Careers education courses
The Careers Education and Information Team (CEdIT) can provide a range of courses to help colleagues improve their practice in careers education, information, advice and guidance and other work with young people.
Full day and part-day courses could include:
- Managing your careers and options information provision - How to choose high quality, impartial careers and options information for your students
- Work-readiness - Encouraging the skills and attitudes your students will need in the workplace (Secondary/Primary focus)
- What does Raising the Participation Age (RPA) mean for your students? - Helping students understand their options and make decisions
- Managing and developing careers education within your curriculum
- Working one to one with young people
- Work, apprenticeship or university? Your students' options after post-16 education
- STEM - How to develop your students' understanding of STEM careers
- Understanding and using labour market information (LMI) with students
- Career Mark How to get accreditation for your organisation
- LECAP Introductory and refresher courses
Bespoke Courses and INSET
Any of these courses can be tailored to address your organisation's needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements by completing the enquiry form.
Accredited Careers Education courses
The courses below have been developed in response to the increasing need for improved CEIAG to support young people with the decisions they make through and beyond the 11-19 phase of their learning. The courses focus on leading, managing, coordinating and contributing to programmes of careers education, information, advice and guidance, enabling learners to obtain accreditation for work based activities.
Derby University
The East Midlands Consortium, in partnership with the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) at the University of Derby, has introduced two new qualifications in Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG):
- Certificate in Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance, and Advanced Diploma in Managing Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.
- Click here to view the qualification leaflet (pdf format)
To express an interest in enrolment or for further information please contact www.derby.ac.uk/icegs or contact iCeGS on icegenquiry@derby.ac.uk or 01332 591267 or Sang Townsley on 0116 261 5920 or email stownsley@connexions-leics.org
Other accredited training
Diplomas in Careers Education and Careers Guidance are offered by Nottingham Trent University.
Programme Leader: Anne Owen Tel: 0115 848 5861, Fax: 0115 848 5834, Email: anne.owen@ntu.ac.uk Administrator: Lydia Coles Tel: 0115 848 5648, Email: lydia.coles@ntu.ac.uk

