GCDF Training Opportunity

Career Span's master career counselors are also certified instructors for the Global Career Development Facilitator credential (GCDF) instituted by the National Career Development Association and the Center for Credentialing Education.

The CGDF credential designates individuals working in a variety of career development settings including but not limited to:

• a 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
• workforce development staff person

GCDFs must have a combination of education and work experience as specified in the credential guidelines:

• graduate degree plus an estimated one year of career development work experience;
• bachelor's degree plus an estimated two years of career development work experience;
• two years of college plus an estimated three years of career development work experience; or
• a high school diploma/GED plus an estimated four years of career development work experience.

In addition to the education and work experience, persons who want to become GCDFs must complete an approved CDF curriculum that includes 120 hours of classroom training and field experience. GCDFs are bound by a code of ethics.

To find out the complete details of the GCDF credential follow our link to the National Career Development Association's web site: www.ncda.org

To download an application packet visit the CCE's web site: http://www.cdf-global.org/

Our next training session will begin in 2010. For more information e-mail our office at info@careerspanusa.com or visit www.gcdfkentucky.org