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Graduate Certificate in Career Development

Course Code: N0718 CRICOS Code: Online

Duration	Campus and Intake	Fee*
6 Month/s (6 months full-time or one year part-time)	Online (Semester 1, Semester 2)	A$5,400 (total for 2012)

*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

About the course

Course Description:

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 Certificate in Career Development forms the first 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.

Aims & Objectives:

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

Course Structure:

For the graduate certificate, students are required to successfully complete a total of four units from the prescribed program, totalling to 50 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

Graduate Certificate

Semester 1:HAYD401 Labour Markets and Career Development Theory

HAYD402 Assessment and Models of Client Management

Semester 2:

HAYD403 Developing Helping Skills

HAYD404 Essentials of Transition Coaching

This online program is available to local students and international students studying in their home country.

Units of Study:

HAYD401 Labour Markets and Career Development Theory

HAYD402 Assessment and Models of Client Management

HAYD403 Developing Helping Skills

HAYD404 Essentials of Transition Coaching

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

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

Professional recognition:

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

How To Apply

How to apply:

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

English Language Requirements:

Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 575 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 232 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 90 with no band less than 20.

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

Prerequisites:

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

Academic Requirements: