Career Consultancy or Employability Consultancy or Community Coach......the future

My future vision of Career Counsellor is one who actively participates in and encourages others to interact in the community, to derive confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens.

The basis of my theory is built around the Scottish Governments ‘Future Skills for Scotland’ an agenda which puts careers education and guidance central to the curriculum from early years and secures employability awareness and skills development through partnership working. Through new teaching and learning methods, young people are able to relate and identify with suitable employment options, in-line with rewarding experiences, interests, values and skills.

This partnership working agenda is the responsibility of local government who should develop strategies in collaboration with Skills Development Scotland, Schools, Further and Higher Educational establishments, Local and National employers to develop individual awareness of employment options, build confidence to facilitate motivation for placements, develop practical learning opportunities, to enhance knowledge of work activity, for Scotland’s sustainable economic growth.

My vision of how this is delivered is through guidance practitioners facilitating client’s awareness of ‘self’ through modern therapeutic approaches, enhancing learning and empowering individuals ‘belief’ to exercise new activities in the marketplace. The Counsellor will understand the clients motives,through clients meaning and reasoning in decision taking. The counsellor will reflect on both tradition and modern theories of how clinet shapes their lives. clients will be encouraged to take up volunteering, networking with others, seek placements or participating in project roles, to generate chance opportunities. ‘Project Scotland’ offer opportunities for all walks of life to participate in community activity, thus developing skills and knowledge for advancement.

Employers should be encouraged by the local authority to mentor people in the community and offer work experience opportunities either within the workplace or local environment, where partnership projects improve services and facilities within society. Counsellors will support clients to identify with projects of interest and develop awareness of ‘self’ for opportunities. Counsellors will coach individuals in decision-making to identify action for personal development, broadening horizons, facilitating learning and networking opportunities for transition stages between school, further education and the world of work.

Through partnership working a greater awareness will be evident of economic skills and knowledge requirements for re-generation activity in the local, national and global economy. Partnership working in the local community will therefore drive developments in programs of study and employability initiatives to meet the demand for skills and knowledge, for Scotland’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.

Guidance will shape and enhance opportunities therefore, through coaching and mentoring partnerships in the community, facilitating networking to develop ‘Skills for Scotland’ - happenstance key to the success of individual and economic growth!