Accredited Career Practitioners

Personal Details

Careers Advisor: David Richardson

Name: David Richardson
Email: david.richardson@acsol.co.uk
Serves: Gloucestershire / Bristol

Personal Profile

David is a Managing Director of an independent, impartial company specialising in Career Guidance and Personal Development consultancy services to individuals and organisations.

David has extensive experience of providing advice, guidance and coaching support to individuals and groups in both public and private sectors.

Education is also an area of expertise, teaching on university post graduate programmes and NVQ’s in the fields of Advice/Guidance and Learning and development.

A member of the British Psychological Society with Level A & B qualifications and experienced in the application of the full range of aptitude, ability and personality Psychometric instruments David is able to unlock the potential within clients to identify learning styles, strengths, areas for development and career opportunities

To provide a client centered approach and to allow his own work to promote him is David’s Philosophy.

Professional Information

ACSOL Accredited Careers Advisor

  • Member of the Institute of Career Guidance
  • Member of the Institute for Learning
  • Member of the British Psychological Society
  • Lecturer on the Qualification in Careers Guidance – University of the West of England

Relevant Qualifications

  • Accredited ACSOL Careers Guidance professional
  • Diploma in Careers Guidance – Parts 1 & 2
  • Certificate in Education
  • British Psychological Society – Level A & B qualified
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator/16Personality Factors accredited user
  • Morrisby Profile accredited user
  • V1 Internal Verifiers Award
  • A1 Assessors Award
  • BTEC Higher National Certificate in Business & Finance

Skills & Achievements in Career Guidance

  • Working with Change Workshops
  • One to one coaching support – CV Writing / Interview Preparation
  • ‘Making the most of your strengths’ / Self marketing workshops
  • Myers Briggs Type Personality Type Indicator
  • 16 Personality Factors
  • Innovation Potential Indicator
  • Morrisby Psychometric Assessment – aptitude & ability
  • One to one Career Consultancy support
  • Belbin Team Role analysis
  • Honey & Mumford Learning Styles assessment
  • ‘Light Touch’ follow on support via email/telephone
  • Train the Trainer
  • Presentation Skills
  • Reflective Practice
  • Interviewing skills

Experience in Career Guidance

17 years of experience as a Careers Adviser/Consultant. 5 years experience as founder and Managing Director of an independent career consultancy/training company Richardson Associates (UK) Limited.

Please read some of the testimonials from satisfied clients online at:
www.richardsonassociatesltd.com