Careers advisers help people make decisions about their education, training and work options.
£18,000 Starter
to£35,000 Experienced
35 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends
You can get into this job through:
You can take either a postgraduate diploma or master’s degree in career guidance. These courses lead to the Qualification in Career Development.
Many people apply to do this course after working in teaching, youth and community work or social services. These courses take 1 year full time or 2 years part time.
You'll usually need:
You could start by working as a careers support assistant or youth worker and take further training on the job.
Your employer may sponsor you to take work-based qualifications like the Level 7 Qualification in Career Development.
Once you're qualified, you can apply to join the Career Development Institute’s UK register of career development professionals. You’ll need the Qualification in Career Development to register.
The Career Development Institute has more information about this job.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Your day-to-day duties may include:
You could work in a contact centre, at a university, from home, at a college or at a school.
You could specialise and work with adults or people with special needs.
With experience, you could become a manager. You could also become self-employed and work as a consultant, researcher or writer.
Another option could be to move into industry and provide career management advice for employees of large companies.
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