LifeSteward – career coaching for a flattened world in a green century

-Career & Vocational Facilitator Training

Four-session course for 8 hours/day for 4 days covering Career Development Facilitation, the Helping Relationship, and Career Information & Exploration Resources.  Other customized schedules and sessions can be arranged.

For dates, schedules, and locations, or to arrange a training schedule, contact us.

Satisfactory Completion qualifies trainee to apply for National Registration as a Global Career Development Facilitator /United States (GCDF) with the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) of the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC). Trainees must qualify for this certification/registration based on NBCC’s eligibility requirements.

 Global Career Development Facilitator /United States (GCDF-US) are trademarks of the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) of the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC).

Session/date Topics

Before training begins

Study Guide and instructions sent to participants in advance of first session

Session 1,

8 hours

 

 Career Development and Employability in the 21 st Century Role of Career Development Facilitator and Career Development Theory/Application I

  • CDF Roles/Settings/Responsibilities
  • Structural Theories/Application
  • Developmental Theories/Applications
  • Life-as-Career Theory/Applications
  • Transitions Theory/Applications
Career Development Theory/Application II (and Unit 1 Exam preview)

  • Cognitive Theories/Applications
  • Emerging Career Development Theories/Applications
  • Career Planning Process
Facilitator Communication/Helping Skills I

  • The Helping Process
  • Improving Interviewing Techniques

Using Requests and Questions/Reflective Listening Skills

Session 2,

8 hours

 

 Facilitator Communication/Helping Skills II

  • Cross-Cultural Communication and Special Group Needs
  • Four “S” Transition Model

Career Assessment Tools

  • Informal Assessment
  • Formal Assessment
  • Assessment Process and Common Mistakes
Legal and Ethical Considerations (and Unit 2 exam preview)

  • Employment Law and Regulations
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Rehabilitation Act
  • Ethical Issues, Standards, and Cases

Session 3,

8 hours

 Career Information Resources

  • Labor Market Information
  • Career Development Information
  • Consumer Price Index and Other Measures of Cost and Expense
  • O*NET and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Methods of Exploring Careers

  • Job Classification
  • Local Information Sources
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Guide for Occupational Exploration
  • Professional and Trade Associations
  • Standard and North American Industrial Classification Systems
  • Effective Use of On-line and Computerized Career Information Resources
Blending Training and Education for Career Development (and Exam 3 preview)

  • Formal Education
  • Informal Education/Training
  • Importance of Professional and Trade Association Membership

Designing a Career Development Training Program

Session 4,

8 hours

 Client Assessment and Career Decision Making

  • Initial Review and Assessment
  • On-going Assessment and Portfolio Development
  • Career Decision Making and Management for Retention and Resiliency
  • The Case for Releasing with Outplacement
Helping Clients Find New Work Assignments and Stay Employable I

  • Strategies for Winning New Assignments
  • Career Security Skills
Helping Clients Stay Employable II (and Exam 4 and Final Exam previews), and Completing the Career Development Process

  • On-line Resources for Career Management
  • Strategies for Assisting Client Self-Management
  • The Future of Career Development Facilitation, Counseling, and Coaching
NOTE: Topic sequence may differ depending on makeup and knowledge base of trainees.

 

Pricing negotiated per person depending on group size includes 400+ page Study Guide/Manual and five scored examinations, supplemental handout materials, supplementary text and CDROM, and access by phone and e-mail to instructor for six months following completion of course. Morning and afternoon breaks and one-hour for lunch on-your-own included in the four-day schedule with 1-4 weeks between sessions. ( A minimum number of four participants registered required to offer training as scheduled.) Other customized training can be designed, scheduled, and priced for special groups.

Instructor:  Ken Soper, MA, MDiv, MCC, NCC, NCCC, CDFI