Competency Category:
Competency Series:

7.3 – Plan and Organize Work

Purpose & Context

Career Development Professionals (CDPs) plan and organize their work activities, involving others as required and considering resources available, in order to achieve organizational goals.

Effective Performance

Competent career development professionals must be able to:

  • P1. Review work activities:
    • Caseload management, e.g. intake, assess, implement, evaluation, progress update
    • Reporting and documenting
    • Capacity building, e.g. liaise with community partners/agencies
    • Program evaluation
    • Career development workshops
    • Professional development
    • Collaboration with colleagues
    • Establish priorities
  • P2. Identify critical tasks
  • P3. Estimate time and effort to complete each task
  • P4. Identify resources required, e.g. equipment, people, financial
  • P5. Coordinate work with other professionals, as required
  • P6. Schedule activities, e.g. daily, weekly, monthly
  • P7. Evaluate progress
  • P8. Adjust as required

Knowledge & Understanding

Competent career development professionals must know and understand:

  • K1. Case management tools and resources

Contextual Variables

Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:

In situations where caseload and deadlines are outside the control of the CDP, establishing priorities becomes increasingly important.

Various technologies can aid the process of planning, organizing and monitoring work.

Glossary & Key References

Terms

Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.

Caseload: the number of cases with which a CDP is concerned at a specific point in time.

Information Sources and Resources for Consideration

None

Context Rating Scales

Criticality

Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?

Minimal risk: SOMEWHAT CRITICAL

Frequency

Q: How frequent and under what conditions is this skill performed?

Timely, e.g. every month, weekly, hourly

Level of Difficulty

Q: Under routine circumstances, how would you rate the level of difficulty in performing this skill?

Minimal difficulty or complexity

Time Required to Gain Proficiency

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 become fully proficient in this competency, a career development professional requires a minimum of one year of experience of managing a caseload.

Autonomy

Practitioners typically perform this competency without supervision, and alone.

Automation

It is unlikely that this competency will automate.

Requisite Work Aids, Tools, Equipment or Materials

None