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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| career-guidance-advisor | Occupational skill for the role 'career guidance advisor' (also: career coach, career guidance education advisor, counsellor in career guidance, career guidance counsellor, mentor for prior learning, school careers advisor). Use when the user asks for typical career guidance advisor work such as: Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.; Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.; Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation, such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, or relevant correspondence. |
Career Guidance Advisor
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.
Core workflow
- Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
- Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
- Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation, such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, or relevant correspondence.
- Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
- Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
- Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
- Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
- Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community groups.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- advise on training courses
- apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates
- assess candidates
- assessment processes
- assist clients with personal development
- coach clients
- counsel clients
- counselling methods
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
- encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
- evaluate clients' progress
- facilitate job market access
- have emotional intelligence
- identify clients' needs
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d0cc30d-068a-424c-8463-f42872a7149e), ONET 30.3 (21-1015.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*