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Careers advisers help people make decisions about their education, training and work options.
You could work: evenings / weekends;
As a careers adviser, you could:
You could work in a contact centre, at a university, at a college, at a school, at an outreach centre or from home.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a postgraduate diploma, or master's degree, in career guidance after completing an undergraduate degree in any subject.
Postgraduate courses take 1 year full time or 2 years part time and lead to the Qualification in Career Development (QCD).
People often apply to do a postgraduate career guidance qualification after working in teaching, youth work or social services.
You'll usually need:
You could apply to do a Career Development Professional Level 6 (non-degree) Apprenticeship.
This takes 2 years to complete.
You may be able to do an Employability Practitioner Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship, if you're working in careers or education, then go on to complete a level 6 career guidance qualification.
You could start by working as a careers co-ordinator, employment support adviser or youth worker and do further training on the job.
Your employer may support you to take work-based qualifications, such as:
Volunteering with job support, advice or mentoring organisations could give you an advantage when applying for training or jobs.
Find out about local opportunities for voluntary work through the National Council for Voluntary Organisations or Do IT.
You'll need to:
Once you're qualified, you can apply to join the Career Development Institute's UK register of career development professionals.
You can find out more about becoming a careers adviser from the Career Development Institute.
With experience, you could:work with specific groups like adults, graduates or young people with special needs; become a careers leader in school or college; co-ordinate careers services and manage a team of advisers; go into careers coaching, resettlement or work-placement services; be self-employed as a consultant or freelance adviser