Resources for Career Development Professionals
Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Career Development Professionals
A list of OERs that you may wish to access as CPD and are relevant to work in our sector can be found below. You may also like to review the list of resources for clients, particularly those relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, which are available here: Career Development Resources for Individuals
Resources to develop your Skills, Tools and Knowledge
A short overview of the key elements of implementing a coaching approach in your work.
OpenLearn Facilitating group discussions
Gain an insight into facilitating meetings and discussions in the workplace. In this free course, Facilitating group discussions, you will look at some of the behaviours effective facilitators exhibit. Informative and engaging videos will introduce you to examples of facilitation in practice.
Gain an insight into facilitating meetings and discussions in the workplace. In this free course, Facilitating group discussions, you will look at some of the behaviours effective facilitators exhibit. Informative and engaging videos will introduce you to examples of facilitation in practice.
A new online learning resource for career professionals across Europe.
An overview of the coaching relationship and purpose from both sides.
Note that this England-focused course refers directly to the now (mainly) defunct Connexions services, however the broader principles still stand.
While this MOOC has completed, the resources are still available as public and Open educational Resources (OERs).
Three Online Learning modules developed to support the continuing professional development of those working in careers education, information, advice and guidance in their understanding and use of labour market information and intelligence.
A useful OER if you work in HE and support staff as well as students.
Resources to improve your Expertise in Equity and Inclusion
e-learning modules to improve your deaf awareness within the context of offering careers advice. Each module contains country-specific information and identifies key considerations when providing careers advice to deaf young people so you can be confident in the advice you’re providing.
Note: This is a Scotland-specific course. This course may be of specific interest to professionals working in or aspiring to work in Higher Education.
This module has been developed by Education Scotland to provide educational practitioners and local authorities with free professional learning resources which focus on an introduction to Inclusion and equality within Scottish education. The module content is very relevant for all educational practitioners and also supports teachers to meet the required general Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) standards for Professional Learning, annual reviews and Professional Update.
An introductory guide for Careers Advisers, Employability
Workers and other skilled helpers on supporting dyslexic clients to complete
personal statement style job applications.
OpenLearn Create: Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice
The first of 3 modules (links to the other modules on the index page) that aim to provide teachers and local authority staff with an awareness of what dyslexia is, its impact and how it can be supported within an inclusive school community. It may also be of interest if you work in the voluntary sector or simply have an interest in dyslexia and inclusive practice.
The first of 3 modules (links to the other modules on the index page) that aim to provide teachers and local authority staff with an awareness of what dyslexia is, its impact and how it can be supported within an inclusive school community. It may also be of interest if you work in the voluntary sector or simply have an interest in dyslexia and inclusive practice.
This course considers the complexity of social justice as
applied to education and reflects on the different purposes of, and value
ascribed to, education in different countries and cultures. It discusses
different conceptions of 'justice' and the distinction between equity and
equality.
For all staff working in Scotland's universities. Built around the voices of student careers.
For all staff working in Scotland's universities, to improve their understanding of care experience, student carer voices and corporate parent responsibilities.
FutureLearn: Caring for Vulnerable Children (University of Strathclyde)
In times of austerity and shrinking public services, the task of identifying and caring for vulnerable children has never been more challenging. In this free online course, we’ll help you explore some of the issues involved in undertaking this task.