OU offers career development facilitator training for workforce development professionals
Rochester, Mich. – Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services is accepting registration for Career Development Facilitator Training (CDF), a professional certification program for workforce training and career service providers. The next session begins on Tuesday, March 9, in Troy and is a combination of online and classroom instruction.
CDF training is endorsed by the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the National Employment Counseling Association (NECA) and the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). Instructors are experienced practitioners certified by NCDA.
The 120-hour program is designed for individuals who work in the career development field, including employment and displaced-worker services, human resource departments, vocational rehabilitation centers, schools and college career centers. Employability skills; career and labor market information; career planning; case management and referral skills, diversity and special populations; career center management and promotion; and ethical and scope-of-practice issues will be covered.
The CDF certificate program fee is $995 and includes NCDA’s training manual, an instructional DVD and a variety of career development materials and tools. Participants may elect to take the course for OU undergraduate or graduate credit for an additional fee.
To learn more about the program, prospective students can visit www.oakland.edu/cdf. Those interested in enrolling should contact Professional Development at (248) 370-3033 or e-mail to pdfirst@oakland.edu.
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The School of Education and Human Services is now accepting registration for its Career Development Facilitator Training certification program.
Created by David Groves (groves@oakland.edu) on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Modified by David Groves (groves@oakland.edu) on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Article Start Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
