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Where an educational counsellor can go next

12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an educational counsellor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Educational counsellors provide practical and emotional support to students in a educational institution, either in small groups, classrooms, or individually. They function as an accessible school official whom students may contact for a wide variety of issues. Educational counsellors may provide advice on personal problems such as social integration and behavioural issues, and on school-related matters such as composing adequate curriculum schedules, discussing test scores, and informing students on further education options. They may work closely with a school social worker and/or school psychologist and make referrals to other support services if necessary.

Also known as student advisor, student guidance counsellor, education counsellor, counsellor in education institution, childrens' counsellor, vocational school counsellor, student services coordinator, high-school counsellor, education institution counsellor, training adviser, educational counselor, school counsellor.

Professionals 49 skills on file 12 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: learning mentor, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 6 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
learning mentor 72% covered educational psychologist 64% covered academic advisor 58% covered academic support officer 56% covered special educational needs iti… 44% covered admissions coordinator 39% covered educational counsellor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 6 nearest destinations from educational counsellor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an educational counsellor already covers. All 12 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An educational counsellor needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • liaise with educational institutions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform educational testing management skills
  • tackle issues that block academic progress assisting and caring
  • use psychoeducation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • communicate about youth's well-being communication, collaboration and creativity
  • client-centred counselling health and welfare
  • counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
  • learning needs analysis education
  • crisis intervention health and welfare
  • identify education needs management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an educational counsellor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Educational counsellor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an educational counsellor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.