Knowledgeum Academy is a Candidate School* for the IBCP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education that Knowledgeum Academy believes is important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: The Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
The CP is an international education framework that blends IB ideals into a one-of-a-kind course that meets the needs of students pursuing career-related education.
The programme leads to further/higher education opportunities, apprenticeships, and employment.
The CP was designed specifically for students who want to engage in career-related learning by developing transferable and lifelong skills in applied knowledge, critical thinking, communication, and cross-cultural awareness.
The CP core components give context to the DP courses and the career-related study, drawing all aspects of the framework together. Through the CP core, students develop personal qualities and professional skills, as well as intellectual habits required for lifelong learning.
Every school chooses the career-related study which is most suited to relevant surroundings, and the needs of its students. The career-related study must satisfy IB criteria for accreditation, assessment and quality assurance.
Core components: Personal and Professional Skills (PPS), Reflective Project, Service Learning and Language Development.
Personal and professional skills are nurtured in students to develop attitudes, skills and strategies which can be applied to personal and professional contexts. This course emphasises a range of skill development pertinent to different workplace situations.
The reflective project is an extensive body of work created over a long period of time and submitted near the end of the CP. Students use a reflective project to identify, assess, critically discuss, and evaluate an ethical issue connected to their career studies.
The reflective project fosters high-level research, writing, and expanded communication abilities, as well as intellectual discovery and creative thinking.
Service learning refers to the development and application of knowledge and skills towards meeting an identified and authentic community need.
Learners often undertake service initiatives related to previously studied topics in their academic disciplines in this research-based approach using skills, understandings and values developed throughout the curriculum.
Language development ensures that every learner has access to a language programme that assists and diversifies their understanding of the world around them. IB emphasises that the ability to communicate in multiple languages is essential especially in an international education.
Language development encourages students to improve their proficiency in a language other than their first language. It is introduced to ensure the learners fluidity in their future academic or professional set up.
The CP enables students to:
The career-related study is designed to prepare students for higher education, an internship or apprenticeship, or a position in a designated field of interest.
It provides the opportunity for students to learn about theories and concepts through application and practice while developing broad-based skills in authentic and meaningful contexts. Students who complete the programme receive the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme Certificate, the certification awarded by the career-related study provider and, if applicable, their secondary school high school diploma.
Learners in the CP develop skills that are sought out by employers. The programme’s curriculum framework develops:
Assessment includes internal and external components to evaluate students' understanding and application of knowledge.
Diploma Programme (DP) courses within the CP are assessed in accordance with rigorous international standards. Learners take written examinations at the end of their courses, which are marked by external IB examiners. The marks awarded for each course range from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest).
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Career-related Programme (CP) helps students prepare for the job while also developing their personal qualities.
As a result, students are guided towards a path of their own choosing, such as further/higher education, apprenticeships, or employment.
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