This Certificate in Career Counselling (orientation) is a 30-credit undergraduate program offered at the Universite de Sherbrooke's Departement d'orientation professionnelle, on a full-time or part-time basis, with admission in the fall, winter and summer terms at the Sherbrooke campus. It gives students foundational knowledge and skills in career guidance and develops the ability to work alongside other specialists to support people with career-guidance, integration and professional-adaptation needs. Six mandatory credits cover career development theory and communication in career guidance; 21 optional credits are chosen from a wide range of courses spanning introduction to career guidance, learning processes, adult and child/adolescent development, statistics, job and training searches, group facilitation, psychometric assessment, professional ethics, counselling approaches, individual career counselling, psychopathology, interculturality, and research methods in the field; a further 3 credits may be chosen freely from across the university. It suits people already working who want additional training in career guidance, people considering a career change, and students exploring the related bachelor's program, including international students.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows the Universite de Sherbrooke's general first-cycle admission condition set out in the Reglement des etudes. All admitted students must show a very good command of French, either through an exemption or by reaching CEFR level B2 (a score of at least 400 out of 699) across the four fundamental competencies (listening, reading, speaking and writing) on a test recognized by the university; students who show French-language weaknesses during the program may be required to complete non-credit remedial French courses. The program is offered on a full-time or part-time basis at the Sherbrooke campus, with admission in the fall, winter and summer terms.
