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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.5 - advising and consulting S1.5.8 - advising on educational or vocational matters Counsel students
Description
Provide assistance to students with educational, career-related or personal issues such as course selection, school adjustment en social integration, career exploration and planning, and family problems.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 6 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 10 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Education welfare officerEducation welfare officers address the social and psychological well-being of students. They counsel students concerning their personal issues that affect their school behaviour, p…
- Educational counsellorEducational counsellors provide practical and emotional support to students in a educational institution, either in small groups, classrooms, or individually. They function as an a…
- Academic support officerAcademic support officers provide assistance to students with learning problems and act as the main point of contact for these students. They make sure extra tuition and educationa…
- Learning mentorLearning mentors support underperforming students both inside and outside of the classroom in order to increase their academic success. They assist students experiencing (multiple)…
- Educational psychologistEducational psychologists are psychologists employed by educational institutions to provide psychological and emotional support to students in need. They are specialised in the pro…
- Academic advisorAcademic advisors assist students, at post-secondary level, in recognising and achieving their educational goals. They advise students on their schedule selection of school program…
Optional for
- Learning support teacherLearning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic…
- Social workerSocial workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individ…
- Career guidance advisorCareer guidance advisors provide guidance and advice to adults and students on making educational, training and occupational choices and assist people in managing their careers, th…
- Admissions coordinatorAdmissions coordinators are in charge of the students' applications and admissions to a (private) school, college or university. They asses possible future students' qualifications…
Related skills
- Client-centred counselling
- Communicate with youth
- Oversee extra-curricular activities
- Education law
- Assist in the organisation of school events
- Assessment processes
- Learning difficulties
- Identify education needs
- Liaise with educational staff
- Listen actively
- Guarantee students’ safety
- Support children’s wellbeing
- Learning needs analysis
Last updated on February 19, 2026
