Systemic competency refers to the ability to plan and organise one's guidance work as part of regional guidance services in accordance with local needs and operating conditions. In addition to the individual's personal development and the interaction process inherent to guidance, the organisation of guidance is examined as a multiprofessional, multisectoral and multi-administrative service process and as a societal activity. The organisation of services requires dialogue between employee and client groups that extend across administrative boundaries. As a whole, guidance is a continuously evolving systemic entity that responds proactively to changes.

Systemic competency includes lifelong guidance, systemic theory competency, networking competency and strategic competency.