21.2 – Support Employee Mobility within the Organization
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) support employee mobility to create an agile organization. CDPs promote multidirectional career pathways to build employee engagement.
21.1 – Optimize Workforce Development
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) help employers design workforce development strategies to meet organizational and employee needs.
20.5 – Design and Implement Career Program(s)
Educators, as career development professionals (CDPs), may design and implement comprehensive career programs to provide opportunities for students to set and achieve age- and grade-appropriate goals pertaining to living, learning, and working. As CDPs, educators recognize the importance of creating and delivering inclusive career development programming using a wide range of styles, media, and format. CDPs work with all students in an equitable career program.
20.4 – Facilitate Experiential Learning Opportunities
Educators, as career development professionals (CDPs), support the integration of experiential learning opportunities (e.g. mentoring, job shadowing, work-integrated learning, apprenticeship) within the classroom and educational system. Experiential learning provides students with opportunities to connect academic studies with quality experiences within workplaces or other practical settings. These experiences enhance employability, strengthen personal agency, and foster lifelong learning skills and attitudes.
20.3 – Integrate Career Development Across Curriculum
Educators, as career development professionals (CDPs), translate career curriculum into age- and grade-appropriate lessons, activities, and discussions. As CDPs, educators may also work with others to develop cross-curriculum materials and strategies focused on integrating work, life, and learning competencies to support student success in the classroom and beyond.
20.2 – Mobilize Career Influencers
Career development professionals (CDPs), who are educators (see 20.1), recognize the importance of engaging a diverse set of career influencers (e.g. teachers, families, elders, coaches/mentors, peers, employers) in students’ career development from early years to post-secondary, and beyond. As CDPs, educators are career influencers themselves within the classroom and educational system more broadly. They shape students’ understanding of career and career development, and engage a network of career influencers to support students in work, life, and learning.
20.1 – Promote Benefits of Career Development in Educational Settings
Educators (e.g. K-12 teachers, career course facilitators, school administrators) play a vital role as career development professionals (CDPs) within the educational system. In their existing work delivering curriculum, supporting academic achievement, promoting mental health/wellness, and fostering student engagement, educators already integrate career development competencies (e.g. adaptability, critical thinking, problem solving) in their practice. As CDPs, educators link work, life, and learning to strengthening student success in the classroom and beyond.
19.5 – Use Technology in Assessment and Evaluation
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) use reputable technology in the selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessment and evaluation results. CDPs adhere to professional and ethical principles of privacy and confidentiality.
19.4 – Report Assessment Results
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) assess clients to inform interventions, following professional and ethical standards regarding the use of assessment and evaluation results. CDPs are accountable for how the results will be used and the protection of client rights. Test results are communicated in a format that ensures client understanding of the meaning and interpretation of results, and how they can support career decisions. CDPs advise clients on the benefits and limitations of test results. Results are released only with the consent of the client or the client’s legal representative, to persons qualified to interpret the data.
19.3 – Score, Interpret and Protect Confidentiality of Test Results
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) assess clients to inform interventions. CDPs ensure that test scoring, reporting and interpretation comply with test publishers’ requirements. CDPs interpret results informed by the psychometric properties of the assessment, client characteristics that may impact the results, and the purpose of the assessment.
19.2 – Follow Administration Procedures Specified by Test Publisher
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) assess clients to inform interventions. CDPs administer assessment and evaluation instruments, following recognized testing practices and complying with test publisher recommendations. CDPs who administer tests should be familiar with associated legal, technical, and professional considerations. Test administrators should meet the qualifications required by the test publisher.
19.1 – Identify Assessment and Evaluation Methods
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) assess clients to inform interventions. CDPs identify assessment and evaluation methods based on understanding of career development theory, client characteristics, the context and purpose of the assessment or evaluation, and the anticipated use of the results.CDPs must understand professional educational and psychological testing standards to ensure they will offer only assessment and evaluation services for which they are qualified. Many assessments require specialized training, education, or experience to administer and interpret correctly.Use of any assessment and evaluation that is not relevant to the context, purpose and anticipated use of the test results may invalidate the test’s interpretation. CDPs must use recognized psychometric instruments that are without risk of harm to the test taker.
