Pedagogical counsellor

This unit group includes teachers not classified elsewhere in sub-major group 23 Teaching professionals who give private lessons in subjects other than foreign languages and the arts, and who counsel students for educational purposes.

• assessing students' level of ability and setting goals according to their needs;
• planning, preparing and conducting lessons and workshops for individual and group instruction;
• developing and presenting material on the theory of the subject being studied;
• teaching or conducting practical training in the subject being studied;
• assigning exercises and particular work in accordance with students' abilities, interests and talent;
• evaluating, advising, critiquing and encouraging students;
• revising the curriculum, course content, educational materials and teaching methods;
• preparing students for examinations, assessments or competitions;
• advising students on educational matters such as choice of courses and programmes, timetables, school adjustment, truancy, study habits and career planning;
• counselling students to help them overcome personal, social or behavioural problems affecting their education;
• preparing students for further education by encouraging them to explore new learning opportunities.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Teacher, creative writing, in service units of the public education system
• Teacher, science and mathematics subjects, in service units of the public education system
• Pedagogical adviser