Career management skills (CMS) are competencies which help individuals to identify their existing skills, develop career learning goals and take action to enhance their careers.
To enable careers professionals and other educators to help people to develop their career management skills a number of countries have developed CMS frameworks. These frameworks provide a way to define the skills and attitudes which support individuals to effectively manage their careers and to progress through life.
The LEADER Framework for Careers organises these skills under five headings.
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Here below you can find the CMS framework in different languages:
- Download the CMS framework in Greece
- Download the CMS framework in Romanian
- Download the CMS framework in Spanish
- Download the CMS framework in Turkish
* Area 1 - Personal effectivenessK Area 1 - Personal effectiveness
- I know who I am and what I am good at.
- I’m able to reflect on my strengths and address my weaknesses.
- I make effective decisions relating to my life, learning and work.
- I remain positive when facing setbacks and I stay positive for the future.
- I make use of technologies to develop my career
- I am able to set myself career goals
- I generate ideas that help me to achieve my goals
- I I can review my skills in relation to what employers are looking for
Pilot actions
Resources
- Kudos software to identify existing skills from employment opportunities and Kudos Personal Statement writing tool:
https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk - Websites:
- Higher Education in the UK and course search and apply: www.ucas.com
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- SORPRENDO career matching software www.sorprendo.it
- Simulations Activities for the management of curriculum vitae, linkedin profiles, and other social media, job interview;
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE (RO)
- Additional materials
- https://www.ted.com/
- Videos
- Brian Tracy- How to Find Your Dream Job and Select The Right Career Path
- In the educational guidance path described here, we use the methodologies of group work, collective discussion, role playing and simulation of the job interviews. Dedicated working sheets are provided by the teacher to help students highlight their salient features.
- In the educational guidance path described here, we use the methodologies of group work, collective discussion, role playing and simulation of the job interviews. Dedicated working sheets are provided by the teacher to help students highlight their salient features.
- Careers Education Framework for use by practitioners in schools and colleges: http://www.thecdi.net/write/BP385-CDI_Framework-web.pdf
- Careers Education toolkit for use by practitioners in schools and colleges: http://www.cascaid.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Developing-Careers-Work-Toolkit-Print-V4.pdf
- SORPRENDO career matching software.
- The national Isfol database, individual interviews and group sessions and specific worksheets.
* Area 2 - Managing relationshipsK Area 2 - Managing relationships
- I can find and use information and the support of others for my (future) career
- I interact confidently and well with others
- I build professional relationships and networks to support my (future) career
- I maintain my (professional) relationships and networks
- I can use social media networks
- I understand the need to use social media to network for my (future) career.
Pilot actions
Resources
- Kudos software to identify existing skills from employment opportunities and Kudos Personal Statement writing tool:
https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk - Websites:
- Higher Education in the UK and course search and apply: www.ucas.com
-
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (RO)
- Additional materials
- https://www.ted.com/
- Videos
- Brian Tracy- How to Find Your Dream Job and Select The Right Career Path
- In the educational guidance path described here, we use the methodologies of group work, collective discussion, role playing and simulation of the job interviews. Dedicated working sheets are provided by the teacher to help students highlight their salient features.
* Area 3 - Finding and accessing workK Area 3 - Finding work and accessing learning
- I learn throughout life
- I can find work or learning opportunities that are right for me
- I seek new opportunities to help build my career
- I can develop skills which will help me to get what I want out of work
- I assess the pros and cons of formal and informal sources of information
- I can cope with changes in the world of work
Pilot actions
Resources
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- SORPRENDO career matching software www.sorprendo.it
- Simulations Activities for the management of curriculum vitae, linkedin profiles, and other social media, job interview;
- In the educational guidance path described here, we use the methodologies of group work, collective discussion, role playing and simulation of the job interviews. Dedicated working sheets are provided by the teacher to help students highlight their salient features.
-
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (RO)
- Additional materials
- https://www.ted.com/
- Videos
- Brian Tracy- How to Find Your Dream Job and Select The Right Career Path
- Careers Education Framework for use by practitioners in schools and colleges: http://www.thecdi.net/write/BP385-CDI_Framework-web.pdf
- Careers Education toolkit for use by practitioners in schools and colleges: http://www.cascaid.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Developing-Careers-Work-Toolkit-Print-V4.pdf
* Area 4 - Managing life and careerK Area 4 - Managing life and career
- I can make decisions and set career goals for myself within appropriate timescales
- I manage my goals, my time and personal finances in a way that supports my career building
- I am innovative and creative in my thinking about my work, learning and life
- I maintain a balance in my life, learning and work that is right for me
- I can cope with challenges and changes which take place in life
Pilot actions
Resources
- CMS Framework: Brief Training session
- Websites:
- Som-hi: Com explicar la meva vàlua?
- Educaweb.com: Intereses profesionales
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
-
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (RO)
- Additional materials
- https://www.ted.com/
- Videos
- Brian Tracy- How to Find Your Dream Job and Select The Right Career Path
* Area 5 - Understanding the worldK Area 5 - Understanding the world
- I understand how changes in society relate to my learning and work
- I understand how learning and work change over time
- I can make a positive impact on society
- I make the most of opportunities I come across
- I am open to opportunities including, those in other countries
Pilot actions
Resources
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Using a current example - explore with the group how the world is changing. Discuss the EU referendum. Information sheet. News link.
- Explore how the labour market has changed - this website has examples of what jobs might look like and issues that impact
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
- Providing information facing the JOB FINDER Platform and the capability to support the career management skills development: https://jobfinder.unicam.it/
- Career matching software: www.sorprendo.it
-
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (RO)
- Additional materials
- https://www.ted.com/
- Videos
- Brian Tracy- How to Find Your Dream Job and Select The Right Career Path
- SORPRENDO career matching software.
- The national Isfol database, individual interviews and group sessions and specific worksheets.