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Raising the profile of career guidance: educational and vocational guidance practitioner

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In 2007 the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) launched the Educational and Vocational Guidance Practitioner credential (EVGP) as one means of formally acknowledging the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that practitioners need in order to provide quality career development services to clients. This paper describes the foundational background to this initiative and some of the implications for training career practitioners and delivering career services.

Résumé.

Renforcement du profil du conseil d’orientation: le praticien d’orientation scolaire et professionnelle (EVGP). En 2007, l’Association Internationale d’Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle (AIOSP) a lancé le label Praticien d’Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle (POSP) comme moyen de reconnaissance formelle des connaissances, qualifications et caractéristiques personnelles dont les praticiens doivent disposer en vue de fournir aux clients des services de développement de leur projet vocationnel qui soient de qualité. Cet article décrit le contexte dans lequel cette initiative a vu le jour et certaines des ses implications pour la formation des praticiens de l’orientation et l’offre de prestations d’orientation.

Zusammenfassung.

Anhebung des professionellen Profils der Beruflichen Beratung: Praktischer Bildungs-und Berufsberater (EVGP—Educational and Vocational Guidance Practitioner). Im Jahr 2007 begründete die Internationale Vereinigung für Schul-und Berufsberatung (IVSBB) die Zertifizierung zum Praktischen Bildungs- und Berufsberater (EVGP) als ein Verfahren zur formellen Anerkennung der Kenntnisse, Fertigkeiten und persönlichen Merkmale, die Bildungs-und Berufsberater benötigen, um eine qualitativ hochwertige Dienstleistung für ihre Klienten erbringen zu können. Dieser Artikel beschreibt den grundlegenden Hintergrund dieser Initiative sowie einige Schlussfolgerungen für die Ausbildung von Berufsberatern sowie die Durchführung von Beruflicher Beratung.

Resumen.

Elevando el Perfil de la Orientación para la Carrera: el Profesional de la Orientación Educativa y Vocacional (POEV). La Asociación Internacional para la Orientación Educativa y Profesional (AIOEP), lanzó, en 2007, la iniciativa denominada “El Profesional de la Orientación Educativa y Vocacional (POEV)” como un medio de reconocer y acreditar los conocimientos, habilidades y características personales que necesitan los profesionales de la orientación para proporcionar servicios de calidad a sus clientes. En este artículo se describen los antecedentes de esta iniciativa y algunas de sus implicaciones para la formación de orientadores y la prestación de servicios de orientación.

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Hiebert, B. Raising the profile of career guidance: educational and vocational guidance practitioner. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 9, 3–14 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-008-9152-x

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