What is the difference between a career guidance counsellor and a career coach? Wikipedia gives this definition for career guidance counsellor: “What unites all types of professional counseling is the role of practitioners, who combine giving advice on their topic of expertise with counseling techniques that support clients in making complex decisions and facing difficult […]
Career Guidance Test: I found that getting good career guidance really was a test! The psychometrics of my school days left me cold. Psychometric tests even have left others I know disorientated and distressed with their career predictions. The tests are binary and their conclusions fail to include information regarding cultural beliefs and values. The […]
One of the most challenging thing about career guidance, is that as a career coach, I do not have your answers. What I do have is the questions that can enable you to generate your own professional solutions. In this society we have become increasingly externally referenced. By ‘externally referenced’ what I mean is that […]
CPD courses are often sector specific: Here’s a selection of short courses offered by my local academic institution. But what about getting credited for those transferable skills that you have gained over your working and personal life? This is where we might need to put on the head-torch and do some excavation for ourselves. Often […]
CPD points: This link to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations describes what activities, engaged with in the right way, count as CPD points, in the PR sector. I think most industry sectors have a similar CPD points system. It is my opinion that most sector’s points systems miss the whole point of CPD entirely! […]
CPD explained: I am intrigued by this definition by CPDUK where it is stated that: “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. It enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive.” I had an unexpected […]