Plan and deliver individual and group development through career-related learning
Overview
This standard is for career development practitioners.
This standard is about planning and delivering career-related learning activities. Activities could be related to self-awareness, aspiration raising, opportunity awareness, motivation, confidence-building, empowerment, entrepreneurship, networking, transition and change management, decision- making and avoidance, action-planning, option-evaluation, identifying and accessing opportunities.
This could take place on a one to one basis or in groups, face to face or remotely/virtually.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- plan career-related learning activities that best meet the identified development needs of individuals within the resources available
- use delivery strategies that increase confidence and promote the ability of individuals to take responsibility for their own development
- agree clear and measurable outcomes with individuals
- deliver career-related learning activities in ways that enable individuals to fully engage with their development
- use appropriate strategies to manage group dynamics and behaviour and optimise learning for individuals
- Use a range of delivery methods and techniques relevant and accessible to the audience.
- tailor delivery methods and content to optimise the progression of individuals
- support individuals to review their learning and manage their progression
- use feedback to assess impact of learning and review career-related learning activities
- maintain records of individual development that comply with relevant legislation and organisational requirements
- act in ways that adhere to the ethical practice required within your organisation or profession
- challenge any prejudice, use of stereotypes, discrimination and unethical or oppressive behaviour
- encourage individual autonomy in the career development process
- promote inclusivity, diversity and equality of opportunity
- maintain confidentiality and security of individual information that meets relevant legal requirements and organisational policies
- demonstrate understanding of legal requirements, local procedures and your own accountability for safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- legal, organisational and policy requirements relevant to your role and the activities being carried out
- relevant ethical principles and codes of professional ethical practice and the consequences of not adhering to them
- the boundaries and limits of own professional expertise
- the boundaries of confidentiality, when it is appropriate to disclose confidential information to others and the processes required
- measures to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
- the range of opportunities that career-related learning and personal development may cover
- the range of development methods available to individuals
- different delivery strategies and how they affect individual motivation and take into account different learning styles
- the potential of technology to improve delivery and how to overcome any limitations it presents
- how to define clear and measurable outcomes for activities
- the resources necessary for the different types of activity
- how to minimise the adverse effects of location and environment on activities and individual engagement
- the barriers to development and employment, how to recognise them and arrange activities to overcome them
- how to involve individuals in planning, development and delivery of activities
- how to evaluate activities using individuals' feedback and measurement against outcomes
- how to encourage individuals' ownership of the career development process
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Delivery Methods
Modes of engagement with career information, advice and guidance provision. Examples include but are not limited to: individual meetings, group work, presentations, virtual or in person interactions, use of online tools and apps.
Technology
Hardware (devices/kit) and online methods/tools/apps which can be used in the delivery and assessment of learning programmes.
Resources
This covers any physical or human resource that supports the learning and development process and could include technical equipment, digital technologies (including online tools and apps), handouts, workbooks, people – for example external speakers – and visits to places of interest.