Professional Register Qualification List

If you hold a qualification which you think should be considered, or if you hold a Masters/ Post Graduate Diploma/Post Graduate Certificate in Management taken within the context of career development or a career development qualification which was undertaken overseas please contact the Head of Professional Development and Standards for advice.  

Registered Career Development Professional



Master’s Degree


  • Adult Guidance 
  • Business Psychology 
  • Career and Talent Management 
  • Career Coaching 
  • Career Counselling and Coaching 
  • Career Development and Coaching Studies 
  • Career Development and Employability 
  • Career Development and Management 
  • Careers Education 
  • Career Education and Coaching 
  • Career Education, Development and Guidance 
  • Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education 
  • Career Guidance 
  • Career Guidance and Development 
  • Career Guidance and Leadership 
  • Career Guidance and Employment Counselling 
  • Career Management 
  • Career Management and Coaching 
  • Career Management and Counselling 
  • Careers 
  • Education: Guidance Studies 
  • Education: Guidance Studies (E-Learning) 
  • Managing Medical Careers 
  • Occupational Psychology  
  • Organisational Psychology 
  • Professional Development (University of Glamorgan) 
  • Professional Learning (Career Education and Guidance) 
  • Professional Practice in Career Guidance 
  • Professional Studies (Guidance) 
  • Vocational Guidance

Post Graduate Diploma


  • Adult Guidance 
  • Career and Talent Management 
  • Career Coaching 
  • Career Counselling and Coaching 
  • Career Development and Coaching Studies 
  • Career Development and Employability 
  • Career Development and Management 
  • Careers Education 
  • Career Education and Coaching 
  • Career Education, Development and Guidance 
  • Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education 
  • Career Guidance 
  • Career Guidance and Development 
  • Career Guidance and Leadership 
  • Career Management 
  • Career Management and Coaching 
  • Careers 
  • Education: Guidance Studies 
  • Education: Guidance Studies (E-Learning) 
  • Professional Learning (Career Education and Guidance) 
  • Professional Studies (Guidance) 

Post Graduate Certificate


  • Adult Guidance 
  • Career and Talent Management 
  • Career Coaching 
  • Career Development 
  • Career Development and Coaching Studies 
  • Career Development and Employability 
  • Career Development and Management 
  • Career Education, Development and Guidance 
  • Career Education and Guidance 
  • Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education 
  • Career Guidance 
  • Career Guidance and Development 
  • Career Guidance and Leadership 
  • Career Management 
  • Career Management and Coaching 
  • Careers 
  • Careers Education 
  • Education: Guidance Studies 
  • Education: Guidance Studies (E-Learning) 
  • Professional Learning (Career Education and Guidance) 
  • Professional Practice in Career Guidance 
  • Professional Studies (Cambridge Certificate in Leading and Managing Careers Work in Schools) 
  • Professional Studies (Qualification in Careers Leadership) 

Qualification


  • Qualification in Career Development 
  • Qualification in Career Guidance 
  • Qualification in Career Guidance and Development 

Bachelor’s Degree


  • BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling Studies (Society Joint Hons Programme) Northumbria University 
  • BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling (Single Hons) Northumbria University 

Diploma


  • Diploma in Career Guidance (Part 1) 
  • Diploma in Career Guidance combined with the NVQ Level 4 in Guidance 
  • Diploma in Vocational Guidance 
  • Post-experience Diploma in Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education 
  • Diploma in Career Guidance and Education 
  • Advanced Diploma in Managing Careers Education Information, Advice and Guidance 

Certificate


  • Certificate in Management of Advice and Guidance (60 credits)

QCF Level 6 Diploma


  • QCF Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development 

ICCI Certification


  • Practitioner 
  • Fellow 

Require a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree; demonstration of specific competencies; and experience as follows: 

Practitioner: 8 years work experience; with at least 4 years in career services 

Fellow: 12 years work experience; with at least 6 years in career services 

S/NVQ Level 4 plus three specified QCF units or equivalent HE Modules

S/NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance plus three specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules 

S/NVQ Level 4 in Guidance plus three specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules 

NVQ Level 4 in LDSS (Cluster) plus appropriate qualification (e.g. teaching) plus three specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules 

NVQ Level 4 in LDSS (Supporting Young People Pathway) plus three specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules 

The three specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules are: Career Guidance Theory; Reflect on and improve professional practice; Use career and labour market information with clients. 

The S/NVQ qualification must have been undertaken in a career guidance context and include the following units: Develop interactions with clients; Assist clients to decide on a course of action; Assist clients to implement a course of action; Assist clients to review their achievement of a course of action.

S/NVQ Level 4 plus two specified QCF units or equivalent HE Modules (Wales only)

NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance plus Career Guidance Theory (Wales) plus two specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Module. The two specified QCF Level 6 units or equivalent HE Modules are: Reflect on and improve professional practice; Use career and labour market information with clients.

The S/NVQ qualification must have been undertaken in a career guidance context and include the following units: Develop interactions with clients; Assist clients to decide on a course of action; Assist clients to implement a course of action; Assist clients to review their achievement of a course of action.

Apprenticeship

  • Level 6 Career Development Professional Apprenticeship 

Registered Careers Leader



RCL Qualifications


  • Leading and Managing Careers Education (20 credits LSBU) 
  • Certificate in Professional Development in Managing CEIAG (40 credits Derby) 
  • Certificate in Careers Education and Guidance (20 credits CCCU) 
  • Advanced Certificate in Careers Education and Guidance (20 credits, CCCU) 
  • Certificate in Understanding Careers Education and Guidance (20 credits CCCU) 
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Careers Leadership 
  • Any Level 6 or Level 7 qualification in Careers Leadership of a minimum of 20 credits undertaken via the funding provided by the Careers & Enterprise Company 
  • Diploma in Careers Education, (60 credits NTU) 
  • OCR Unit Certificates Level 6, Units 21,22 and 23 or 17, 18 and 19 
  • Certificate of Further Professional Studies in Getting Started on CEG in Schools together with Certificate of Further Professional Studies in Leading and Managing CEG in Schools (Cambridge) 


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