Apprenticeship Β· earn while you train Β· live UK standard from the careers engine
Apprenticeship

Career development professional

Level
6
Degree level
Length
2 yrs
typical
Sector
Business and administration
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Assisting individuals or organisations before or during career transitions to develop long and short term career strategies.

What you'd do

Conduct one-to-one career guidance interviews with clients
Assess individual needs and agree personalised action plans
Deliver group career education sessions in school or college
Research and share relevant labour market and course information
Signpost clients to relevant opportunities, programmes and support
Maintain case records and track client outcomes
Liaise with schools, employers and training providers

What you'd learn

Career development theory and guidance models
Labour market intelligence and education pathways
One-to-one guidance interview techniques
Group-based careers education and employability workshops
Ethical practice and professional standards in careers guidance
Needs assessment and action planning with clients
Recording and evaluation of careers guidance activity
Ready to look for a place?
See live Career development professional apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
Find vacancies
A Careermash concept Β· apprenticeship standard from our careers engine Β· vacancies via gov.uk.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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