ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify current career strengths.

1.1. Conduct a self-directed search of current knowledge, skills, abilities, interests and values.

1.2. Include life and work experiences, current and latent abilities and rank in order of personal importance.

1.3. Determine personal preferences in broad terms, including areas of work that are acceptable in the long term.

1.4. Prepare a personal profile that identifies strengths, preferences and opportunities for learning and growth.

2. Identify and map career opportunities.

2.1. Scan careers and occupations to identify a list of possibilities and their requirements.

2.2. Undertake economic and industry scans to identify available and emerging careers.

2.3. Investigate opportunities for entering possible careers to determine the feasibility of pursuing those options.

2.4. Match personal profile to possible career opportunities and decide on the best options to pursue.

3. Develop and implement career plan.

3.1. Establish career goals that cater for transition from existing work to preferred future career.

3.2. Develop a career plan that identifies immediate priorities for learning and development as well as medium to long-term strategies to obtain additional skills and experience.

3.3. Undertake gap analysis to identify dated skills and skills that are common to both preferred future career and the organisation’s requirements.

3.4. Initiate career development activities in accordance with the career plan.

4. Monitor progress.

4.1. Monitor acquisition of skills and experience and seek feedback on performance achievements.

4.2. Consider feedback and integrate as necessary into the career plan.

4.3. Monitor organisational requirements and future career requirements and adjust career plan to take account of new information.

4.4. Monitor progress towards future career and adjust goals as required.

5. Contribute to career management of others.

5.1. Assist others to take responsibility for their own careers, research information and plan for future job placements, learning and development.

5.2. Provide feedback on performance and suggest development opportunities to address performance gaps or build on performance strengths linked to career plans.

5.3. Agree upon medium to long term plans and implement to address barriers to career development and meet individual and group learning and development needs.

5.4. Encourage staff to monitor their progress against career goals and adjust long term plans to integrate changed circumstances or new skill requirements.

5.5. Encourage and support staff in applying new skills and knowledge in the workplace.

Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement.

SKILLS 

DESCRIPTION 

Reading skills to:

• investigate and interpret career and job market information from a range of sources.

Oral communication skills to:

• communicate effectively with others including facilitating, questioning, consulting and active listening.