About the Career Advising Program
Career Development is an interdisciplinary field which takes into account workplace dynamics and individual growth and change. Career Advisors help focus clients’ skills, interests and values while teaching them how to gather information about workplace options and helping them develop strategies to reach their career goals.
UC San Diego Extension’s Career Advising Specialized Certificate Program is designed for WIB/Workforce Partnership Career Advisors to bring them the latest information on current economic trends, coaching techniques, career-building strategies, and interpersonal communications.
Career Advisors work with individuals in all stages of work or life, including those transitioning fields, students looking for their first job, veterans re-entering the job market, or individuals facing retirement. The diversity of clients reflects the dynamic and evolving workforce in the U.S. This program provides an organized and comprehensive approach to information, theories and best practices in career development.
Earn the CWDP certification!
Students completing the program are eligible to receive the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) certification through the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). The CWDP is a nationally recognized credential for individuals who have demonstrated they have what it takes to provide the highest quality services to our nation's job seekers and businesses.
Benefit to Participants
- Education to impact day-to-day and long term productivity and professional growth
- Share and learn from peers, gaining best practices, new perspectives, strengthened relationships and new contacts
- Develop skills to serve an increasing diverse customer base with widely varying needs
- Learn the competencies of the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) national credential
Earn the CWDP certification
Students completing the program are eligible to receive the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) certification through the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). The CWDP is a nationally recognized credential for individuals who have demonstrated they have what it takes to provide the highest quality services to our nation's job seekers and businesses.
Career Advising
Required Courses
WIBs and One-Stops
A dynamic organization with highly-skilled and capable staff allows WIBs and their One-Stops to:
- Quickly respond to the changing demands of the workplace
- Innovate from the ground up (not top down)
- Gather strength from collective knowledge
- Seek continuous improvement through principles imbedded in plans and culture
- Close the skill gap of staff, raising the bar for high performance and fostering employee engagement
- Staff a state-of-the-art One-Stop with requisite talent
- Leverage Capstone projects as roadmaps for process improvement
- Create a team of problem solvers and the next generation of leaders
- Immediately applicable skills
Certificate Guidelines
Career Advisors will participate in 3 courses approximately 100 hours of instruction and coursework over 3 quarters and will earn 12 academic credits from UC San Diego Extended Studies. Courses have been created using Canvas, a learning management system software application that enables educational course content to be delivered over the internet (online).
Together, students and instructors will be creating a learning community where ideas and concepts are shared using various online learning approaches, including structured activities, varied readings, group discussions and lectures.
Knowledge of powerpoint recommended but not required.
FAQs
On a weekly basis, students must logon and review the lectures, activities and complete the assignments for that week. Together, students and instructors will be creating a learning community where ideas and concepts are shared using various online learning approaches, including structured activities, varied readings, group discussions and lectures.
Advisory Board
Andy Hall, M.B.A.
Virginia Hamilton
Reg Javier
Bob Lanter
Mike Lawrence
David McMunn
Adam Peck, M.P.Adm.
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