PgDip Career Guidance & Development at University of the West of Scotland

The Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance and Development prepares students for professional roles in a wide variety of Careers and Employability contexts including in schools, colleges, universities, local authorities and the third and private sectors. The fact that it was a 2-term course was a big factor for me.

Duration: 2 terms full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Paisley, Online: September  |  Location: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Career Development professional practice including practical work with individuals and groups, coaching practice and ethical and inclusive practice The study of theories of career development drawn from a range of Social Science disciplines that seek to explain how people make career decisions and how careers develop

Career pathways

Our graduates are highly successful in gaining professional employment in the Careers and Employability sector working for public, private and third sector organisations across the UK and internationally, including with Skills Development Scotland (working in schools and with adult clients), in colleges, universities, local authorities and civil service roles.

Official programme page