UM Career Competencies
Through guidance from Experiential Learning and Career Success (ELCS), the Certified Peer Educator (CPE) digital badge and micro-credential cover 6 of the 10 UM and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies/UM Career Skills through the articulated direct and indirect assessment components.
View the ELCS resource page for UM's Career Competencies for more information.
The Certified Peer Educator highlights the following competencies:
Career & Self Development
Definition: Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization.
Communication
Definition: Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
Critical Thinking
Definition: Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
Leadership
Definition: Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
Professionalism
Definition: Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
Teamwork
Definition: Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
Creativity & Innovation
Definition: Identify goals or common problems, empathize within context, imagine and test novel solutions to adaptively convert what you have into what you envision.