Job & Career Development Coach (JCDC) for Coaches and Counselors who Work with Employees in Organizations

Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC) for Career Advisors Who Help Customers Find Gainful Employment

(21 Continuing Education Units)

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• About the Trainer-Richard L. Knowdell
• Registration Information
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New This Year: One Workshop - Two Certification Options

Individuals who complete the Career Coach Workshop can now receive either or both of the following credentials:

Job & Career DEVELOPMENT Coach
This credential is preferred by career practitioners who work internally in organizations with employees.
Job & Career TRANSITION Coach
This credential is preferred by career practitioners who provide job search training to job seekers.

Workshop Content
As job search or career development practitioners, we are called upon to assist our clients in making successful short-term job transitions and long term career transitions. Often, these transitions are unwelcome and unplanned. In order to help our clients be successful, we need a simple but comprehensive framework for the transition as well as specific coaching skills that we can use to facilitate, guide and push our clients to success.

The Composition and Configuration of Jobs, and Careers Paths in The 21st Century

The Importance of the Impact of Emotions on Job and Career Transitions

Career Assessment Tools

• Prioritizing Career Values
• Identifying Transferable Skills
• Identifying and Understanding Motivation
• Understanding Work and Management Style
• Assessing Career Interests
• Organizing Assessment Results
  

Job and Career Exploration

• How to Use Libraries and The Internet
• Field Research Rather Than Information Interviews
• Building a Personal Network
• Using Networking to Obtain Referrals and Interviews
• Rewarding Your Contacts
• Hands-on Practice in Goal Setting
  

How to Focus on an Immediate Job Objective or a Long-Term Career Goal

• Matching Skills and Motivation With Tasks
• Matching Styles with Managers and Peers
  
• Matching Career Values with Organizational Values
  

Building and Managing a Job Development Plan or a Career Strategy Plan

Hands-On Practice of Coaching Techniques

• The Coach as ASSESSOR
• Assessing Attributes and Giving Objective Feedback
• The Coach as INFORMATION PROVIDER
• How to Provide Information on Options and Barriers
• The Coach as REFERRAL AGENT
• Understanding How and When to Refer Clients Out
• The Coach as GUIDE
• How to Guide Clients Without Directing Them
• The Coach as TUTOR
• Techniques for Coaching to Obtain Client Movement

Techniques to Get Both Job Search and Career Planning Clients Unstuck

Introduction to Job Search Techniques

• Developing and Building a Network of Contacts
  
• Resumes, C.V.s, and Application Forms
  
• Types of Interviews
  
• Interview Techniques That Work
  
• Salary Negotiation Techniques
  
  

Continuing Education Hours
Individuals who attend network-sponsored workshops earn continuing education hours that are approved for National Certified Counselors (NCC) by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE # 3111)

Training Locations/Dates/Fees
Three-days; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
21 Continuing Education Hours
Limited to 24 participants.

• January 5-6-7, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
  Crown Plaza-Orlando Airport, 407-856-0100 -
  $129 per night. Complimentary Airport Shuttle
• April 20-21-22, 2009 - Melbourne, Australia
  Venue: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  750 Springvale Road, Mulgrave, VIC 3170, Australia
  Hotel: Grand Hyatt Melbourne - A$290 per night
  123 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
  Tel: 61-3-9657-1234 Fax: 61-3-9650-3491
• May 4-5-6, 2009 - San Jose, California Area
  Venue: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 408-946-0500 ext. 201
  1400 Parkmoor Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
  Hotel: Arena Hotel, $70 King; $80 Double 408-294-6500
  817 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
  The hotel is 1.4 miles from the workshop venue.
• July 20-21-22, 2009 - Detroit, Michigan Area
  Venue: Troy School District Service Building, Board Rm
  4420 Livernois Road, Troy, MI 48098
  Hotel: Holiday Inn-Troy, 248-689-7500 $89 per night
• September 14-15-16, 2009 - Washington, DC Area
  Holiday Inn Eisenhower Metro, 2560 Eisenhower Ave.,
  Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel: 703-960-3400 - $130 per night
  Complimentary Reagan National Airport Shuttle
• October 19-20-21, 2009 - Boston, Massachusetts Area
  Hyatt Summerfield Suites Boston/Waltham, 54 4th Avenue,
  Waltham, MA 02451 Tel: 781-290-0026 - $179 per night
• December 7-8-9, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
  Crown Plaza-Orlando Airport, 407-856-0100
  $129 per night. Complimentary Airport Shuttle

The registration fee for the three-day workshop is $775 per attendee. The fee includes all materials, luncheons and refreshment breaks. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early on day one for registration procedures. Dress is casual.


About The Trainer-Richard L. Knowdell

RICHARD L. KNOWDELL, MS, NCC, NCCC, CCMF is the President of Career Research & Testing, Inc., author of six books, including Building a Career Development Program: Nine Steps for Effective Implementation. Knowdell has taught at the University of California, San Diego and at San Jose State University. In 1995, President Clinton appointed him to the Board of Examiners of the United States Foreign Service. He has developed four popular career assessment instruments that have been translated into nine languages. He is a past president of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Career Professionals International (ACPI).




For questions and to register contact:
Richard L. Knowdell, Executive Director
Career Planning & Adult Development Network
P.O. Box 611930
San Jose, CA 95161-1930 USA
Tel: 408-272-3085
FAX: 408-272-8851
e-mail: rknowdell@mac.com