C-Course is a free, multilingual e-learning for career practitioners, offering 4 flexible modules on labour markets, professionalism, career education and the evolving role of guidance professionals.
Objective:
Gain knowledge and skills in career guidance through a free e-learning course.
Target group
Career guidance practitioners and professionals involved in the delivery of career guidance across different sectors (i.e., youth and adult education, public and private employment services); educators and training providers (e.g., academic institutions, professional associations, educational institutions); and students enrolled in the career guidance and counselling academic programmes.
Duration and frequency:
C-Course, being e-learning without time limits, allows students to enter the course individually, study at their own pace, and study in different sequences of educational modules and their topics. It is up to the student to decide which module to start and which to finish. Even at a slower reading pace, the entire course can be completed in 4 hours.
Description:
The online e-learning course for career guidance counselors (C-Course) integrates diverse cultural and professional perspectives as it was created by an international ERASMUS+ project team from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Norway. The course is available free of charge in five languages (English, Czech, Slovak, Polish and Norwegian). It includes theoretical parts and quick knowledge quizzes, the results of which are recorded in the LMS and the learner is informed of the results. It is designed to be flexible and interactive, and offers following four learning modules:
- Navigating the World of Work
The goal of this module is to help you understand how the labour market has evolved over time and how career guidance has evolved with it. You will get familiar with current trends in the labour market such as digitisation, automation or new forms of work. You will understand the importance of the labour market information (LMI) in career guidance and gain an overview of labour market stakeholders.
- Professional Enhancement
In this module, you will explore and reflect on the notion of professionalism and its role in enhancing the quality of the work of career practitioners – both in the offline and online world. You will have an opportunity to look at yourself as a professional and consider what you can do to enhance your professionalism in the field.
- Career Education
In this module you will learn about how to create educational programmes to support learners to develop their careers. We will cover what career education is; what career competencies are and why it is important to develop them; how you can teach career education; and how you can assess career education to support learning
- The Transforming Role of Career Practitioners
In this module you will explore and reflect on your previous experience and knowledge of career guidance theories responding to societal changes, digital technologies changing the role of career practitioners and your possible individual and professional contribution to build the world you want to live in.
Implementation steps
To access the C-Course e-learning course, simply open the website https://careerguidancecourse.eu/cs/ and register using your email.
Necessary conditions
A computer connected to the Internet and a desire to study.
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Contact person: zuzana.freibergova@gmail.com