CAREER COUNSELING AND COACHING
Professional training for career counselors in today’s labor market
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Demo Sessions
Homework Assignments
Lessons
Practical Workshops
Hours of Client Practice
Certification Project
60
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Online
Reserve Your Spot (Early Bird 790 EUR)
4 Months
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WHY TAKE THE COURSE?
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- Careers are becoming less linear, and traditional career paths are changing.
- People change jobs, careers, and ways of working more often than before.
- AI is changing jobs, skills, recruitment, and the way people search for work.
- More people need to make important career decisions and manage their careers throughout their working lives.
These changes are creating a growing need for professional career counseling
- IF YOUENROLL NOW
- Want to become a career counselor
- Already help people with career decisions and want professional training
- Work in coaching, HR, recruitment, psychology, or education and want to expand your skills
Develop the knowledge and practical skills to work as a career counselor in 4 months
BEFORE
- I give career advice based on my own experience
- I use separate tools and techniques
- I am not always sure which approach to use
- I use AI mainly for simple tasks
- I have limited experience working with real clients
- I help people with career questions
AFTER
- I work with clients using a professional methodology
- I have a structured career counseling process
- I know how to choose the right approach for each client
- I use AI for career research, resumes, interviews, and client work
- I have practical experience working with real clients
- I am a certified career counselor with ICF-accredited training
CAREER COUNSELING IS MORE THAN GIVING ADVICE
- Professional career counseling requires knowledge, practical skills, ethics, and an understanding of why and when different approaches work.
- A career counselor needs to know not only what to do, but which approach to use, when to use it, and when a client may need something different.
- Our program combines career development theory, counseling and coaching methods, practical work with clients, and modern tools, including AI.
COURSE PROGRAM
- What Is Career Counseling? The Role of a Career Counselor — Relevance, Distinctions from Other Helping Professions, and Labor Market Dependence
- Competencies of a Career Counselor. Coaching as Part of the Career Counseling Profession
- Client Requests in Career Counseling. Counselor Specializations. Income Sources
- Ethics in Career Counseling
- How the Course Will Be Structured: Demo Sessions and Homework Assignments
- What Influences a Career: Accelerating and Inhibiting Factors, Career Myths
- Types of Careers: Vertical, Horizontal, and Nonlinear Paths
- Career Strategies and Rules for Career Management
- Clients’ Resources and Values. Career Beliefs and How to Work with Them as a Counselor
- Checklist for Analyzing a Client’s Career Path
- Building Client Dialogue Through Questions. Active Listening as a Core Counseling Skill
- Questions for Understanding the Situation and the Client’s Request: Funnel Technique and Question Sequence
- Questions to Avoid in Career Counseling
- Powerful Questions — Why They Matter and How to Formulate Them Effectively
- Practical Workshop: Asking Questions, Listening to Clients, and Analyzing Their Responses
- Stages of Career Counseling. Client Types. Request Categories
- Introductory, Intermediate, and Final Sessions: Goals, Structure, and Differences
- Career Counselor’s Checklists and Session Plan Template
- Common Mistakes Made by Career Counselors
- Demo Session: Introductory Session with a Client and Debrief
- Establishing a Coaching Contract. GROW Model
- Demo Session: Contracting with the Client
- Practical Workshop: Introductory Session
- ICF Сore Сompetencies. Competence 1. Demonstrates Ethical Practice
- Competence 2. Embodies a Coaching Mindset
- Competence 3. Establishes and Maintains Agreements
- Competence 8. Facilitates Client Growth
- Competence 4. Cultivates Trust and Safety
- Competence 5. Maintains Presence
- Competence 6. Listens Actively
- Competence 7. Evokes Awareness
- Requests in Coaching. Conditions for Positive Change
- Lifeline Instrument: Goal Visualisation. Descartes’ Quadrant
- The “Stages of Self-Realization” Model
- Development Pipeline Model
- SCORE Model
- Scaling. Circles of Control
- Wheel of Life (Wheel of Balance)
- “The Career Wheel” Technique
- “The Timeline” Exercise
- Dilts’ Pyramid of Logical Levels
- Demo Session: Dilts’ Pyramid
- Demo Session: SCORE Model
- Practical Workshop: Coaching Tools in Career Counseling, Part 1
- Working with Strengths. “The Moment of Success” Tool
- “The Story of Success” Tool
- Values and Needs: Maslow’s Hierarchy, Internal Conflicts, Values List (Example), Key Points for Working with Values and Supporting Client Insight
- “The Jubilee” Technique Algorithm
- Beliefs: How We Perceive the External World, How Beliefs Are Formed, Types and Markers, Examples
- Working with Limiting Beliefs (Algorithm)
- Fears. Addressing Fears. Gremlins
- Fear of Dreaming. Fear of Failure. Systemic Fear. Fear of Conflict / Fear of Ending
- Seeking Opportunities
- Beckhard’s Formula for Change
- SWOT Analysis
- Demo Session: SWOT Analysis
- Practical Workshop: Coaching Tools in Career Counseling, Part 2
- Job Search with a Career Consultant
- Analysis of the Client's Professional Experience and Skills
- Job Search Strategy
- Resume and Cover Letter
- LinkedIn Preparation
- Interview Preparation
- Evaluating and Accepting Job Offers
- Practical Workshop: Resume Writing and Job Search Strategy Development
- From Vision to First Clients
- Personal Branding for Career Consultants
- Expert Blog for Career Consultants
- Fundamentals of AI Relevant to Its Application in Career Counseling
- AI for Clients: Resume Editing, Interview Practice, Searching and Verifying Information
- AI for Counselors: Marketing Services Using AI
- Practical Workshop: AI in the Work of a Career Counselor
- Group Supervision: Q&A Session and Case Discussion
- 40-Minute Coaching Session: Video Recording and Transcript
- Conduct Three Sessions with a Client (Initial, Mid-Term, and Final), Submit a Written Report
- Final Essay
- Graduation Session: Summary of the Trainingy
ICF Accreditation
Aligned with International Coaching Federation standards
Aligned with International Coaching Federation standards
Our program follows the competencies and ethical principles of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) — the world’s leading organization for professional coaching.
By completing this course, you earn 40 ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units, which can be used to:
- Renew your ICF credential (ACC, PCC, or MCC),
- Strengthen your professional profile,
- Demonstrate your commitment to continuous development.
All course materials, methods, and supervision elements are designed to meet ICF learning requirements.
By completing this course, you earn 40 ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units, which can be used to:
- Renew your ICF credential (ACC, PCC, or MCC),
- Strengthen your professional profile,
- Demonstrate your commitment to continuous development.
All course materials, methods, and supervision elements are designed to meet ICF learning requirements.
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Our Career Counseling and Coaching program is ICF-accredited. This means your training is not based only on the standards of our school — it is connected to internationally recognized professional coaching standards.
Founded in 1995, ICF brings together more than 60,000 members and credential-holders in over 160 countries and territories. ICF
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the world’s largest professional coaching organization, setting global standards for coaching education, ethics, and professional practice.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THE COURSE
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You will learn how to conduct career coaching sessions and work with a range of client career challenges -
You will learn how to identify clients' needs, structure the counseling process, and help clients develop actionable career strategies -
You will learn how to develop and market your own career services and products
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No, you can start with basic understanding; we provide strong support and structure.
Yes. After each significant module, you will receive an assignment. Once completed, you will get detailed feedback from the course curator.
Indeed, your certification process as a career consultant will entail consulting with a real client and fulfilling all the required reports and checklists.
21 November 2026. Access details will be sent to you before the course starts.
Career Management School has over 7 years of experience in training career professionals. Our programs combine our own career management methodology with research and professional practice. We are members of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA) and the European Association of Career Guidance (EACG).
You reserve your place via Stripe and standard instalment available via Klarna.
You will receive a Career Counselor certificate with official ICF accreditation, bearing the ICF logo.
No. Your professional certification is part of the program. You complete the required practical assignments and work with a real client during the course. Once you successfully meet the certification requirements, you receive your Career Management School certificate.
No. The program is ICF-accredited, and the 40 CCE units are included in your training. There is no separate ICF exam or additional certification process required to receive them.