GCDF Kentucky -- Global Career Development Facilitator Training for the Future of Kentucky's Workforce

About GCDF

Global Career Development Facilitators (GCDFs) are workforce professionals who help people meet their career goals by providing career counseling and facilitation. GCDFs can be found in various settings, including: Career One-Stop Centers, Employment Services, Veterans Programs, Job Corps, High Schools, Colleges, and Private Placement Services.

The GCDF certification was developed in 1997 by the Center for Credentialing and Education, the National Career Development Association, and the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to provide professional standards and training specifications that ensure workforce professionals are expertly equipped to improve the lives of their clients.

The GCDF certification is now recognized internationally as an indicator that workforce professionals are trained to meet the exact needs of their customers in the most effective manner possible.

GCDF training and certification is provided in Kentucky through a cooperative partnership between the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) and Career Span.

If you are located in Kentucky, and you or your organization is involved in helping people find employment, decide on a career path, or employ a strategy for making a career change, the highly interactive GCDF training program is for you.



About GCDF Global Career Development Facilitators (GCDFs) are workforce professionals who help people meet their career goals by providing career counseling and facilitation. GCDFs can be found in various settings, including: Career One-Stop Centers, Employment Services, Veterans Programs, Job Corps, High Schools, Colleges, and Private Placement Services. The GCDF certification was developed in 1997 by the Center for Credentialing and Education, the National Career Development Association, and the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to provide professional standards and training specifications that ensure workforce professionals are expertly equipped to improve the lives of their clients. The GCDF certification is now recognized internationally as an indicator that workforce professionals are trained to meet the exact needs of their customers in the most effective manner possible. GCDF training and certification is provided in Kentucky through a cooperative partnership between the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) and Career Span. If you are located in Kentucky, and you or your organization is involved in helping people find employment, decide on a career path, or employ a strategy for making a career change, the highly interactive GCDF training program is for you.	...	Instructors Carla Ockerman Hunter, President Career Span, Inc. Prior to becoming President of Career Span, Inc. in 1999, Carla worked six years as the Director of Career Services at Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky. As a Master Career Counselor (MCC) and a Nationally Certified Career Counselor (NCCC), she has extensive career counseling experience with a broad spectrum of clients ranging from high school students preparing for college to working adults making career changes due to job loss, relocation, or retirement. Carla has developed team-building curricula and facilitation sessions on topics including: strategic planning, conflict resolution, and becoming a highly effective performer. She has also written multiple career articles for www.kentucky.com -- the online home of the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper -- and the America Online (AOL) Career Center, and has written material for various career workbooks. Most recently, Carla contributed to the first edition of the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training's statewide instructional career manual, entitled, "You're Hired! An Action Plan for Success in Today's Labor Market." Carla has also assisted companies with retaining top talent, succession planning, and leadership development. Carla is qualified to interpret vocational assessments such as the Strong Interest Inventory (SII), the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Thomas Kilman Instrument (TKI), the FIRO-B, and IDEAS. Since 2005, Carla has been an approved instructor for the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) training offered by the National Career Development Association (NCDA). Carla also serves as a member of the Staff Parish Relations Committee of her church, and is Vice President of Tend My Sheep Ministries, Inc.. She and her husband Mike have three daughters: Annie, Corrie, and Ellie. They also have three long-haired dachshunds: Tootie, Libbie and Riley. You can e-mail Carla at: careerspan@aol.com To find view her professional profile online on LinkedIn, visit: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlaockermanhunter Caroline Francis, Ed.S., NCCC Caroline Francis, Ed.S., NCCC is a certified career counselor with a wide range of expertise. Before joining Career Span, Caroline was the Executive Director of the New Opportunity School for Women in Berea, Ky. She has worked extensively with college students and adults facing transition in their lives and careers. Caroline also served as Assistant Director of the University of Kentucky's Career Center, and worked in the industrial assessment and hiring field. Caroline is certified by National Career Development Association (NCDA) and Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) as a Global Career Development Facilitator instructor. You can e-mail Caroline at: carolinefrancis@hotmail.com.	...	is a partnership of Certified by the Center for Credentialing and Education An approved curriculum and training provider
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