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Competency Areas

1. Helping Skills – Basic career facilitating processes, including productive interpersonal relationships
2. Labor Market Information and Resources – Labor market and occupational information and trends
3. Assessment – Both formal and informal career development assessments, with emphasis on relating appropriate career development assessments to the population served
4. Diverse Populations – Studies covering the special needs of various groups, as well as how to adapt services to meet those needs
5. Ethical and Legal Issues – Studies on the GCDF Code of Ethics and current legislative regulations
6. Career Development Models – Career development theories, models and techniques as they apply to lifelong development, gender, age and ethnic background
7. Employability Skills – Job search strategies and placement techniques, especially in work with groups
8. Training Clients and Peers – Preparing and developing materials for training programs and presentations
9. Program Management/Implementation – Studies covering career programs and their implementation, and working as a liaison in collaborative relationships
10. Promotion and Public Relations – Marketing and promoting career development programs
11. Technology – The understanding and use of career development computer applications
12. Consultation – Accept suggestions for performance improvement from consultants and supervisors