Career Development and Employability

This practical Career Development and Employability course from University of Huddersfield,will allow you the opportunity to get the Qualification in Career Development (QCD) - the nationally recognised professional qualification awarded by the Career Development Institute (CDI) - alongside your Master's qualification.

Throughout this Career Development and Employability degree program delivered at the University of Huddersfield you'll learn about policy, practice and theories underpinning career guidance, equality and diversity, partnership working and research-based practice.

Key Facts

You will also learn how to employ independent learning strategies that will enable you deepen your knowledge and understanding of educational research while also developing your professional practice.

• Having taught career guidance courses for over 40 years, we have established a strong national reputation in the sector. You'll have access to our extensive professional and academic network which feeds directly into course design and delivery and to our excellent facilities and specialist equipment.

• If you’re looking to gain additional knowledge but cannot commit to the full-time one-year MA, you may choose the two years part-time route, or study the Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) which also leads to the award of the QCD (the Qualification in Career Development).

• This course can lead to a wide variety of interesting and rewarding career prospects in the career guidance and development sector including higher and further education careers and employability services, secondary education and third-sector organisations. You can find out more via the CDI.

Courses included:

• Developing Professional Practice: Organisational Culture and Professional Practice

• The Guidance Network

• Critical Literature Review

• Professional Research Project
• Higher Education in Context