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The Canadian Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (S&Gs)

S6 Community Capacity Building

S6.1 – Promote Community Partnership and Participation to Increase Self-sufficiency and Enhance Productivity

S6.1.2 – Work with the community to develop a community vision

Why is this competency important?

• to create a common understanding of the community’s preferred future or vision

To demonstrate this competency, career development practitioners must:

• participate in diverse groups of community residents, businesses and organizations
• focus their efforts to discover local resources:
  • develop parameters for working together:
    • establish roles, responsibilities and the scope of the relationships
  • develop goals and objectives:
    • facilitate workshops and planning, if necessary
    • use visioning processes and/or scenario- building techniques
• scan the local economic and demographic environment
• conduct individual interviews with a variety of community members:
  • look for effective practices
  • facilitate discussions to validate previously established community vision statements
• link community vision statements to labour market needs through workshops, public forums and group presentations

Notes

• Visioning, setting goals and objectives, and planning require skilled facilitation and should be done with a group of committed and involved community citizens, businesses and organizations. The process requires time, energy, and conversation and cannot be done entirely by contracted professionals.

The Career Competence Self-Assessment and Professional Development Planning Tool for Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) is developed by Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) and is made possible by The Canadian Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners. The S&Gs define the competencies Career Development Practitioners need in order to practice effectively and ethically. The Canadian Council for Career Development (3CD) and Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) are committed to ensuring that the S&Gs remain vital and reflect our ever-evolving practice.