Facilitating Career Development (FCD)

Our mission is to advance the career, college, and workplace readiness of youth and adults across education, workplace, family, and community settings.

FCD Classes

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has led the movement to provide training and professional development to those who work in career services. Primarily, our talents lie in providing instruction for the Global Certified Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) certification and the Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) certification.

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CDF Certification Class

Institutes

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We also continue to update professionals through our Summer Institutes and annual December Alumni meeting. These events provide an opportunity to network with colleagues and to receive quality professional development training, on new topics every year.

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GCDF and CCSP Training

Summer

May 27 – September 12, 2025

Required Zoom Meetings

June 19 – 20 and July 24 – 25

*Registration will open in the near future*

Fall

September 2 -December 26, 2025

Required Zoom Meetings

October 9 – 10 and November 13 – 14

*Registration will open in the near future*

GCDF Alumni Workshop

December 13, 2024

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Refresher Course

Good through 2024

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Summer Institute

July 17 – July 18, 2025

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-All classes and workshops are currently being offered online. –

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