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Careers, education & training Psychology at school and college Undergraduate and postgraduate psychology Psychology for other careers How to become a psychologist Change of career Types of psychologists Becoming a clinical psychologist Becoming a counselling psychologist Becoming an educational psychologist Becoming a forensic psychologist Becoming a health psychologist Becoming a neuropsychologist Becoming an occupational psychologist Becoming a sport & exercise psychologist Becoming a teacher & researcher in psychology Careers resources Careers information request form Accredited courses & training programmes Society qualifcations Learning Centre and CPD Psychological testing Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) . This is achieved by completing degree or conversion course Society accredited Masters in Occupational Psychology or Stage 1 of the Soci Occupational Psychology Stage 2 of the Societys Qualifcation in Occupational Psychology (two years s In order to use the title Occupational Psychologist, you will need to be registered with the Council (HPC). This will involve completing Stage 2 of the Society's Qualifcation in Occu equivalent qualifcation that has been approved by the HPC. Contact the HPC for more in requirements for their register. The universities offering the accredited Masters courses for Occupational Psychology wil and nature of experience required. Identify the courses you are interested in and then ap To become a Chartered Member of the Society through the occupational psychology train the following qualifcations:

What they do
Occupational psychology is concerned with the performance of people at work and with h groups and organisations behave and function. Its aim is to increase the effectiveness of improve the job satisfaction of individuals. The speciality is broader in scope and less formalised than many areas of psychology an felds, including ergonomics, personnel management and time management. Work can b and research roles, and to a lesser extent, in technical and administrative roles.

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Occupational psychologists often work for large private companies, in government and pu management training centres and for private consultancies. They usually work alongside such as managers, trade union representatives, training offces and specialist staff from t concerned. The Civil Service is one of the largest single employers of occupational psych Service, the Home Offce, the Employment Department Group (including the Employmen of Defence and the Civil Service Commission all employ occupational psychologists.

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directly to see if they can provide you with a profle of the type of experience a successful have gained. With the many changes in society, economy and technology, the services of occupational increasingly in demand. Opportunities exist in both the public and private sectors althoug psychologists are employed in the private sector. Salaries can vary enormously.

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Mature students often ask us if their age will prevent them from succeeding in a psycholo out more information under the Change of Career section.

Admissions tutors will not normally accept graduates with a 2:2 unless they have achieve qualifcation too. Any psychology Masters degree would be relevant: the main thing is tha applied research ability - a taught MSc would be less relevant unless there is a heavy em methods. Courses are looking for evidence that the person has the required academic and researc means an MSc or MPhil in which the candidate has successfully completed an applied re the universities directly for more specifc information on their entry criteria.

Accredited Psychology Courses: Contact courses direct for more information abo requirements, application procedure etc. The British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology. Access t conferences, and special interest groups and chat rooms with membership. Careers resources: Published work covering occupational psychology and other are BPS Shop: Find an array of occupational psychology publications through our online Contact us: Request form for further specifc information.
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