CDF

Course Details & Registration Information

Course Content

• Basic Helping and Facilitation Skills
• Career and Labor Market Information and Resources, including the Internet
• Career Development Models and Theories
• Career Planning Processes
• Case Management and Referral
• Cutting-Edge Job Search including Electronic Job Search
• Diversity and Specific Population Needs
• Ethical and Scope of Practice Issues
• Informal and Formal Assessment Approaches
• Professional and Resource Portfolios
• Workshop Facilitation

Benefits

• Recognition as a Globally Certified Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) after meeting training and additional requirements through the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.
• Enhanced skills and knowledge, immediately applicable to your work
• Increased marketability with employers looking for career development practitioners
• Networking with other career development professionals
• Twelve credits from Chemeketa Community College
• Continuing education credit applicable to many professional organizations/ certifications

Class Details

Classes are on a regular college term schedule, although, they are designed in a week-end cohort model.

Classes begin in October and are held at the Salem Campus of Chemeketa Community College, 4000 Lancaster Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.

The classes meet once a month, October through June, on Fridays from 1 - 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pre-Registration

Consent of the Instructors is required. Class size is limited. To pre-register, please e-mail Beth Salisbury at salisburycdf@aol.com or Krissa Caldwell at krissacaldwell@comcast.net

Tuition/Fees

Tuition is based on 4-credit hours per term. Fees include college and class fees. Books are additional and prices vary each term.

Updated October 2006 by the College Advancement Department.