The Collar360

Academic advisor

Other names

academic student advisor, education advisor, degree program coach, student career guide, degree program guidance practitioner, post-secondary level student advisor, higher education advisor, degree program advisor

School leadership and support

They help college students choose courses, understand what they need to finish, plan careers, and improve their school results.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

  2. 2

    Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and programme selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.

  3. 3

    Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioural problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
chargé d’orientation et d’insertion professionnelle/chargée d’orientation et d’insertion professionnelle
español
asesor académico/asesora académica
العربية
مرشد أكاديمي / مرشدة أكاديمية
português
Tutor académico/Tutora académica
Deutsch
Studierendenberater/Studierendenberaterin
italiano
tutor universitario/tutor universitaria

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