IB Career-related Programme (IBCP)

The Career-related Programme is the most recent addition to the IB. Its key aim is to provide a choice of different pathways for students aged 16 to 19. Modern life places complex demands on graduates entering further/higher education or employment. An integral part of the Career-related Programme is enabling students to become self-confident, skilled and career-ready learners. To prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world, schools must not only equip them with the necessary skills and the learning dispositions, but also the ability to manage and influence change.

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The IBCP framework begins in the 11th grade (prerequisites for the program are taken in the 10th grade) and allows students to specialize in, and focus on, a career-related pathway.  The programme’s three-part framework comprises the study of:

· At least two Diploma Programme courses: At least one should be a 2 year course. The second course can be a 1 year course (for example Environmental Systems and Societies or Mathematics Analysis and Approaches) or any other 2 year IBDP course. 

· Career and Technology Education pathway (CATE) Culinary Arts, ROTC, Health Science

· The IBCP core class Personal and Professional Skills, which includes Service Learning, Language Development and the Reflective Project.

Students who complete all of the requirements will earn  the requirements for IBCP Candidacy and be eligible to sit for IB exams and earn the prestigious IBCP Professional Certificate. 

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