• All are limited to 24 participants
  
• The Coach workshop is three-days
  
• The Business workshop is one-day
  

What is the organization that grants these credentials?
The Career Planning and Adult Development Network is a non-profit international membership organization of professionals who work with individuals in job and career transition. Founded in 1979, the Network publishes a bi-monthly Career Planning & Adult Development Network Newsletter and quarterly Career Planning & Adult Development Journal; and sponsors professional development institutes internationally. The Network's training programs are approved for continuing education hours by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).


What are these certification programs?
The Job & Career Transition Coach and the Career Development Coach programs each involve the successful completion of an intensive, hands-on workshop. Graduates must demonstrate their knowledge and skills on Transition and Development Coaching and participate fully in the training session. Only those attendees who successfully complete the programs are certified.


Who can enroll in one of the "open" enrollment certification training sessions?
Any professional who has the responsibility of counseling, guiding, advising, coaching, or training individuals in job search and/or career planning activities can enroll. While there are no rigid educational requirements, most participants hold bachelors degrees and some hold advanced degrees and formal counseling credentials. Formal counseling training is not required.


Can organizations sponsor "closed" training sessions for their staff members?
Government, educational and social service agencies can sponsor certification training programs for their employees. The organization provides the training facility, pays a set instruction and materials fee, and reimburses one trainer's hotel, meals, and travel expenses. Contact Dick Knowdell at the Network at (408) 272-3085 or e-mail: rknowdell@mac.com to discuss arranging an on-site workshop.


Will a certificate be granted?
Individuals who satisfactorily complete any of the training programs will be granted Certification by the Career Planning and Adult Development Network and receive a certificate of competence. The certification is based on the demonstrated mastery of the skills, knowledge and techniques during one of the intensive training programs.


Continuing Education Hours
Individuals Who Attend These Workshops Earn Continuing Education Hours that are Approved for National Certified Counselors by the National Board for Certified Counselors (#5055), Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (#3111).

Partial list of organizations that have sent their staff members to our training and certification workshops.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Sprint, USAA, Zilog, Medrad, First Chicago National Bank, 76 Products, Advanced Micro Devices, Weyerhaeuser Company, TIAA-CREF, MCI, US Airways, Hasbro, Northrop Grumman, State Street Bank, Nursing Spectrum, Crestar Financial Corporation, Bank One, Medtronic, Inc., Lockheed Martin, American Express, SCANA Corporation, ORBIS Corporation, Southwest Airlines, Midway Products, Boeing

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Sturgeon Creek College, Mount San Antonio College, Detroit College of Business, Coastal Carolinas Community College, Lane Community College, Foothill College, Chemeketa Community College, Woodbury University, Cornell University, University of the Pacific, Mission College, University of
California-Santa Cruz, University of California-Santa Barbara, College of the Sequoias, Northwestern Michigan College, Michigan State University, Davenport College, Delta College, Cornish College of the Arts, Clackamas Community College, Central Washington University, Everett Community College, Community College of Denver, Eastern Mennonite University, Tulane University Law School

SCHOOLS: Long Beach Unified School District, Solano County R.O.P., Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Cupertino High School

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW), National Resume Writers Association (NRWA), American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Career Management Resources (CMR)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Veterans Affairs Department, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Coast Guard

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: State of Alaska, State of Massachusetts, State of California, Pima County, Los Angeles Fire Department, Westmoreland County Department of Social Services, County of San Diego, Cuyahoga County Public Library

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AGENCIES: Winnipeg Transition Centre, Troy Career Center, Michigan Works, North Carolina Employment and Training, Workforce Strategies, Career Services of Cape Cod, Job Training & Employment Corporation, NOVA Private Industry Council, Rural Human Services, Silicon Valley Private Industry Council, Second Start, Center for Employment and Training, San Luis Obispo Private Industry Council, Traverse City Private Industry Council, Klamath-Lake County Employment and Training, Open Learning Agency, Piedmont Works, Metro Area Re-employment, Iowa Workforce Development, Union County JTPA

PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS: Winning Percentage, New England Consulting Service, Mexican American Community Services, LDS Employment Service, Resource Consultants, Inc., Youth for Understanding, Pathfinders Career Transition Services, Career Management International, World Career Achievement