Childcare and Education - Careers Adviser
Childcare and Education - Careers Adviser
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Careers advisers help people make decisions about their education, training and work options.
- Work with people individually or in groups
- Offer advice and guidance face-to-face, online, or by telephone
- Explore how skills, abilities and interests relate to potential careers
- Work with employers, schools, universities and training providers
- Research and provide careers and labour market information
- Give support to make decisions, overcome barriers and plan next steps
You could work in a contact centre, at a university, at a college, at a school, at an outreach centre or from home.
As a Careers Adviser, you could work between 35 to 40 hours a week. You could work evenings and weekends.
Starting: £21,000
Experienced: £35,000
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
You can take either a postgraduate diploma or master's degree in career guidance.
These courses take one year full-time or 2 years part-time and lead to the Qualification in Career Development (QCD).
Many people apply to do a career guidance qualification after working in teaching, youth work or social services.
You could do a Career Development Professional Level 6 Higher Apprenticeship.
This takes 2 years to complete.
You may be able to do an Employability Practitioner Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship, if you're working in careers or education, then go on to complete a career guidance qualification.
You could start by working as a careers co-ordinator or youth worker and do further training on the job.
Your employer may support you to take work-based qualifications such as:
- Level 4 Diploma in Advice and Guidance
- Level 4 Diploma in Career Information and Advice
- Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development