Career Information and Advice - Online ( Awaiting Approval) (Level 4 Diploma)

The OCR Level 4 Diploma in Career Information and Advice provides learners with a high quality, nationally recognised qualification. It is a vocationally-related, credit-based qualification that relates to national occupational standards (NOS) and provides valuable opportunities for individuals to develop skills, gain underpinning knowledge and understanding and demonstrate competence in the workplace or provide continued professional development. The qualification has a core of mandatory units which will be applicable to all staff, and a wide range of optional units to allow specialisation as appropriate. This aim of this qualification is to: • provide regulated professional development opportunities for those currently working within the career development sector in para-professional roles • prepare learners for employment in a career development role • improve the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required for employment in a career development role, whilst employed • update the knowledge skills and understanding of those already employed in a career development role to improve their performance • form a progression route to the OCR Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development or other appropriate higher education qualifications.