Career Development Practitioner Training

Want to be a career coach, job search trainer, intake interviewer, employment counsellor, or vocational consultant? Our career development practitioner training can help you get there. To enhance your career practitioner skills even more, try our training workshops.

Career Development Practitioner Certificate

We offer two specializations of our Career Development Practitioner Certificate: Employment Services (full-time) and Career Management (part-time).

This program will prepare you to facilitate, implement, and plan career development programs.

Get certified or earn continuing education credits

Our curriculum follows the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners. Graduates of this program meet the training requirements for international certification as a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF).

The program is also pre-approved for continuing education credits from the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRAC) and the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals (CVRP).

Additionally, our Career Development Theories and Code of Ethics course meets the minimum education requirements for the Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) designation and is pre-approved by the British Columbia Career Development Association (BCCDA).

Learn more about the full-time employment services specialization.

Learn more about the part-time career management specialization.

Professional Development Workshops

Successful career development practitioners must keep up with industry developments and engage in professional training for licensing renewals. We offer recognized certification training workshops that meet both requirements. Workshops run from a few days to several months.