Career Development Professionals (CDPs) make accurate statements regarding their qualifications (professional training and credentials) and professional affiliations to protect the integrity of the practice.
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:
Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.
Designation mark: a graphic or logo, only to be used by holders of a specific certification.
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 without supervision, and alone.
It is unlikely that this competency will automate.
