Career Development Professionals (CDPs) comply with relevant legislation and regulations to prevent litigation, prevent reputational damage, and protect clients from potential harm.
Competent career development professionals must be able to:
Competent career development professionals must know and understand:
Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:
CDPs must be aware of, and comply with, federal legislation as well as regulations specific to the jurisdiction in which they practice. In addition, specific client groups (e.g. youth) may have additional legal protections that CDPs must comply with.
Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.
Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?
Q: How frequent and under what conditions is this skill performed?
Q: Under routine circumstances, how would you rate the level of difficulty in performing this skill?
Q: What is the average length of time or number of repeated events that are minimally necessary for an individual to become proficient in performing the skill to the standard?
To ensure clients can make informed decisions, a career development professional should perform this competency proficiently immediately upon entering practice.
Practitioners typically perform this competency with and without supervision, and alone and as part of a team.
It is unlikely that this competency will automate.
