National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
The National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) provides holders with recognition of skills and knowledge related to the world of work, career interventions, and career information. Holders of the qualification have skills and competencies required to hold roles such as front line customer service in a specific career information and service setting.
In order to fulfil these roles a basic knowledge of the world of work (labour market trends, education, training, demographics, social impacts, client interests, values, and psycho-social development, politics, and economics) and the pathways through which people can prepare for and enter different paid and unpaid work is required. The range of skills and competencies include provision of support and information that assist people to make decisions about their careers and the ability to identify the requirements of people who seek information and support, and how to address those requirements.
The compulsory section covers skills such as client customer service in a career practice context as well as career development theory, equity issues in career practice and professional development as a career practioner.
The elecitve section allows the candidate to choose standards to further develop skills in the career practice, interpersonal communication skills and writing techniques.
The National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) (Ref: 1586) is designed to provide a pathway to the National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) [Ref: 1588] but is not a prerequisite. This qualification and the National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 5) [Ref: 1587] have standards in common.
In order to fulfil these roles a basic knowledge of the world of work (labour market trends, education, training, demographics, social impacts, client interests, values, and psycho-social development, politics, and economics) and the pathways through which people can prepare for and enter different paid and unpaid work is required. The range of skills and competencies include provision of support and information that assist people to make decisions about their careers and the ability to identify the requirements of people who seek information and support, and how to address those requirements.
The compulsory section covers skills such as client customer service in a career practice context as well as career development theory, equity issues in career practice and professional development as a career practioner.
The elecitve section allows the candidate to choose standards to further develop skills in the career practice, interpersonal communication skills and writing techniques.
The National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) (Ref: 1586) is designed to provide a pathway to the National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) [Ref: 1588] but is not a prerequisite. This qualification and the National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 5) [Ref: 1587] have standards in common.
About the provider
As the
largest Industry Training Organisation in the country Skills works across 23
different industries from plumbing, and electrical through to scaffolding, real
estate and more. We act as a broker between industry, government and training
providers, to develop standard setting qualifications, that will help develop
the leaders of tomorrow.
For more than 25 years, we’ve been helping train up the next generation of tradies and professionals. We work with industries to ensure that qualifications provide trainees with the right skills at the right time.