The Career Practitioner Training program prepares graduates to facilitate, implement, and plan career development programs for clients with vocational needs. They will perform tasks such as leading job finding clubs, developing job placements, providing employment counselling, and designing new programs.
The 440-hour (sixteen-week) curriculum consists of nine modules, including classroom studies, two practicums, and Job Finding Club and Personality Dimensions (True Colours) Level 1 certificate training. The practicum ensures the transferability of learned skills to the worksite, and the two qualification trainings consolidate the work skill level of our graduates.
Graduates of this program will meet the training requirements for the international certification as a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF). This curriculum follows the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners.
Graduates may find employment in high schools, colleges, job service offices, employment centres, one-stop employment centres, and government agencies. Depending upon the situation, they may secure employment as a career coach, career group facilitator, job search trainer, intake interviewer, career resource centre coordinator, employment counsellor, career development caseworker, vocational consultant, or workforce development specialist.
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Post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate, or combination of education and work experience
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One year work/volunteer experience in the field or related field
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Good oral and written English skills; English proficiency test may be required
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Basic level of computer skills in word processing and using the Internet
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Attendance at an information session recommended
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Interview with the program coordinator
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CPRA 1000 Career Development and Helping Skills
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CPRA 1005 Career Planning, Assessment, and Personality Dimensions Level 1
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CPRA 1010 Information and Computer Research
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CPRA 1015 Employability and Job Search Skills
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CPRA 1020 Group Facilitation and Job Finding Club
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CPRA 1025 Practicum I
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CPRA 1030 Job Development and Diverse Groups
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CPRA 1035 Program Development, Resources Management, and Learning Facilitation
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CPRA 1040 Practicum II
$4950 (subject to change; does not include cost of texts - approximately $300)
Note
Additional student and administrative fees may apply to this program.
Monday - Friday, 0900 to 1500
For more information please call Kon Li, Program Coordinator, at 604.599.3121 or visit www.kwantlen.ca
Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded a Citation in Career Practitioner Training.