Helping people become Certified Career Services Providers (CCSP), Certified Career Counselors (CCC) and Global Career Development Facilitators (GCDF) through the NCDA’s Facilitating Career Development (FCD) course.
The 11-week course is entirely online and includes weekly, pre-scheduled Zoom classes (two hours maximum). To learn the start/end dates of each FCD Training Class, as well as the pre-scheduled Zoom meetings, visit the registration link.
Format
11 weeks, online, weekly pre-scheduled Zoom classes
Hours
120 hours of in-depth training covering all 12 competencies
Fee
$1,375 per student, everything included
What is the FCD Training & Certification Program?
The Facilitating Career Development (FCD) program is an internationally recognized training certificate program for anyone who wants to become an exceptional career services provider: higher ed professional staff (career services, academic advisors), counselors and therapists, private practice, human resource professionals, recruiting and outplacement pros, career coaches, career center staff, life coaches, non-profit professionals and more.
The course is a prerequisite for:
- Certified Career Services Provider — the CCSP credential from the NCDA
- Certified Career Counselor — the CCC credential from the NCDA
- Global Career Development Facilitator — the GCDF credential from the CCE
Upon completing the training, participants receive a Certificate of Completion, which is required when applying for a credential from the National Career Development Association and/or the GCDF certification through CCE-global, depending on education and experience.
What you will learn
We cover the 12 competencies needed to become certified, including helping and listening skills, leading groups and workshops, career theories, 14 included assessments, overcoming employment challenges, technology and AI in career services, working with undecided students and clients, and modern job-seeking skills.
- Career resources and labor market information
- Career planning processes
- Basic helping and facilitation skills
- Career development models and theories
- Informal and formal assessment approaches
- Diversity and specific population needs
- Student/client development in a career resource center
- Training others and program promotion
- Case management and referral skills
- Ethical and scope-of-practice issues
- Professional and resource portfolios
- Cutting-edge job searching
- Resume, LinkedIn and cover letters
- Interview preparation
- Networking, the hidden job market and informational interviewing
- Clarifying career goals
- AI and the future of work
How the course works
The course combines weekly face-to-face training over Zoom with online learning on the Canvas Instructure platform. Start dates are offered twice a month, and weekly classes last two hours at most. The training is provided by Meg Gerry, Master Trainer, M.S., CCSP, GCDF, one of the NCDA’s nationally trained instructors.
FCD graduates serve as career specialists, career coaches, academic advisors, career development trainers and instructors, program managers, career center directors, group facilitators, independent consultants, job search trainers, HR career development coordinators and mental health practitioners, among others.
Registration fee: $1,375 per student
The fee includes the required FCD Student Manual ($250), the certification application fee ($100), custom PowerPoint presentations for each chapter, fourteen career assessments, a career development book, a custom e-learning website, original course materials such as “DESTINATION: 11 Vital Steps to Achieving Career Clarity” and “How to Create an Effective Resume”, weekly Zoom video conferencing, videos, podcasts and more.
Questions? Email academic.career.advising@gmail.com. To read 100+ reviews, visit Meg’s LinkedIn page.
