DP Counselling – Category 2

RECOMMENDED FOR:  This workshop is intended for counsellors, careers guidance counsellors, higher education advisors and members of educational establishments with some experience working with students who are: – in a non-IB school, but who are interested in learning about guidance counselling in the Career-related Programme (CP) – new to the IB and about to join an authorized or candidate CP school.

Owing to the unique nature of the Career-related Programme, this workshop explores the philosophical and administrative background to the newest IB programme with reference to CP standards and requirements, as relevant to guidance counsellors or professionals who have the responsibility for career-guidance implementation.
In this workshop, participants will:

• focus on how the CP holistically links the IB mission and philosophy and understand CP elements and career-related learning to address student needs
• discuss strategies for gaining university and employer recognition of the CP and gain strategies to support career guidance that enhances the CP, considering varying school contexts
• better understand how to use IB support materials available online and in key publications.