Cindy Claughton, MA, IPCC

Portfolio 2

Currently working toward

UK OCR Level 6 

Certificate in Career Leadership 

Recognised by UK Government for all Career Leaders for schools in England and will be registered as part of the Career Development Institute (CDI) UK, on course for future Chartership status

Specific certificate, as part of the
Level 6 Diploma,
Career Guidance and Development
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/633678-centre-handbook.pdf


OCR Level 6 Career Leadership
comprises of 3 modules: 
Units 17, 18, 19

17: 
Lead and manage career development work in an organisation J/618/7285 
Level 6, 60 credits

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand models for the role of career development leader in an organisation
  • Be able to promote career development work within an organisation
  • Be able to work with senior leaders to develop policy for career development work
  • Be able to plan the overall programme of career development work within an
  • organisation
  • Be able to manage colleagues and resources in order to deliver career development
  • work
  • Be able to manage effective partnerships to deliver career development work
  • Understand how to commission careers guidance services for an organisation



18:
 Continuously improve career development work in an organisation  L/618/7286
Level 6, 40 credits

19: 
Plan and design career-related learning programmes R/618/7287 
Level 6, 60 credits

19.1 Understand career learning theories and how these can be applied to the design of programmes of career-related learning (1.1, 1.2)

19.5 understand the full range of education, training and employment opportunities and integrate this information into
careers programmes (5.1, 5.2)



Evidence:
Can come from a number of sources.  • observation • questioning • professional discussion • work products – the outcome or product of a learner’s work activity • witness testimonies • personal statement • assignments, tasks, projects or tests, centre devised projects e.g. a case study





=

x 40 credits, x 2 Units from the MA, Careers Education and Coaching

University of Derby

International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) 

College of Arts, Humanities and Education

Level 7 Masters credits completed
Professors:
Tom Staunton
Nicki Moore (MA Ed, SFHEA, FCDI, NICEC Fellow, RCDP)

1.  7PE565 
Career Guidance/Coaching Theory

About:

  • An introduction to the concept of Career
  • Type and Matching
  • Career Theories; Developmental Theories
  • Constructivist Careers Theories, Social Careers Theories
  • Chance and Luck Based Careers Theories
  • Career Theory, Post-colonialism & the Global
  • South; Career ideologies; Global, European, and UK Career Guidance policy
  • Understanding Neoliberalism; Curriculum and Social Justice; Career guidance and social justice


2. 7PE566
Framework for Professional Practice

About:

  • Models of reflective practice: Personal values and beliefs and their impact on practice
  • (Developing a glossary of terms)
  • Ethics in practice
  • Personality theory and tests: Analytical tools for professional practice
  • Understanding Transition
  • Frameworks for career learning and development: Insights into quality
  • Legislation
  • The United Nations Sustainability Goals
  • Nudge Theory
  • Caseload management
  • Resources to support Career Development


Additional coursework:

Links:

https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/themes/public-services/icegs/

https://www.thecdi.net/about-us/partnerships-and-memberships/icegs#:~:text=Based%20at%20the%20University%20of,the%20Qualification%20in%20Career%20Development.



Internship at Dubai British School Jumeirah Park, Dubai, UAE

August 2024 to present


Teaching and Counselling on Careers and Higher Ed Education and Guidance

August 2024 to present