Competency Category: CDP Extended
The CDP Extended category includes 17 competencies across 5 series that are required to deliver specialized services provided by CDPs. Generally, these competencies apply to experienced CDPs with responsibilities that extend beyond the characteristic competencies.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) design information or training sessions to share information or help clients develop the skills needed to find and keep a job, explore educational options or build a business. Training may be delivered in various forms, e.g. facilitated workshops, online webinars, paper-based workbooks.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) deliver information sessions and workshops to share information and engage participants in interactive activities to learn and practice new skills.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) initiate and lead research projects to further the field of career development and address current and emerging labour market challenges. Research also informs policy makers on how to tackle major local, regional and national challenges.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) conduct research relevant to their practice to inform their work and ensure the guidance they provide is mindful of the labour market of the day. This enables them to go beyond currently available publications in determining sectors, occupations and areas where the number of job opportunities is growing, and what skills are needed for them.
Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) analyze data sets and present their findings to inform their work, further the field of career development and inform policy makers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.