Description
Support international exchange students with their cultural adjustment in a new community. Assist them with settling in a new academic environment.
Alternative labels
advise international students
guide international student
assist international students
guides international students
help international students
guiding international students
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Guide international students is an essential skill of the following occupations:
International student exchange coordinator: International student exchange coordinators lead the entire process of an international exchange study for the exchange students. They manage the students’ applications and admissions, arrange accommodation, be it on a college or university campus or with guest families, and handle all the administration regarding these activities, including the student’s grades and official departing. They function as guides for the (young) international students through their cultural adjustment.
Optional skill
Guide international students is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Assistant lecturer: Assistant lecturers share university or college lecturers’ academic workload, specifically the provision of lectures to students. They prepare and teach classes, and meet with students privately regarding evaluation. They also combine their lecturing and other academic duties with conducting their own research in their field of study. Assistant lecturers occupy an autonomous, full-time position, despite what the subservience element in the occupation title may suggest.
References
- Guide international students – ESCO
