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)

• Workshop Content
• Training Locations/Dates/Fees
• 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
  

Job and Career Exploration

• How to Use Libraries and The Internet
• Field Research Rather Than Information Interviews
  
• Using Networking to Obtain Referrals and Interviews
  

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 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.

• May 5-6-7, 2008 - San Jose, California Area (Milpitas)
  • Workshop Venue:
    Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
    600 Valley Way, Building 5
    Milpitas, CA 95035
    • Nearby Hotel:
      Best Western Brookside Inn
      400 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
      408-263-5566; $99 per night (includes full breakfast)
      
    • This workshop is 10 miles from the San Jose Silicon Valley Airport.
• July 28-29-30, 2008 - Detroit Michigan Area
  • Workshop Venue:
    Troy School District Service Building
    4420 Livernois Road, Troy, MI 48098
    
    • Nearby Hotel:
      Embassy Suites
      850 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48098
      248-879-7500 - $115 per night
      
• September 8-9-10, 2008 - Washington DC Area
  • Workshop Venue:
    Holiday Inn Eisenhower Metro
    2560 Eisenhower Ave.
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    703-960-3400; $130 per night
    • The workshop is 20 minutes from Reagan National Airport
      
• November 10-11-12, 2008 - Southern California Area
  • Workshop Venue:
    Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport
    6225 West Century Blvd at Sepulveda
    Los Angeles, CA 90010
    310-670-9000 or 800-333-3333; (Ask for Career Development Network rate) $109 per night
    • Airport LAX Complimentary Airport Shuttle
• January 5-6-7, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
  • Workshop Venue:
    Crown Plaza-Orlando Airport
    5555 Hazeltine National Dr.
    Orlando, FL 32812
    407-856-0100; $129 per night
    • Complimentary Hotel Shuttle to and from airport.
      

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