Often, but not exclusively, public employment service practitioner who acts as case manager or advisor and provides information and guidance for individuals in entering, progressing, maintaining, or re-entering employment, through the development of integration strategies, skills assessment and profiling.
Comment
- Employment counsellor tasks and duties vary across Member States, ranging from job search assistance, information-provision, to support on internships, education / training and financing, which may involve referrals to other specialists, or working with social services;
- this term is close to, but not synonym with: career guidance practitioner/career practitioner.
Source
Cedefop.