career guidance advisor

Description

Career guidance advisors provide guidance and advice to adults and students on making educational, training and occupational choices and assist people in managing their careers, through career planning and career exploration. They help identify options for future careers, assist beneficiaries in the development of their curriculum and help people reflect on their ambitions, interests and qualifications. Career guidance advisors may provide advice on various career planning issues and make suggestions for lifelong learning if necessary, including study recommendations. They may also assist the individual in the search for a job or provide guidance and advice to prepare a candidate for recognition of prior learning.

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Theoretical Knowledge

job market offers counselling methods assessment processes labour market curriculum standards curriculum objectives project management adult education personal reflection techniques based on feedback university procedures labour legislation application process psychological counselling methods education law psychology

Practical Skills

provide assistance with job search assist clients with personal development have emotional intelligence monitor educational developments advise on training courses evaluate clients' progress maintain professional administration work with different target groups facilitate job market access counsel clients coach clients assess candidates apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates provide information on education financing encourage counselled clients to examine themselves listen actively provide information on study programmes identify clients' needs provide career counselling assess prior learning assess students' preliminary learning experiences cooperate with education professionals organise study information sessions encourage students to acknowledge their achievements use consulting techniques organise job search workshops identify education needs establish educational network organise projects to fill education needs provide information on school services liaise with educational staff identify training needs manage professional transition in an arts career counsel students write work-related reports develop professional network oversee extra-curricular activities communicate with youth communicate about youth's well-being create solutions to problems perform educational testing