Professional Development Advisor

Job Description

In Professional Development (PD) advising, an expert with knowledge on PD planning and career growth provides information to address an identified need. PD advising is limited to helping early care and education providers create and implement goals to advance them on the career lattice. Advisors provide information about training organizations and higher education institutions and connect advisees to resources that help the advisee make decisions about advancing on the career lattice. Advisors may review PD plans with advisees and administer (or suggest administration of) needs assessments or self assessments to gain a better perspective of the advisee’s goals.