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

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Fall

September 2 -December 26, 2025

Required Zoom Meetings

October 9 – 10 and November 13 – 14

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Refresher Course

Good through 2024

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Summer Institute

July 17 – July 18, 2025

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FCD Alumni Workshop

The Alumni meeting is hosted by the UW-Madison School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE).  This partnership was made possible by the generosity of the School of Education Dean’s Office.

December 13, 2024  9:00am-3:00pm CST  Delivered Remotely

Presenters:  Judy Ettinger, Renee Hannen, Kelsey Harrington, Danielle Marriner, April McHugh, and Martha Thomford

Topics will include: The Narrative Approach, How to Identify Job Scams, and Free Resources Recommended by Professionals

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

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