CAREER DEVELOPMENT

FACILITATOR

Core Competencies

Competencies that Add Value

in Higher Education

As a Global Career Development Facilitator, I use my skills in a variety of roles.

• Instructing students in my composition and literature courses

• Advising students in career-focused appointments

• Developing web content and marketing materials addresses the needs of a diverse audience seeking to reach academic and career goals

What is a CDF?• A Career Development Facilitator (CDF) is a person who works in any career development

setting or who incorporates career development information or skills in their work with students, adults, clients, employees, or the public.

• A CDF has received in-depth training in the areas of career development in the form of up to 120+ class/instructional hours, provided by a nationally trained and qualified instructor.

• This occupational title designates individuals working in a variety of career development settings.

• A CDF may serve as a career group facilitator, job search trainer, career resource center coordinator, career coach, career development case manager, intake interviewer, occupational and labor market information resource person, human resource career development coordinator, employment/placement specialist, or workforce development staff person.

• The counseling profession has made great progress in defining professional counseling and career counseling. However, several professional groups recognized that many individuals who are currently providing career assistance are not professional counselors. The CDF credential was developed to provide standards, training specifications, and credentialing for these career providers. The goal was to define and differentiate two levels of career practice.

A CDF has Knowledge of…

• Career resources and labor market information

• Career planning processes

• Basic helping and facilitation skills

• Career development models and theories

• Informal and formal assessment approaches

• Diversity and specific population needs

• Development and maintenance of an effective career resource center

• Training others and program promotion

• Case management and referral skills

• Ethical and scope-of-practice issues

• Professional and resource portfolios Cutting-edge job searching

CDF 12 Competencies

• A CDF develops and applies the 12 CDF competencies.

• Each of the competencies enable facilitators to assist

students with students reaching their goals.

Helping Skills

A CDF must be proficient in the basic processes of career

facilitation.

Career Facilitation:

• Explore self

• Explore the work world

• Make decisions & set goals

• Plan education

• Obtain career experience

• Conduct job search

Labor Market Information and Resources

A CDF must understand key labor market and occupational

information and trends and be able to access and use

current resources.

http://www.careeronestop.org/lmi/lmihome.

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http://www.bls.gov/jobs/student.htm

http://onetonline.org

Assessment

Must comprehend and be able to use both formal and

informal career development assessment tools and

resources appropriately, understanding how different

approaches to assessment can impact different

populations.

http://www.myersbriggs.org/

https://www.cpp.com/products/strong/index

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Working with Diverse Populations

Must be able to recognize the special needs of various

groups and adapt service menus to meet unique needs.

Working With Traditional & Non-Traditional Student

Populations at Oregon State University and Arkansas State

University-Mountain Home.

Ethical and Legal Issues

Follow the CDF code of ethics and know current legislative

regulations.

Legislation affecting undergrad and graduate students.

Career Development Theories and

Models

Must be able to identify the leading theories of career

development and understand how each can be used at

different times to facilitate career development across a

wide population group(s).

Career Development is a “continuous lifelong process of

developmental experiences that focuses on seeking, obtaining

and processing information about self, occupational and

educational alternatives, life styles and role options” (Hansen,

1976). Put another way, career development is the process

through which people come to understand them as they

relate to the world of work and their role in it.

This career development process is where an individual fashions

a work identity.

Employability Skills

Must know and be able to use a variety of job search

strategies and placement techniques, especially in working

with diverse or specific groups of customers or clients.

• Resume

• Interview

• Job Search

Training Clients and Peers

Must be able to identify training and development needs,

and prepare and develop materials in support of training

programs or for special presentations.

Program Management and

ImplementationMust understand a variety of different career development

programs and be able to assist in the steps related to

successful development, management, or administration.

Promotion and Public Relations Must know how to market and promote career development

programs with staff, supervisors, and the local community

(public) served.

Technology and Career Development

Must be able to identify, comprehend, and use computer

applications that support and enhance career development

processes.

According to Internet World Stats, approximately 75% of

North Americans are online, and with so many websites,

blogs, apps, and tools 'out there', it's difficult to keep up to

date. Help students learn how to use free online tools to

stay productive in their professional lives, keep up with

what’s happening in the field, and effectively manage

information.

Consultation/Supervision

Must be able to identify when the limits of personal

expertise are reached and be able to accept suggestions

for performance improvement from consultants or

supervisors.