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1 COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS INSOUTH AFRICACOMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICAC ompetency FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners in South Africa Department of Higher Education and Training 2016 Published by the Department of Higher Education and TrainingPhysical Address: 123 Francis Baard, Pretoria, 0001 Postal Address: Private Bag X174, Pretoria, 0001 Website: DETAILS:Pretoria: Tel: +27 12 312 5911 / Fax: +27 12 321 6770 Cape Town: Tel: +27 21 465 5513 / Fax: +27 21 465 7056 Toll free: 0800 872 222 CAREER development Services SMS Services: Send an SMS to 072 204 5056 with your question or send a Please Call Me and one of the CAREER Advisors will call you : 086 999 0123 (Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:30)E-mail: : : Site: CAREER Advice Portal: Service: 123 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria(Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:30) COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICAiThe purpose of the COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners in South Africa is to set a benchmark of minimum competencies that individual CAREER development Practitioners must possess in order to offer CAREER development Services in South Africa.

2 The beneficiaries of the COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners in South Africa are: CDPs who will be able to identify their own skill shortages that they may have; Education and training providers who develop programmes for assist CDPs to improve their competencies; Professional bodies that will guide in the professionalisation of CDPs; Employers to determine required competencies of CDPs; and Citizens who can identify the level of service that they can expect from a FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICAABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMSACA American Counselling AssociationALCDP Advanced Level CAREER development practitioner AuthorityCAPES Confederation of Associations in the Private Employment SectorCAPS Curri culum and Assessment Policy StatementCAS CAREER Advice ServicesCATHSSETA Culture, Arts, Tourism.

3 Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training AuthorityCDF CAREER development FacilitatorCDP CAREER development PractitionerCEDEFOP European Centre for the development of Vocational TrainingCGC CAREER Guidance and CounsellingCHE Council for Higher EducationCICA CAREER Industry Council of AustraliaCPD Continuing Professional DevelopmentCV Curri culum Vi taeDBE Department of Basic EducationDCS Department of Correctional ServicesDHET Department of Higher Education and TrainingDoL Department of LabourELCDP Entry Level CAREER development PractitionerESP Employment Services PractitionerESSA Employment Services South AfricaETDP SETA Education, Training and development Practices Sector Education and Training FET Further Education and Training GDE Gauteng Department of EducationHEI Higher Education InstitutionHPCSA Health Professional Council of South AfricaHRDC Human Resources development CouncilIAEVG International Association for Educational and Vocational GuidanceICT Information Communication TechnologyIPM Institute for People ManagementLLUK Lifelong Learning United KingdomLO Life OrientationiCOMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICAiiiMerSETA Manufacturing.

4 Engineering and Related Sector Education and Training AuthorityNBEET National Board of Employment Education and TrainingNBT National Benchmark TestNCAP National CAREER Advice PortalNCDA National CAREER development AssociationNCDF National CAREER development ForumNEET Not in Employment, Education or TrainingNICE Network for Innovation in CAREER Guidance and Counselling in EuropeNOS National Occupational StandardsNPO Non-Profit OrganisationNQF National Qualification FrameworkNSC National Senior CertificateNSDS National Skills development StrategyNSF National Skills FundNYDA National Youth development AgencyOECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development OFO Organising FRAMEWORK for OccupationsQCTO Quality Council for Trades and OccupationsRPL Recognition of Prior LearningSAACDHE Southern African Association for Counselling and development in Higher EducationSACDA South African CAREER development AssociationSAQA South African

5 Qualifications AuthoritySCDP Specialist CAREER development PractitionerSCQF Scottish Credit and Qualifications FrameworkSETA Sector Education and Training AuthoritySQA Scottish Qualifications AuthoritySSC Shared Specialisation CompetencesSSP Sector Skills PlanSSS Student Support ServicesSSSU Student Support Services UnitsSVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification TVET Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingUK United KingdomUNISA University of South AfricaiiCOMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICATABLE OF CONTENTSE xecutive Summary ..1A COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners in South Africa ..31. A South African Overview for a CAREER development practitioner COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK .

6 32. CAREER development Competencies: Literature Review - International and National Cases .. Background .. Summary of Findings ..73. The South African COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners .. Purpose and Terminology .. Principles of the Levels of CAREER development practitioner .. The Competencies .. Types of CAREER development Practitioners .. Core and specialised competencies required for each type of CDP .. Knowledge, Skills, Values and Attitudes required for each level of CDP .. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) ..274. Implementation of the FRAMEWORK .. development of education and training requirements for CDPs at various levels of the .. FRAMEWORK .. Inclusion in the Organising FRAMEWORK for Occupations (OFO) .. Advocacy and Education and training programmes be developed.

7 Professional bodies to take leadership going Feedback loop into the COMPETENCY Monitoring and evaluation of implementation ..316. Action Plan ..327. Funding the Implementation of the COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners ..388. Conclusion ..38 ANNEXURE A: THE COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK SUMMARY ..43 ANNEXURE B: SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE REVIEW ..46 ANNEXURE C: INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE REVIEW ..62iii1 COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER development PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICAE xecutive SummaryThe development of a COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK for CAREER development Practitioners (CDPs) in South Africa is set in the context of a growing awareness in South Africa and internationally, that CAREER development services may assist with labour market challenges related to the transition from school and university to the workforce and unemployment.

8 CAREER development services can assist individuals to develop CAREER management skills that includedecision-making, transition, and CAREER planning skills. Policy makers are recognising the potential of CAREER development services and attention is also drawn to the skills, knowledge and qualifications of CDPs. The Department of Higher Education and Training s White Paper for Post-School Education and Training (DHET: 2013) highlights the importance of helping young people make well-informed decisions on post-school options. The Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (DHET: 2015), furthermore identifies CAREER guidance, counselling and specialised learning support as possible areas of specialisation for teachers.

9 Currently in South Africa, as in many other countries, CAREER development services are provided by practitioners, with varying levels of skills and knowledge, to a broad range of client groups in diverse settings such as schools, post-school institutions, government services and civil society organisations. This situation has developed because, to date, the field of CAREER development has been described as weakly professionalised (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and development [OECD], 2003, p. 93), with CAREER development practitioners entering the field from a range of disciplines and from diverse experience bases. Thus, the need to define the profession and identify its core skills and knowledge base has become a pressing issue internationally as well as in South Africa.

10 A number of countries ( Australia, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States of America), have responded to this need by developing COMPETENCY frameworks that identify the core skills and knowledge required by CDPs. Some frameworks also identify specialisations within the field that are relevant to CDPs who work in particular settings or with specific client groups. Importantly, the development of such frameworks is a precursor to the development of training courses and qualifications for the field. While there are several international and national examples of COMPETENCY frameworks, a striking similarity is evident across these frameworks in terms of the core competencies identified. Such similarities assist in defining the CAREER development discipline internationally.