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Postgraduate Diploma
Paisley Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
8 months
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Postgraduate Diploma
Paisley Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
8 months
Postgraduate Diploma
University of the West of Scotland
Online
SEP-25
2 years
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OVERVIEW
At UWS we offer three qualifications in career guidance and development.
Completing our most popular course, the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Career Guidance and Development, will support you to develop professional practice competence working with individuals and groups and to undertake critical analysis of key aspects of career guidance and development practice.
A PGCert option is also available for students wishing to complete one year of part-time study only.
Having completed the PGDip or an equivalent qualification at another institution, students can return to study our masters 'top-up' module to obtain a full MSc in Career Guidance and Development. Our masters route is focused on continuous professional development through practitioner-researcher skills, and supports students to take the opportunity to promote their work within the sector.
CAREERS
Graduates have a successful record of gaining employment as career guidance and development professionals in the public, private and third sectors across the UK and internationally, including with Skills Development Scotland (working in schools and with adult clients), in colleges, universities, local authorities and in civil service roles.
The video below was produced by Skills Development Scotland about Careers Adviser roles with them, and features several graduates from this programme.
Applicants to the full-time PGDip/QCD should normally hold an honours degree in any subject. Applicants to the part-time, online PG Dip/QCD may hold a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent (e.g., a Level 9 Technical Apprenticeship) and significant, relevant work experience. Applicants who wish to complete the PG Cert or PG Diploma online must normally be employed for the duration of their programme in a guidance related role where they have access to clients and to a QCD accredited professional willing to act as their workplace supervisor. Applicants who wish to complete the PG Cert online must normally be employed in a guidance-related role. Applicants will have to provide an appropriate reference confirming their suitability for work with individuals and groups in helping and teaching contexts.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,430 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£6,430 per year
Students from Other UK
This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£13,070 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£13,070 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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