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Certificate of Career Counselling

The Certificate of Career Counselling is an online professional development course that will give you the confidence to assist clients with career guidance using a career development framework.
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Study Hours
90 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

If you aspire to work as a career guidance professional, this online career counselling course will give you the skills and knowledge to launch your career or start your own private practice as a career coach or counsellor.

The Certificate of Career Counselling is an online professional development course that will give you the confidence to assist clients with career guidance using a career development framework.

In this career counselling and coaching course, you will learn to assist clients in identifying their career aspirations and plan appropriate pathways to support their career development. You will also explore how to plan and access career pathways, analyse and apply labour market information and support clients in planning their careers across all life stages.

On completion of this career development course, you will be prepared for a career as a counsellor, employment consultant or HR professional.

Printed learning materials are available for purchase for this course and can be ordered during enrolment.  

Course Structure
Unit - Certificate of Career Counselling

Unit 1  – Analyse and apply information that supports employment and career development

  • Information gathering
  • Networking
  • Industry / professional associations
  • Industry information
  • Government departments
  • University research facilities
  • Labour market information
  • Copyright
  • Research information
  • Research skills
  • Evaluate plans and practices
  • Individual pathways plan
  • Job search planning
  • Client education and training
  • Update knowledge
  • Changes in economic activity
  • Labour Force Surveys
  • Average working hours
  • Contract employment
  • Portable skills
  • Globalisation
  • Impact of technology
  • Core vocational skills
  • Employment trends
  • Job vacancy reporting
  • Unemployment data
  • Recruitment analysis
  • Instigating change

Unit 2  – Deliver services consistent with a career development framework

  • Client participation
  • Client communication
  • Career development
  • Client needs and aspirations
  • Clarify expectations
  • Teaching clients to plan
  • Client support
  • Facilitate client learning
  • Adult learning models
  • Learning styles
  • Group learning
  • Establish trust
  • Sharing and reflecting information
  • Change management
  • Building resilience
  • Goal setting
  • Required competencies
  • Areas for development
  • Stages of life
  • Professional development
  • Career status
  • Evaluate services
  • Surveys and questionnaires

Unit 3 – Conduct career guidance interviews

  • Career aspirations
  • Career guidance
  • Client rapport
  • Personality types
  • Client expectations
  • Questioning techniques
  • Ability tests
  • Career development framework
  • Labour market conditions
  • Career goals and options
  • Work experience
  • Career interests, skills
  • Career assessment tools
  • Employment barriers
  • Job profiles
  • Training requirements
  • Employment opportunities
  • Career objectives
  • Realistic options
  • SMART goals
  • Exploring/creating opportunities
  • Hidden job market
  • Job searching
  • Employment applications
  • Job application mistakes
  • Interview preparation
  • Client action plans
  • Agency referrals
  • Voluntary work

Unit 4  – Provide support to people in career transition

  • Career action plan
  • Develop strategies
  • Confirm goals
  • Assess current job and skills
  • Areas for development
  • Training opportunities
  • Highlight key skills
  • Effective resume
  • Ability tests
  • Job interviews
  • CAR structure
  • Interview questions and answers
  • Communication skills
  • Building rapport
  • Active listening
  • Career action plan
  • Goals
  • Client progress
  • Client feedback

Unit 5 – Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills

  • Counselling interview sequence
  • Environmental / personal factors
  • Cultural considerations
  • Disabilities / impairments
  • Client-counsellor relationship
  • Counselling skills
  • Person-centred approach
  • Client-centred interactions
  • Establish rapport
  • Empathy, honesty and openness
  • Conflict resolution
  • Learning styles
  • Communication styles and skills
  • Key objectives
  • The initial session
  • Structured approach
  • Specialised counselling skills
  • Negotiation techniques
  • Promoting self-advocacy / self-care
  • Coping strategies
  • Responding to distress or crisis
  • Self-evaluation / self-awareness
  • Professional development plan
  • Action learning
  • Networking / professional memberships

Unit 6- Use communication to build relationships

  • Communicating effectively with clients
  • Building rapport
  • Compromising behaviours
  • Active listening
  • Effective questioning
  • Data security
  • Professional boundaries
  • Formal presentations
  • Media resources
  • Communication protocols
  • Exchanging information
  • Tips for providing information to clients
  • Policies and procedures
  • Law and ethics
  • Specific customer needs
  • Seeking help from others
  • Referral processes
  • Communication barriers
  • Conflict resolution
  • Threatening behaviours
  • Meetings and agendas
  • Facilitating meetings
  • Discussing relevant issues
  • Effective group discussions
  • Meeting participation
  • Conflict between participants
  • Recording/minute taking
  • Distribution of minutes / reports
  • Evaluation processes
  • Continuous improvement
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Estimated Duration
90 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Career Outcomes
  • Career Coach
  • Career Advisor
  • Human Resource Advisor
Thoughtfully designed course with a great scaffolded approach to content.
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Madelein
Arana Hills, QLD
Certificate of Career Counselling
September 2024
The experience studying through Australian online courses was great. I liked the flexibility of offering the courses you can study at your own pace and the content was apt, easy to understand. This helps the busy individuals juggling with full time work and family. It was great and the staff were very co-operative. Due to some health issues, I could not complete the course in scheduled time, the staff were supportive and offered me extension to complete the course. Overall experience was great!
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Santhoshi
Werrington, NSW
Certificate of Career Counselling
June 2024
I found it extremely easy to navigate and follow. I loved how they left you to do it in your own time, no deadlines.
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Patrice
QLD
Certificate of Career Counselling
February 2024
I liked the self-paced style of learning for my course. This made it much easier to fit the learning into my schedule.
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K. Munroe
Bokarina, QLD
Certificate of Career Counselling
January 2023
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At Australian Online Courses, we are passionate about helping individuals from diverse backgrounds achieve their career goals. Since 2008, we have created opportunities for people in Australia and around the world.

Our Difference

What sets us apart is that we genuinely care about your career development. That’s why flexible study schedules, competitive pricing and exceptional customer and student support are at the heart of what we do. Our comprehensive courses, developed in consultation with industry employers, provide the skills and knowledge necessary for success in your current role or to pursue new opportunities.

Our state-of-the-art eLearning platform means you can study anywhere, anytime. So, enrol today and get the skills and confidence you need to achieve your career dreams, big or small.

Graduation

A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.

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Why choose Australian Online Courses?
  • Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
  • Improve your employment opportunities;
  • Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
  • High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
  • All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
  • Unlimited tutor support via email;
  • We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
  • Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18 with a competent level of English. For those under 18, please complete the Parent/Guardian Consent Form before enrolling.

To study online with Australian Online Courses you will need a computer (desktop PC/laptop) running a current/updated operating system with reliable high-speed internet access. You will need to use the Google Chrome browser to access your course.

You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!

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This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.

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