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Graduate Diploma in Career Development 

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Postgraduate

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Feb, Aug

This online program is new for 2009 and available to domestic and international students. Please note that international students must study in their home country.
 
The Graduate Diploma in Career Development forms the second stage of a nested suite of studies designed to meet the need for nationally recognised and endorsed ‘professional standards’ for the career profession, specified by the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) and now required to join the Professional Association of Career Counsellors. Graduates will be competent in all aspects of careers management and able to work within a variety of professional settings.


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The main aim of the program is to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be professional careers managers in their chosen area of specialty. Graduates will be prepared for immediate professional employment or further studies at postgraduate level. The curriculum has been structured so that students will study and address the professional and ethical standards as required by their relevant career association and:
  • gain the necessary theory, counselling and client management skills from completion of the Graduate Certificate in Career Development
  • consolidate this knowledge and skill and specialise within an area of professional interest by choosing a study stream within the Graduate Diploma in Career Development
Students who complete the program will have:
  • a thorough knowledge of the career decision-making process, theories of career choice and development, characteristics of the current world of work, client management techniques, discriminating use of instruments and the needs of special populations – employees, the unemployed, those in transition, third age clients
  • knowledge of major sources of career, occupational and educational information available through the internet. Students will have acquired search, analysis, data collation and information discrimination skills and experience at interacting via cyberspace
  • knowledge of major print, electronic and global community resources relevant to the career support of clients and employees
  • an in-depth knowledge and experience (through the project) about a particular aspect of career development and client helping that is of interest to the student
Students will:
  • identify social, economic and cultural trends affecting an individual’s career decision-making context
  • learn how to coach others in personal career management and career resiliency skills
  • identify learning styles and honour differences in ways clients process information and formulate personal decisions
  • acquire expertise in keeping up-to-date regarding nature of change in the workplace and career roles
  • analyse the purpose, activities and outcomes of comprehensive career support programs within employment, case management, consultancy and private practice settings


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For the Graduate Diploma, students are required to successfully complete a total of eight units comprising four units from the graduate certificate level and a further four units from the graduate diploma level study stream of their choice, totalling to 100 credit points. All units are valued at 12.5 credit points.
 
Students will normally be enrolled in the Recommended Study Sequence. However, it will be possible for students to choose units of study within each level in any order, subject to prerequisite studies being met.
 
Recommended Study Sequence

Year 1 - Graduate Certificate level
  
Year 2 -  Graduate Diploma level
Students choose one of the following study streams comprising four units (see 'Units of Study' for unit details):
 
Study Stream A: Career Development in Organisations
Study Stream B: Career Management & Private Practice
Study Stream C: Career Case Management
Study Stream D: Career-Life Coaching Third Age Clients
Study Stream E: Career Development in Education Settings


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Graduate Certificate
HAYD403 Developing Helping Skills
HAYD404 Essentials of Transition Coaching
  
Graduate Diploma 
 
Study Stream A: Career Development in Organisations
Semester 3
HAYD410 Talent Management in Organisations
HAYD411 Implementing Career Development Programs
Semester 4
HAYD412 Evaluating Career Development Support Strategies
HAYD413 Organisation Project
 
Study Stream B - Career Management & Private Practice
Semester 3
HAYD420 Essentials of Private Practice
HAYD421 Defining Business Scope and Focus
Semester 4
HAYD422 Marketing and Growing a Private Practice
HAYD423 Private Practice Project

Study Stream C - Career Case Management
Semester 3
HAYD430 Utilising Government Programs
HAYD431 Models of Case Management
Semester 4
HAYD432 Overcoming Barriers to Change
HAYD433 Case Management Project
 
Study Stream D - Career-Life Coaching Third Age Clients
Semester 3
HAYD440 Coaching Models for Third Age Clients
HAYD441 Facilitation of Retirement Transistion
Semester 4HAYD442 Implementing Transition Management Plans
HAYD443 Third Age Client Project
 
Study Stream E - Career Development in Education Settings
Semester 3HAYD450 The Education Context and Student Issues
HAYD451 Identifying Career Development Resources
Semester 4
HAYD452 Implementing Educational Career Development Programs


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Graduates from these programs will be able to work in the area of careers management in schools, private practice and in organisations.


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This course has been designed to adhere to the Australian Professional Standards for the training of Careers Counsellors, to be introduced by 2012.


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Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:

  • capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
  • entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
  • effective and ethical in work and community situations
  • adaptable and able to manage change
  • aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. sociocultural, economic, natural)


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Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in appropriate discipline with some relevant work experience.


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Applicants will be considered on their individual merits. University policies will apply, in accordance with the guidelines at the university’s Policies & Procedures Database: Recognition of Prior Learning - Higher Education Sector: 
http://ppd.swin.edu.au/stuinf/RecognitionOfPriorLearningHigherEducationSector.html


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The indicative course tuition fee is $10,800 for 2012, based on one year full time load (or 1 EFTSL). The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.

The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a suite of income-contingent loans for Australian citizens and holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas. FEE-HELP is available to eligible fee-paying undergraduate and postgraduate students. It provides students with a loan to cover their tuition fees (lifetime maximum $85,062 from 1 January 2010). The FEE-HELP limit is indexed on 1 January each year.

Note: New Zealand citizens and holders of other Australian permanent resident visas do not have access to HELP loans. These students must pay their student contributions or tuition fees up front without a discount.

For further information on your support and study options visit the 'Going to Uni' website at: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au  

For information about Swinburne's fees visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/fees  


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Application forms can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/postgrad/apply/


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Web: Enquire online

Tel: 1300 ASK SWIN (1300 275 794)
Email: postgrad@swinburne.edu.au


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