The Facilitating Career Development (FCD) program is an internationally recognized training certificate program for people working with clients/students in career development or job counseling. The 120-hour class meets to prepare you for success in the growing field of career development. This course combines face-to-face training with eLearning to give you the skills you need to work in any type of career development setting. The FCD title designates individuals working in a variety of career development settings who have met the requirements set forth by the Council on Credentialing & Education, Inc. (CCE) and the National Career Development Association (NCDA). Those who complete this course are qualified to apply to become a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) or a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF).
Completion of this course qualifies an individual to sit for the NCDA Certified School Career Development Advisor. More information can be found on the NCDA website at https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/credentials_cscda.
This training is designed for individuals working in the Kindergarten to Grade 12 sector. They work in these primary areas: student career education and advising, working with business and industry as the school’s key point of a contract, and organizing career-related events such as career days, job fairs, company tours, or internship/externships.