance work. You will develop an understanding of how to evaluate provision, and how students and service users can navigate their way through the education system. You will learn how to interpret educational and vocational qualifications. You will be supported to network with learning institutions. Units of study will include: overview of the education industry - qualification systems - academic and vocational education - schools - higher education and international students - further education and adult/community education - vocational training. The module will run in weeks 2 -7 in trimester 1.

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This module will enable you to give guidance about the world of work by providing you with a broad understanding of the labour market. You will explore structures in employment and how they are evolving. This culminates in an industry specific project which integrates the collection of labour market intelligence - making sense of the information and then presenting knowledge in accessible ways. You will be supported to gather industry information through online sources and direct contact with employers, professional and industry bodies. This provides a holistic and experiential view of labour markets as they relate to the work of career practitioners. Units will include: introduction to labour market economics - employer liaison - education-industry links - UK labour market patterns - unemployment and labour activation - skills - communicating abour market intelligence - the future of work. Classes will take place over weeks 8-14 in trimester 2.

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This module involves the building the knowledge and competencies to work inclusively with diverse client groups. You will discuss how to respect characteristics (including gender & sexuality, disability, ethnicity/faith, age, and socio-economic background), and to understand what they mean for career. You will become aware of barriers affecting the ability of individuals and groups to access opportunities and progress their career development. You will develop anti-oppressive practices to empower individuals and groups to fulfil their potential. Units will include: social justice in career development - UK equality legislation - class, socio-economic disadvantage and social mobility - gender and sexuality - ethnicity and religion - disability and special educational needs - special populations (e.g. older workers; offenders; veterans) - practice to promote equity, diversity and inclusion. The module will take place over weeks 8 - 14 in trimester 1.

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This module is focused on planning, designing, delivering and evaluating career group guidance and coaching experiences. You will analyse theories, concepts and models of career learning and development and there will also be a focus building up the knowledge and skills to enable you to critically reflect on theories and models. You will be required to reflect on your own developing practice in the light of the conceptual literature. The topics will include-- Learning theory - concepts and practice- Applying models of group guidance and coaching to a range of contexts- Group coaching rationale and planning- Contracting, confidentiality and building group relationships- Group coaching skills and techniques- Group dynamics and session management- Reflecting and evaluating group coaching interventionsThis module is available during trimester 2 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 14 weeks) for part time students.

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This module explores how public sector career services are shaped by government policy. You will gain an understanding of how these services have evolved, and how they manage conflicting priorities. You will compare the approaches of services in different sectors, and locations. You will also examine the impact of career service organisations on the work of individual career development practitioners. Units of study will include: history and purpose(s) of career services - public policy for career services - policy in Scotland - comparative policy (home nations and international perspectives) - higher education career & employability services - community based guidance and active labour market policies - independent practice, and workplace guidance. This module will run in weeks 2 - 7 of trimester 2.

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In this module you will examine the move towards the professionalisation in the career industry. The development of your own professionalism and ethical awareness will be key to this module. You will develop this through learning about models of reflective practice and applying them to your own work. You will take part in discussion, debate and interaction between fellow students and to develop skills to begin to operate as an autonomous reflective practitioner, integrating information from diverse sources to refine your professional practice and incorporate the values and ethics of the profession into your practice. You will examine the impact of engaging in continuous professional development to your practice and consider how evidence-based practice can inform your professional reflection. Units of study will include: professionalism, professionalisation, and professional identity - ethics - reflective practice - quality assurance and performance management - evidence-based practice - guidance organisation structure and culture - supervision, peer support and communities of practice. The module will take place across weeks 8-14 in trimester 2.

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This module will enable you to develop and apply a range of core professional skills gained as a result of work-based learning experiences, explore and apply the concepts of culture, identity and branding to your experience and share your experience and learning with students and staff at the Edinburgh Napier University to inform future work-based learning experiences. You will be required to undertake approximately 15 days of placement during the latter half of this module (or equivalent experience in your workplace). You will be allocated time during the work based learning experience to engage with lectures and undertake independent reading. Topics include - - Sector landscape and employment needs - Skills auditing and mapping- Successful teamwork and presentation skills- Developing networking and partnership working skills- Developing practical solutions to real-life issues- Reflective practice - Portfolio development This module is available during trimester 2 for full time on campus students or fully online (over 14 weeks) for part time students.

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