Career Development Practitioner
Description
PROGRAM DETAILS
Program Code: CPT2
Delivery: Part-Time Online
Delivery: Part-Time Online
Topic Area: Teaching and Training
Part Time Offerings
2025 January
2025 May
2025 September
The Career Development Practitioner program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare students for roles in career and employment counselling. Combining academic coursework with supervised mentorship, the program provides a strong foundation in both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Students engage in studies of individual and group career counselling, learning techniques in career planning and transition management, and understanding how to guide diverse groups through their professional journeys.
Starting with an orientation to employment counselling, students develop skills for effective helping relationships and communication. They progress to applying statistics for career assessment and exploring ethical considerations. The program covers theories of change and their impacts on the workforce, strategies for supporting clients through transitions, and the social dynamics of work. Field placements provide real-world experience, essential for building professional networks and gaining practical insights. The program also ensures students understand ethical standards in career counselling, preparing them to meet the field's challenges and make a significant professional impact.
Starting with an orientation to employment counselling, students develop skills for effective helping relationships and communication. They progress to applying statistics for career assessment and exploring ethical considerations. The program covers theories of change and their impacts on the workforce, strategies for supporting clients through transitions, and the social dynamics of work. Field placements provide real-world experience, essential for building professional networks and gaining practical insights. The program also ensures students understand ethical standards in career counselling, preparing them to meet the field's challenges and make a significant professional impact.
Admission Requirements
- A Two- or Three-Year College Diploma, or a Degree OR
- Acceptable combination of related work experience and post-secondary education as judged by the College* OR
- Five years of work experience in the field as judged by the College to be equivalent*
Note:
- *Applicants may be required to submit a resume and cover letter that includes details of work experience.
COURSES
LEVEL 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- SOCI-6001 Orientation to Employment Counselling
- SOCI-6002 The Role of Assessment Instruments
- SOCI-6003 Career Transition & Change Management
- SOCI-6007 Sociological Perspective of Work
- SOCI-6008 Entrepreneurism & Program Management
- SOCI-6009 Counselling Diverse/Special Needs Groups
- SOCI-6010 Career Counselling
- SOCI-6017 Labour Market Career Development
- SOCI-6012 Applied Organizational Psychology
- FLDP-6021 Field Placement Career Development
- SOCI-6016 Ethics in Career Development
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Field Placement Career Development
- Orientation to Employment Counselling
- The Role of Assessment Instruments
- Sociological Perspective of Work
- Entrepreneurism & Program Management
- Counselling Diverse/Special Needs Groups
- Career Counselling
- Applied Organizational Psychology
- Ethics in Career Development
- Labour Market Career Development
- Career Transition & Change Management
Overview
- Institution: Fanshawe College
- Program type: Certificat post-diplôme
- Language: English
- Program Code: CPT2
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.