Careers Leaders training suited to you.

We’re the only provider for all 10 variations of the updated Careers & Enterprise Company Careers Leader programme.

The Careers Leader programme is associated with improvements in knowledge across the four main responsibility areas of a Careers Leader: leadership, management, coordination, and networking.

The Careers Leader learning is ideal for anyone who has strategic or operational responsibility for careers in your school, whether it is SEN or mainstream, secondary or college level.

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CEC funding of the Careers Leader programme is currently paused, and funded places may not be available until September 2026.

Don’t want to wait until September?

We are offering the Core programme for schools or colleges who are able to self fund. If you want to skip the waiting list, register with us now.

Three course options but lots of ways to learn…

We deliver three course options on behalf of the Career Enterprise Company: Core, Extended and Top-up.

With more than 20 years’ experience, we understand that every learner has different needs. That’s why we are proud to be the only provider to deliver face-to-face learning or distance learning for all courses.

Our delivery of the Careers Leader programme is adapted to suit you and your learning style.

We offer options to:

Complete the Core units as an accredited or non-accredited qualification
Complete Extended units as an accredited or non-accredited qualification
Choose the Top-Up if you have completed the Careers Leader qualification more than three years ago and require a refresher.

Ways to learn:

The face-to-face pathway gives the candidate a named qualified assessor who will support them throughout delivery and learning, with flexible contact, learning, and assessment options available.

Distanced Learning allows the candidate to complete the programme at a pace that is suitable for them, while receiving support from the qualified training staff at Career Connect.

Your course options:

Core

The Core course is for individuals who want to learn the basic modules required to plan an effective careers programme in schools or colleges. The Core course can be accredited or non-accredited and it consists of three days of delivery.

Accredited:

The accreditation means that the candidate will receive a qualification after completing the programme.

Non-accredited:

Upon finishing the non-accredited route, the candidate will receive a certificate of completion.

Course dates:

~~21, 22, 23 January 2026~~
~~10, 11, 12 February 2026~~
17, 18, 19 March 2026
21, 22, 23 April 2026
5, 6, 7 May 2026
10, 11, 12 June 2026

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Extended

The Extended course covers additional modules that will elevate the planning and delivery of an effective careers programme in your school or college. It consists of two days of delivery and also can be accredited or non-accredited.

Accredited:

The accreditation means that the candidate will receive a qualification after completing the programme.

Non-accredited:

Upon finishing the non-accredited route, the candidate will receive a certificate of completion.

Course dates:

~~29, 30 January 2026~~
14, 15 May 2026
22, 23 June 2026

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Top-up

Careers Leader Top-Up consists of two days of delivery. It is the perfect refresher for an individual who has previously completed a Careers Leader programme. The CEC recommendation is that the top-up is completed three years after the original Careers Leader programme has been completed.

Course dates:

12, 13 March 2026
16, 17 April 2026

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I was able to instantly implement my learnings into the programmes and services that we were providing, which was perfect as it could be evidenced during the school’s Ofsted visit”.

Les Wellens, Level 6 Diploma in Guidance and Development