Professional Development Opportunities in CIAG
Top Up Your NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance or Learning, Development &
Support Services (LDSS)
Workshop programme
Aimed at those with NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance, or the NVQ 4 in LDSS (Supporting
Young People Pathway)
Specified Units of the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development
Unit 2:
Reflect on and improve professional practice
Unit 3:
Career Guidance Theory
Unit 6:
Use Career and Labour Market Information with clients
How do I achieve these units?
You will need to attend two workshops, covering induction to the assessment programme; essential
underpinning knowledge; and introduction to the online portfolio-building system. Online learning materials
will be provided to supplement the workshops and support your acquisition of relevant underpinning
knowledge. Following the workshops you will work with your assessor on gathering the required evidence to
build towards completion of your portfolio. This should take no more than four months from induction.
Programme of workshops
Workshop 1:
Induction and Reflective practice (Unit 2)
Introduction to the assessment process, using the online support materials and online
portfolio building system.
Workshop 2
Career Guidance Theory ( Unit 3)
Online access to Unit 6 Using Career and Labour Market Information with clients
Workshops to be held in Bromley at address below. Call us if this location is not possible.
Tel: 020 8315 1253
How much will it Cost?
The price for this CPD ‘package’ is £720 (including VAT)
Once I have achieved these units can I get the credits towards the full qualification?
To achieve the full qualification you would need to undertake the other mandatory units and optional units to
make up the 60 credits required for the full Level 6 in Career Guidance & Development. Achievements at
NVQ 4 can be carried towards the Diploma. We can provide both initial assessment and support towards
achievement of the Diploma.
Background to the 3 Unit Route
The Career Development Institute (www.thecdi.net) has established the Register for Career Guidance &
Development professionals. As part of this development practitioners who currently hold either the NVQ 4 in
Advice & Guidance, or the NVQ 4 in LDSS (Supporting Young People Pathway) and hold the units below,
would be able to join the register subject to the achievement of three specified units of the Level 6 Diploma
– the recommended benchmark qualification for professional career guidance. Your NVQ must have been
achieved in a career guidance context. We offer the opportunity to achieve these units through a customised
CPD ‘package’.
The S/NVQ must have been undertaken in a career guidance context and include the interviewing units:
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Develop interactions with advice and guidance clients;
Assist advice and guidance clients to decide on a course of action;
Prepare clients through advice and guidance for the implementation of a course of action.
(Extract from the CDI website)
If you are interested please email us at: [email protected] to get an application
form.
Tel: 020 8315 1253