Global Career Development Facilitator Certificate

GLOBAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR (GCDF)
CERTIFIED CAREER SERVICES PROVIDER (CCSP)
WIOA Approved

This certificate program offers training required for national credentialing as a GCDF and a CCSP. Professionals with these credentials work in education, workforce development, non-profit, government, and community agencies as well as in consulting and private practice.
The Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) and the Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) designate individuals who have met the requirements set forth by the National Career Development Association and the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.

Benefits of Program Completion include an international credential, marketable certification, and professional recognition, as well as learning skills to advance your own career.

This is a hybrid version blended 4 virtual classroom sessions with independent, online learning.  It is not a self-paced class, however.  Students are expected to meet specific deadlines for completing assignments.  GCDF/CCSP is an internationally recognized certification program, which designates individuals working in a variety of career development settings who have met the requirements set forth by the NCDA and Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. GCDFs/CCSP may serve as:

• Workforce development personnel
• Job Counselors
• Career development case managers
• Job search trainers
• Career resource center coordinators
• Career coaches
• Career development group facilitators
• Intake interviewers
• Human resource career development coordinators
• Employment/placement specialists
• Occupational and labor market information resource persons
• High school career center managers 

What the program provides: 

• Training required for national GCDF certification eligibility
• Training required for the Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) certification
• Enhanced skills and knowledge you can apply immediately
• Instruction by a qualified team of nationally certified and highly experienced faculty  

What you will learn: The GCDF program includes in-depth study of the following major topics:

• Ethical and legal issues
• Career development models
• Employability skills
• Training clients, peers and groups
• Technology, computers, websites
• Consultation skills
• Promotion and public relations
• Helping skills
• Assessment and assessment instruments
• Program management and implementation
• Labor market information and resources
• Working effectively with diverse populations

The GCDF Program is offered through a partnership with the National Career Development Association & the Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc.

Course Material: Students must purchase a textbook in order to complete the course. The textbook for this course is: Facilitating Career Development, Student Manual, Revised 5th Edition. Students can choose either an ebook or a hardcopy book.

Mandatory Zoom Sessions: 8:30am - 4:30pm on February 19, March 12, April 2, April 30 of 2027
Please contact us at 952-358-8343 for more information about the GCDF certificate.

3rd Party Authorization Form: If you are paying via a 3rd party, please download this form, have it filled out, and submit it to us at ncal@normandale.edu.