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(c) personal competence, involving knowing how to conduct oneself in a specific situation;
(d) ethical competence, involving the possession of certain personal and professional values.

6.3.2. Definition of career guidance
This study has adopted the working definition of career guidance used by the OECD review
of career guidance and public policy:
‘Career guidance refers to services intended to assist people, of any age and at any point
throughout their lives to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage
their careers. Career guidance helps people to reflect on their ambitions, interests,
qualifications and abilities. It helps them to understand the labour market and education
systems, and to relate this to what they know about themselves. Comprehensive career
guidance tries to teach people to plan and make decisions about work and learning. Career
guidance makes information about the labour market and about educational opportunities
more accessible by organising it, systematising it, and making it available when and where
people need it.’ (OECD, 2004, p. 19).

Figure 2. The competence framework

1 FOUNDATION COMPETENCES
1.1 Ethical practice
PRACTITIONER 1.2 Recognise and respond to clients’ diverse needs
SKILLS
AND 1.3 Integrate theory and research into practice
VALUES 1.4 Develop one’s own capabilities and understand any limitations
1.5 Communication and facilitation skills
1.6 Information and computer technologies

2 CLIENT-INTERACTION COMPETENCES
2.1 Undertake career development activities

WORKING 2.2 Enable access to information
WITH 2.3 Conduct and enable assessment
CLIENTS 2.4 Develop and deliver career learning programmes
2.5 Make referrals and provide advocacy
2.6 Facilitate entry into learning and work

3 SUPPORTING COMPETENCES
3.1 Manage opportunity information services

3.2 Operate within networks and build partnerships
SYSTEMS
3.3 Manage own caseload and maintain user records
AND
3.4 Design strategies for career development
NETWORKS
3.5 Engage with stakeholders
3.6 Engage in research and evaluation
3.7 Update own skills and knowledge

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