Competency Category: Outreach and Leadership
The Outreach and Leadership category includes 18 competencies across 5 series related to advancing the career development field for improved social and economic outcomes for clients and communities.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) work with employers and other community stakeholders to create employment opportunities for clients.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) provide guidance to employers on recruitment and selection strategies to support a diverse and inclusive workplace. CDPs establish long-term relationships with employers across industries, assisting them in defining work requirements, supporting recruitment and selection strategies, and searching candidate databases to identify candidates best suited to job requirements.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) provide support to employers to create a workplace environment that will foster engagement and retention. CDPs work with employers to ensure human resource practices are designed to reduce turnover, improve employee satisfaction, and contribute to organizational success.CDPs also work with employees to address any challenges that arise during employment.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) participate in labour market needs assessment in a specific city or region to identify labour market challenges, develop and update labour market information, and increase awareness and access to labour market information. CDPs work with stakeholders committed to the economic and social growth of the community.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) participate in development of labour market action plans to address workforce challenges.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) work with community and employment stakeholders to support the successful implementation of labour market action plans. Successful collaboration between CDPs and community partners helps communities work toward achieving long term goals, leveraging partnerships to enhance economic development.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) work with community partners to evaluate the implementation of the labour market action plan.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) participate in the development of public policies to guide decisions and achieve better outcomes for their clients. Policy development is an iterative process that involves collaboration with stakeholders and influencers.CDPs have a unique position in the community, working with and for multiple stakeholders. CDPs are aware of the impact of changing economic, social, and political factors on access to employment, education and social services. Matters such as poverty and unemployment, community capacity building, changing work patterns, increased scrutiny on measuring impacts of programs used, and much more are all informed by public policy and programs that CDPs may be able to influence.
Career Development Professional (CDPs) advocate for policy-based solutions to achieve economic development and social progress.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) advocate on behalf of the profession to advance the field of practice.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) participate in raising public awareness of the role CDPs play in helping individuals navigate learning and employment transitions across their lifespan. CDPs create collaboration opportunities to promote positive health, social and economic outcomes. Building public awareness helps increase the profile of CDPs in the community and better conveys the importance of the essential services provided.
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) develop strategic plans to deliver career development services and achieve organizational goals.