Virginia Career Development Association

 Creating Connections for Virginia's Career Development Professionals

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2011

Global Career Development Facilitator Certification Course - Sponsored by VCDA

This course will be taught by Celeste Hall, Past President of VCDA and Dr. Janet Wall, President of Sage Solutions. It is a 120 hour program involving 40 face to face hours & 80 e-learning hours. Dates for face to face sessions will be May 19, July 14, August 11 and October 6, 2012.

Registration is currently open. For more information, click here.

Testimonial: " The CDf training program has significantly improved my knowledge in many areas of career development. Our instructors were very knowledgeable and supportive as we worked through the program and were always available with guidance and direction when we needed it. I enjoyed their enthusiasm and would recommend the CDF training program to anyone who is looking for a great way to develop their career development skills and knowledge." 2011 VCDA CDF participant

The recent "Best Practices in Creating and Maintaining Academic and Career Plans" Webinar is now available on my webpage. The link to that page is - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/academic_career_plan.shtml . The Webinar is under the Resources section towards the end of the page.

Harvard Report Questions Value of 'College for All' By Catherine Gewertz

By concentrating too much on classroom-based academics with four-year college as a goal, the nation's education system has failed vast numbers of students, who instead need solid preparation for careers requiring less than a bachelor's degree, Harvard scholars say in a report issued today Click here to read article.

The NCDA is offering a FREE pilot web video professional development opportunity: Career Coaching Clients for Success : 10 Lifelong Career Rules by Dr. Rich Feller, Professor of Counseling and Career Development and a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar from Colorado State University .

During this 58 minute video, Dr. Feller will . . .

• Describe the "10 Lifelong Career Rules"
• Provide you with a "Gaps analysis" planning model you can use with your clients
• Demonstrate "More Powerful" planning questions for entering college and work
• Deliver "takeaways" for clients, students and parents.

Click here to link to this online video.

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2010 - Click here

2009 - Click here

2008 -Click here.