academic advisor
Code 2359.1
Academic advisors assist students, at post-secondary level, in recognising and achieving their educational goals. They advise students on their schedule selection of school programmes, communicate to them degree requirements, and assist them in career planning. Academic advisors also discuss the student's academic performance and its implications and make suggestions for improvement including study advice. They also work closely with other university administrators and professors and ensure they are up to date on university or college regulation, program, or requirement changes.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- education law
- counselling methods
- curriculum standards
- curriculum objectives
- assessment processes
Skills and competences
- listen actively
- monitor educational developments
Transversal competences
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- counsel students
- advise on learning methods
- construct individual learning plans
- provide information on study programmes
- provide information on school services
- give constructive feedback
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences