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.

Work-based Routes
Qualification/Standard held Qualifications required to become a Registered Career Development Professional  Future possible progression or specialisms
Pre 2011 NVQ 4 Advice and Guidance or LDSS Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development units 2, 3 & 6 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
Careers Leadership units 17, 18 & 19 or 21, 22 & 23 Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development - Mandatory Units 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
A variety of Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development mandatory and/or optional units Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development - remaining mandatory and optional units for the full Diploma 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
Level 4 Diploma in Careers information and Advice Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development - mandatory units except Unit 1 plus option units as required 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
Employability Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard - Occupational Level 4 Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development - full diploma 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
Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Advice and Guidance Level 6 Diploma: Career Guidance and Development - full diploma 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 working in a career guidance and development role which enables them to meet the evidence requirements for the full level 6 Diploma. This includes those people who are in such a role 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
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