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

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) designates 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 includes 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 the completion of 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, web sites
  • 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 and can purchase the book here.  (It is okay to share or borrow the textbook from colleagues who have taken the course previously.)

Mandatory Zoom Sessions: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm on March 7, March 28, April 18 and May 16, 2025
Please contact us at 952-358-8343 for more information about the GCDF certificate.

3rd Party Authorization Form: if you are paying by a 3rd party, please download this training authorization form, get it filled and submit the form to us at ncal@normandale.edu.  
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Class Details

30 Session(s)
Days of the Week :Multiple Days of the Week :
  Weekly - Mon, Fri.  
  Weekly - Fri.  
  Weekly - Fri.  
  Weekly - Fri.  
  Weekly - Fri.  

Location : Multiple Location : 
  Online - Zoom. 
  Online with Selected Zoom Sessions.

Instructor : Jessica Ayub 

CEUs : 12

 

Notice

Please read:  Course Material: Students must purchase a textbook in order to complete the course. The textbook for this course is: Facilitating Career Development, Student Manual, 5th Edition- Students can choose either an ebook or a hardcopy book and can purchase the book here: (It is okay to share or borrow the textbook from colleagues who have taken the course previously.)
- This 120-hour course is highly interactive and designed for busy, working adults. Learners will complete online training and will meet several times throughout the course, as a cohort via zoom.
- Online content can be accessed anytime, at the learner’s convenience
- Zoom class dates are meant to provide opportunities for collaboration and for participants to develop their skills and refine their core competencies.
- Spring 2025: March 3 - May 30, 2025
- Mandatory Zoom Sessions: 8:30 am - 4:30pm on March 7, March 28, April 18 and May 16, 2025  

Tuition: 

$1,380.00

Registration Closes On
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/3/2025 - 5/30/2025 Weekly - Mon, Fri 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM Normandale (Bloomington), Online with Selected Zoom Sessions  Map Jessica Ayub 
3/7/2025 - 3/7/2025 Weekly - Fri 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Normandale (Bloomington), Online - Zoom  Map Jessica Ayub 
3/28/2025 - 3/28/2025 Weekly - Fri 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Normandale (Bloomington), Online - Zoom  Map Jessica Ayub 
4/18/2025 - 4/18/2025 Weekly - Fri 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Normandale (Bloomington), Online - Zoom  Map Jessica Ayub 
5/16/2025 - 5/16/2025 Weekly - Fri 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Normandale (Bloomington), Online - Zoom  Map Jessica Ayub 

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