S5 – Work Development

S5.1 – Develop Work Opportunities for Clients

S5.1.1 – Liaise with clients, employers and professionals

Why is this competency important?

• to create employment opportunities for clients
• to actively market clients to employers
• to avoid duplication of services
• to educate employers
• to develop key workplace/community agency contacts
• to improve clients’ potential for entering the workplace environment
• to identify a proper fit between clients and key contacts
• to help ensure inclusion of all clients
• to help clients to be self-reliant

To demonstrate this competency, career development practitioners must:

• identify and collaborate with interested organizations, e.g., employers, non-profit organizations, unions, employment equity organizations, government agencies
• initiate and follow up on initial contacts with potential employers
• assist employers in accessing appropriate information/services relevant to employers’ requests, e.g., upgrading programs for staff
• maintain contacts in organizations that include clients, employers, professionals
• maintain contacts in government agencies
• maintain memberships
• maintain databases, if available