13151 Develop and Maintain Links, Partnerships, and Networks in the Career Industry And

Guidance Information

1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Privacy Act 1993, Human Rights Act 1993, Education Act 1989.

2Definitions

Career refers to the wide range of occupational, family, civic, and political roles which individuals will undertake throughout their adult lives. It includes paid employment, self-employment, unpaid work, multiple jobbing, entrepreneurial enterprise, home-based enterprise, study as an adult, and unemployment. A careeris a developmental and lifelong process.

Career practice refers to the umbrella profession under which the following vocations sit – career resources, career information, career education, and career consultation which includes career counselling, career advice, and career guidance.

Client refers to people receiving a careerrelated service who may be individuals or groups associated with employment, education, or training, or in some cases may be an organisation.

Links refer to school to industry, school to school, school to tertiary provider, tertiary provider to industry, tertiary provider to tertiary provider.

Networks refer to career data bases, Internet, national and regional associations, employer associations, professional associations, major stakeholders, New Zealand Employment Service, Career Services.

Partnerships are school to industry, school to school, school to tertiary provider, tertiary provider to industry, tertiary provider to tertiary provider, schools and tertiary providers to funding bodies.

Practitioner refers to a specialist who gives expert career advice or information.

Tertiary provider refers to all organisations delivering education and/or training primarily in the post school sector.

Outcomes and performance criteria

Outcome 1

Identify and maintain existing links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community.

Performance criteria

1.1Existing links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community are identified in terms of their application to career practice.

1.2Existing links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community are maintained in accordance with the needs of the career practitioner and clients.

Outcome 2

Develop and maintain links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community.

Performance criteria

2.1Contact is established and maintained with existing links and partnerships in the career industry and the community, in accordance with the needs of the career practitioner and clients.

2.2New links, partnerships, and networks are identified and examined in terms of their relevance to the needs of the career practitioner and clients.

2.3New links, partnerships, and networks developed in the career industry and the community meet the needs of the career practitioner and clients.

2.4Links, partnerships, and networks are maintained in accordance with the needs of the career practitioner and clients.

Outcome 3

Record and review links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community.

Performance criteria

3.1Records maintained of links, partnerships, and networks meet the needs of legislation, the organisation, career practitioner, and external bodies, where applicable.

3.2Links, partnerships, and networks in the career industry and the community are reviewed in terms of their role in meeting the needs of clients and career practitioner.

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