The Collar360

Career guidance advisor

Other names

career coach, career guidance education advisor, counsellor in career guidance, career guidance counsellor, mentor for prior learning, school careers advisor, careers advisor, educational advisor, career guidance practitioner, school career guidance advisor, careers officer

Guidance and employment support

They advise students and adults about school, training and work choices, and help them plan their future careers.

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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

    Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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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
conseiller d’orientation/conseillère d’orientation
español
asesor de orientación profesional/asesora de orientación profesional
العربية
مستشار التوجيه المهني / مستشارة التوجيه المهني
português
Consultor de carreiras profissionais/Consultora de carreiras profissionais
Deutsch
Berufsberater/Berufsberaterin
italiano
consulente per l'orientamento professionale

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