1. Basic knowledge of:
1.1. special pedagogy;
1.2. labour medicine;
1.3. project management;
1.4. management theory;
1.5. public relations.
2. Understanding of:
2.1. laws and regulations in the field of career services provision;
2.2. laws and regulations in education;
2.3. education system and lifelong learning opportunities;
2.4. classification of occupations;
2.5. organization culture;
2.6. employment trends (short, medium and long term);
2.7. economic development forecasts and trends in the country and the European Union;
2.8. personality psychology;
2.9. age group (developmental) psychology;
2.10. social pedagogy;
2.11. teaching and learning methods;
2.12. human resources management;
2.13. professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
3. Ability to apply knowledge of:
3.1. career counselling theories and methods;
3.2. determination of professional suitability;
3.3. job search process, types and methods thereof;
3.4. professional ethics;
3.5. research methodology;
3.6. research methods;
3.7. computer science;
3.8. business writings in career counselling;
3.9. communication with the client;
3.10. information search, processing and disclosure practices;
3.11. group work and team building;
3.12. environmental protection;
3.13. the official language;
3.14. at least two foreign languages at the communication level;
3.15. labour protection;
3.16. employment relationship;
3.17. business basics.

1. To plan and implement various types of career services to individual and corporate clients.
2. To select and use the most appropriate way of communication with clients of various culture, age and social groups (including clients from socially excluded groups) and partners.
3. To identify and assess factors forming the organizational culture.
4. To determine client capabilities and resources, and the most important environmental factors.
5. To provide professional support to clients to match their personal qualities, abilities and skills with the competences necessary for the chosen career direction.
6. To evaluate clients’ individual differences and needs.
7. To determine professions and areas of activity most suitable for a client.
8. To establish and assess individual career development programs together with clients.
9. To help customers find and assess necessary information on educational and employment opportunities.
10. To help clients compose their CV and application (motivation) letters.
11. To organize and conduct job interviews.
12. To inform, support and establish customer feedback.
13. To have a good knowledge of and comply with regulations governing career counselling.
14. To adhere to the principles of professional ethics.
15. To know the official language.
16. To know at least two foreign languages at the communication level.
17. To use professional terminology in the official language and at least one foreign language.
18. To independently plan, organize, manage, analyse and evaluate career support services.
19. To independently gain and accumulate knowledge in professional activities.
20. To use information technologies to collect, process necessary information, evaluate results, prepare business correspondence.
21. To select and use data acquisition and processing methods appropriate for research objectives, tasks and data specifics, analyse and evaluate the results and make recommendations.
22. To meet the requirements of employment relationship.
23. To comply with labour safety, fire safety and environmental protection requirements.

1. Ability to apply theoretical knowledge of career counselling in practical counselling in accordance with one’s professional profile and target audience, the nature of the economic sector or business activity and environmental context.
2. Ability to identify and assess factors influencing clients’ career development at different stages of life, their individual differences, needs and desires.
3. Ability to research and analyse the EU’s labour market, as well as guidelines for education policies and economic development trends, and to use the current information in counselling.
4. Ability to understand and assess clients’ professional suitability options and career decision-making skills.
5. Ability to provide professional support to clients in career development, determine the aim of career consultation, plan the consultation process and develop an individual career development program.
6. Ability to provide support in job search or individual business start-ups.
7. Ability to develop different types (such as individual, group, specific target groups of customers, etc.) of counselling methods and programs, carry out approbation and evaluation thereof.
8. Ability to find, collect and analyse information related to career counselling.
9. Ability to introduce the latest professional achievements in one’s career counselling practice.
10. Ability to observe ethical standards and confidentiality requirements in the performance of professional duties and tasks.
11. Ability to determine factors influencing organizational culture.
12. Ability to plan and carry out applied research in the field of career counselling independently and in collaboration with other researchers.
13. Ability to evaluate the quality of career counselling services provided by oneself and others, and determine criteria and performance indicators to assess one’s professional activities.
14. Ability to independently continue one’s professional development process.
15. Ability to consult clients of various age groups, social groups, culture and education level individually and in groups.
16. Ability to establish and maintain environment appropriate for counselling and relationship with clients.
17. Ability to realize the necessity to renew one’s resources to maintain psychological stability and be able to relax after psychological stress/conflict situations.
18. Ability to collaborate with other professionals in the field of career counselling to improve the quality of counselling.
19. Ability to organize and provide career support services.
20. Ability to communicate in the official language and at least two foreign languages depending on the target group.
21. Ability to meet the requirements of employment relationship.
22. Ability to ensure compliance with the requirements of labour protection, fire safety and environmental protection.

1. Basic knowledge of:
1.1. special pedagogy;
1.2. social pedagogy;
1.3. healthy lifestyle;
1.4. age group psychology;
1.5. business basics;
1.6. accounting and financial planning basics.
2. Understanding of:
2.1. national and European youth affairs and regulatory documents;
2.2. human rights;
2.3. laws and regulations in the field of children and youth employment;
2.4. information exchange organization;
2.5. intercultural education;
2.6. state and society;
2.7. general human and national values in the youth’s value system and interpretation thereof in daily life (e.g., spirituality, justice, honesty, culture, love, humanity, conscience, morality, tolerance);
2.8. behavioural and communication skills;
2.9. addiction prevention;
2.10. reproductive health;
2.11. communication organization;
2.12. establishment of associations and foundations and relevant documents;
2.13. personality and developmental psychology;
2.14. professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.
3. Ability to apply knowledge of:
3.1. project design, implementation and management;
3.2. presentations and preparation for public speaking;
3.3. cooperation organization;
3.4. use of Internet resources;
3.5. principles of youth program development and implementation methods (leaders, team building);
3.6. performance evaluation methods and principles;
3.7. information technologies and office equipment;
3.8. general pedagogy and psychology;
3.9. personal hygiene;
3.10. official language;
3.11. two foreign languages at the communication level;
3.12. children’s rights;
3.13. communication psychology;
3.14. principles of professional and general ethics;
3.15. first aid;
3.16. employment relationship;
3.17. labour protection;
3.18. environmental protection.

1. To establish goals and plan achievement thereof.
2. To obtain, analyse and select information and use it.
3. To select and use teaching materials, training and educational means (content, methods, forms).
4. To determine individual features of young people.
5. To identify and solve problems.
6. To cooperate with people who are involved in youth policy development and implementation.
7. To motivate young people to make good use of free time.
8. To promote young people’s sense of responsibility.
9. To analyse and improve one’s performance.
10. To use acquired knowledge in practice.
11. To substantiate one’s opinion and respect other people’s opinion.
12. To inform about one’s performance.
13. To evaluate the achievements of young people in non-formal education, voluntary work and social life.
14. To develop self-assessment skills of young people.
15. To coordinate development and implementation of non-formal education activities, projects and programs.
16. To assess young people’s personal development.
17. To conduct, within one’s competence, research work in the field of youth policy.
18. To pdraw up necessary handouts.
19. To provide advice on the establishment of youth organizations (associations).
20. To provide young people with information that fits their perception.
21. To advise the youth on youth policy.
22. To work with a computer and office equipment.
23. To promote young people’s participation in decision-making and social activities.
24. To develop young people’s communication skills.
25. To teach young people to take defendable and evaluated decisions.
26. To apply document management requirements.
27. To understand age-group characteristics and build young people’s self-esteem.
28. To know and use a variety of educational and non-formal education methods.
29. To adhere to the principles of professional and general ethics.
30. To plan, organize and manage teamwork.
31. To self-educate and understand the necessity for professional competence improvement.
32. To provide first aid.
33. To know the official language.
34. To know two foreign languages at the communication level.
35. To use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
36. To comply with the requirements of occupational safety, electrical safety and fire safety regulations and ensure execution thereof.
37. Ability to comply with the environmental protection requirements and ensure implementation thereof.
38. To meet the requirements of employment relationship.

1. Ability to organize youth work in accordance with national and local priorities in the field of youth policy.
2. Ability to understand international priorities in the field of youth policy.
3. Ability to formulate and analyse problems in youth work.
4. Ability to determine what activities, projects and programs young people need and, if necessary, prepare proposals on the content, methods and target audience thereof.
5. Ability to select and organize age appropriate information and educational activities, projects and programs and to analyse results thereof.
6. Ability to develop the content, form and work methods of activities, projects and programs.
7. Ability to determine young people’s needs related to education, leisure time and growth and, if necessary, involve young people in different activities, projects and programs.
8. Ability to motivate young people to participate in social activities.
9. Ability to train young people in the planning and implementation of projects and programs.
10. Ability to promote young people’s civic engagement.
11. Ability to build young people’s understanding of the work life, career choices and non-formal education.
12. Ability to promote the formation of young people’s interpersonal and behavioural culture.
13. Ability to promote development of young people’s moral qualities.
14. Ability to provide advice on youth and other policies relating to children and young people.
15. Ability to find compromise solutions.
16. Ability to individually improve one’s knowledge of youth policy matters in Latvia and the European Union.
17. Ability to promote positive attitude towards non-formal education and voluntary work, pointing out positive aspects thereof.
18. Ability to speak in front of an audience.
19. Ability to adequately handle unexpected situations.
20. Ability to substantiate one’s opinion, suggestions and recommendations.
21. Ability to use information to optimize one’s activities.
22. Ability to select information topical to different target audiences using Latvian and international sources of information and opportunities.
23. Ability to engage in the exchange of information with international partners regarding youth policy.
24. Ability to draw up presentation materials and present them.
25. Ability to involve various youth-related specialists in different activities, projects and programs.
26. Ability to involve in implementation, evaluation and improvement of different youth activities, projects and programs.
27. Ability to assess the implementation of youth policy and to gather proposals for improvement of youth policy.
28. Ability to calculate and attract financial resources necessary for the activities, projects and programs.
29. Ability to adhere to the principles of professional and general ethics.
30. Ability to comply with occupational safety, electrical safety and fire safety requirements and ensure implementation thereof in the work environment.
31. Ability to comply with environmental protection requirements and ensure implementation thereof.
32. Ability to meet the requirements of employment relationship.
33. Ability to communicate in the official language and two foreign languages.