EDF5005 Learning and career counselling
Faculty of Education
EDF5005 Learning and career counselling is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Clayton and Singapore. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2
- Clayton, Singapore
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5005
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5005
No unit lists EDF5005 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites
Must be enrolled in course owned by Faculty of Education
Overview
The world of work is rapidly changing and this has changed how careers are conceptualised, created, and sustained. This unit will prepare you to provide counselling for career development and career assessment services with diverse clients in a range of settings (e.g., schools, community organisations, private practice) using evidence-based tools and interventions. Topics include theories of career interests and work values, selecting tools for exploring career interests, models of career counselling intervention, exploring individual differences and diversity and their relevance to career planning and development, counselling for career transitions and change, and counselling for career development across the lifespan.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Winter semester | Singapore | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Case study report (2000 words or equivalent)Written50%
- Case formulation and plan (2000 words or equivalent)Written50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe major career development theories, concepts, and associated models and frameworks and apply them to practice with clients across the lifespan
- 2
locate and evaluate reliable literature and market information to inform career planning in counselling
- 3
identify and apply relevant assessment tools to support career exploration and development with diverse clients
- 4
describe how career assessment and development can be conducted in sensitive ways with diverse clients considering intersectionality of identities and how they may impact career opportunities, access, and achievement
- 5
apply case conceptualisation principles to develop career development plans in response to hypothetical case scenarios.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
Clayton Campus
- 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR - 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode.
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Kaplan off-shore
- 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through, collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Douglas Scott
- Chief Examiners
- Douglas Scott
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5005?
EDF5005 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5005 offered?
In 2025, EDF5005 runs in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Clayton and Singapore, with an online option.
How much work is EDF5005?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5005 have an exam?
No. EDF5005 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.