Interested in getting credentialed as a Global Career Development Facilitator through NCDA? Summer training course now open! PURPOSE: This training is intended for professionals and paraprofessionals who provide career-related services in a variety of settings such as higher education, K-12 schools, government agencies, business and industry, private practice, and community-based organizations. This curriculum is especially valuable for those impacted by the U.S. Department of Education’s Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV). It is designed to serve as a vehicle for professional enrichment and as a vehicle to achieve national certification as a Global Career Development Facilitator. (See www.ncda.org for information on history and requirements.) The GCDF credential was established to recognize the training and background of those working in career development fields, and to establish minimum competency areas. A GCDF may serve as a career group facilitator, job search trainer, career resource center coordinator, career coach, career development case manager, intake interviewer, occupational and labor market information resource person, human resource career development coordinator, employment/placement specialist, or workforce development staff person. COURSE COMPETENCIES: The career development competencies addressed in the CDF curriculum offered through the NCDA are discussed below. Those professionals who are trained using the curriculum can expect to gain knowledge and skills associated with each of these competencies. TRAINING FORMAT: The CDF curriculum is now available in an eLearning format. It combines 24 face to face contact hours with 56 hours thru distance delivery and 40 hours of Independent Study. The course may be completed by November 20, 2009 or before. Each student has control of the pace of the course. Face-to-face sessions are scheduled for August 6 & 7, 2009 from 9:00am-4:00 pm at the Staybridge Suites Conference Center in Andover, MA (directly off Route I-93). The remainder of the course completed virtually for your convenience!!! OUTCOME: Certificate of completion; CEUs COST: $1,015 (Includes face-to-face instruction, meals, course textbook and DVD) TO REGISTER/FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Heather Maietta via email at heather@careerinprogress.com Welcome to the wonderful world of Career Development!