Overview

Career Development Practitioners provide information about career and study options and how to access and build career paths for individual and group clients of any age/stage of their career journey. 


Whether you're laying the foundation for a new, exciting career path or at any stage of an already developing career journey, career and study choices confront us constantly. Career and study decisions are not always made with the requisite information, support or guidance, and people are often left searching for answers or missing pieces. People commonly seek information to reach new levels of personal career self-discovery, an attentive ear to sound out options with, or to realise their career goals and self-concept through their choices. With the rapid pace of life in the 21st century, many career or study decisions are often made in the face of an added complexity - time.  


We are often left searching for information, engagement and support when faced with career and study considerations. Where can you access and make sense of career and study information? Is there an option for on-demand sessions where you can find personalised career guidance information, resources or support? Information unpacked in a two-way, respectful and confidential manner, fitting with your unique career self-identity, goals, and ambitions. How much time do we dedicate to getting the information we rightly deserve for planning our career development?


Our online sessions are vital to clients across South Africa who require on-demand access to a registered career practitioner to obtain the necessary information to approach career or study choices, explore and evaluate options, and make more informed decisions. Our services are tailored around each client's needs and career goals. 


All career and study information sessions are backed by our developed self-exploration activities, toolkits and resources, local and international career information databases, comprehensive career information session reports, and referrals.


Everyone is a master of their own career journey and decisions. Access to a qualified career practitioner can help you connect with your career path, unlock answers to your questions, and get information and support from your own professional career guidance sessions.

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The Career Development Practitioner: Career Information Officer (CDP:CIO) facilitates each service.

Before sessions or services are rendered, clients receive a digital welcome guide (incl. fees), POPI data protection and standard career services agreement along with client details and needs assessment forms for completion. Clients are kindly requested to complete and submit all required documentation prior to their session. This includes providing vocational and qualification profile information for reference by the Career Development Practitioner in preparation for and during the session. Each client has an individual file opened for output notes , follow-ups and session record-keeping requirements.

Our Career Development Services

INFORMATION FOR CAREER AND STUDY CHOICES – Individual Sessions


The Career Development Practitioner hosts individual one-on-one sessions with clients. Sessions are tailored to the client's career and study information needs. Facilitation of non-standardised self-exploration activities may form part of the session, including career information narratives, the mycareer resource toolkit, client profile analysis (CV, qualifications, subjects, work history, etc.), referred sources/databases and session feedback reports. The practitioner will make any outputs from sessions, such as resources, activities, referral letters, recommendations/plans, and reports, available to individual clients. 


As the client's needs and requirements differ, the number of sessions, structure, and outcomes will be determined and agreed upon between the client and practitioner on a case-by-case basis.


Embarking on a career/study option takes time and careful planning. Individual sessions are conducted online in the comfort of the client's own space and time. We offer convenient session slots seven days a week and cater to after-hours sessions for working/studying clients. However, bookings for individual sessions are essential, and dates/times are only confirmed upon booking.

Information topics differ significantly between clients based on the unique needs they have identified for the session. Topics may include and are not limited to:

  Self-exploration tasks* and checklists (non-standardised) to find passion and discover more about the self.  
  Self-exploration activities* (non-standardised) to further understand careers and their interplay with the self.
  NCAP report analysis and recommendations.
  Presenting career and study options aligned to clients' identified work-related interests, skills, knowledge and values.
  School subject selection and proactive planning of subject achievements for qualification application.
  Qualification entry requirement information and calculations (Admission Points Score (APS)).
  Alternative application options for entry, including Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
  Information on accredited institutions of higher/further learning and referrals.
  Options for articulation (diversifying my qualification(s)), progression (furthering my qualification(s)), or starting a new qualification/career path.
  Funding and finance considerations for career and study options.
  Sector-specific occupational information (Hard-to-fill vacancies (HTFV) and scarce/critical skill information).
  Career pathing, typified careers in a given occupational area, trending occupations, labour market information.
  Information on the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and sub-frameworks, including the Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO).

*Note that topics, information, services, and associated outputs may differ significantly between clients based on the client-identified need(s) for the session. All sessions and services are conducted within the professional scope of registration of the Career Development Practitioner: Career Information Officer. Depending on the client's needs, referrals will be made to other aptly registered professionals in befitting cases and/or where standardised psychometric testing, assessment, counselling and/or any psychological, medical or health services is required by the client.

Do you have a question or query on whether we can offer other career development-related information not covered above?

Please email us at info@occupationalinsight.co.za

INFORMATION FOR CAREER AND STUDY CHOICES - Group Sessions


The Career Development Practitioner conducts group sessions with clients. Sessions are general and cover associated topics of interest to the group. Group sessions are bespoke, and career and study information is packaged around the group's purpose, audience, needs, and setting. This is to ensure that maximum group benefit is derived and that group sessions adhere to the requirements and overarching needs of the session/client. Group sessions are beneficial in both educational and work environments. Examples of settings for group sessions include (but are not limited to): 

  • School career days, fairs or workshops;
  • Public/private career days, fairs or workshops;
  • Company team building, employee wellbeing or company events; and
  • Special career events (outdoor or indoor).


Due to the diverse needs for group sessions, collective purpose, intended audience, scope and needs of group members, all group sessions are preceded by a written group session proposal. Before a group booking is confirmed, the session proposal is submitted to the client as a plan and structure for the intended session. As a layer of quality,  the plan documents and specifies the proposed agenda, topics, and activities (if any) to be conducted during group sessions. It may include the venue (indoors or outdoors) and logistics for the day (where required).


Group sessions vary in nature and can occur indoors (at a conference venue, school, company boardroom, etc.) or outdoors (company team-building events, career fairs, career camps or out-of-office sessions.).


Please contact us with your group session requirements. We look forward to working with you on an impactful career and study information session proposal.



Information topics differ significantly between clients based on the group's unique needs and purpose for the session. Topics may include and are not limited to:

  Targeted or broad career and study information sessions tailored to specific occupations, occupational groups or sub-sectors.
  Sector-specific study options and learning pathways.
  Sector-specific career options and career pathways.
  Information on alternative pathways to qualification entry for employee progression (RPL, ARPL, CAT).
  Understanding the role of SETAs, the OQSF and Workplace-Based Learning Programmes (WBLP).
  Unpacking Workplace-Based Learning (WBL) pathways (SETA funded and industry-funded).
  Work-readiness group workshops, inductions and career orientation.
  Job search strategies.
  Funding options for studies.
  Sectoral occupational information (Hard to Fill Vacancies (HTFV) and scarce/critical skill information).
  Information on the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and sub-frameworks, Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) and the related labour market.

Do you have a question or query about whether we can offer other group career development information in addition to the list above?

Please email us at info@occupationalinsight.co.za

CAREER ENABLEMENT SERVICES 


The Career Development Practitioner will provide one-on-one assistance with compiling key employability enablers, such as professionally customised cover letters and CVs. We also assist with online profile development or interview preparation. In other instances, information related to job search strategies or building a work portfolio is sought to compete in the highly competitive labour market



  Professional CV and cover letter development assistance. Including templating, layout, formatting and editing, all customised to the individual client’s needs.
  Assistance with online profile development.
  Interview preparation sessions.  

Do you have a question or query on career enablement services? 

Please email us at info@occupationalinsight.co.za

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