If you hold one of the qualifications in the left hand column you will need to undertake the relevant qualification from the middle column to be qualified to provide personal career guidance to clients. These qualifications meet the requirement for the UK Register of Career Development Professionals.

If you do not hold one of the qualifications in the left hand column you will need to take one of the qualifications listed for Direct Entry. Please see Qualifying to provide career guidance and coaching.

Higher Education Routes
Qualification/Standard held Qualifications required to become a Registered Career Development Professional Future possible progression or specialisms
Post Graduate Certificate: Careers Leadership University of Huddersfield Master's/Post Graduate Diploma in Career Development and Employability including QCD, University of Huddersfield Through experience and/or further qualifications it is possible to progress to roles in: Management; Working with clients with specific needs, e.g. SEND; Quality Assurance - Assessment/Internal Quality Assessment; Research; Consultancy; Self-Employment; Training
(Higher Apprenticeship: Career Development Professional) Post Graduate Certificate University of Warwick Master's/Post Graduate Diploma in Career Development and Coaching Studies, University of Warwick Through experience and/or further qualifications it is possible to progress to roles in: Management; Working with clients with specific needs, e.g. SEND; Quality Assurance - Assessment/Internal Quality Assessment; Research; Consultancy; Self-Employment; Training
Technical Apprenticeship (Scotland) SCQF Level 9 career information, advice and employability support Post Graduate Diploma Career Guidance and Development and QCD, Edinburgh Napier University and University of the West of Scotland Through experience and/or further qualifications it is possible to progress to roles in: Management; Working with clients with specific needs, e.g. SEND; Quality Assurance - Assessment/Internal Quality Assessment; Research; Consultancy; Self-Employment; Training
Post Graduate Certificate in Career Development/Coaching/Career Development and Coaching Studies/Career Guidance & Development/Career Education, Information and Guidance in HE The related Post Graduate Diploma/Master's at the same university Through experience and/or further qualifications it is possible to progress to roles in: Management; Working with clients with specific needs, e.g. SEND; Quality Assurance - Assessment/Internal Quality Assessment; Research; Consultancy; Self-Employment; Training
Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Development & Management (Coventry); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Guidance and Development (Derby/ENU/UWS); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Guidance and Leadership (NTU); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Development and Employability (Huddersfield); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Development (UWE); Post Graduate Diploma in Career Development (CCCU); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Education, Information and Guidance in HE (Warwick); Master's/Post Graduate Diploma Career Development and Coaching Studies (Warwick); Master's Career Coaching (Birkbeck); BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling (Northumbria) Through experience and/or further qualifications it is possible to progress to roles in: Management; Working with clients with specific needs, e.g. SEND; Quality Assurance - Assessment/Internal Quality Assessment; Research; Consultancy; Self-Employment; Training
DIRECT ENTRY - for those wishing to work in a career guidance and development role. This includes those people who have experience from an adjacent part of the sector, e.g. human resources; employability; career coaching; life coaching; talent management; outplacement services youth and community work and the voluntary sector
Having any trouble?

Having any trouble?

Do not hesitate to reach out to us anytime.

01384 376464