FCD Certification

Dates: Feb 3 – June 20, 2025

Participation: ~6 months (5 live classes & online in between; scroll down for exact days/dates) 

Contact Hours: 120 NCDA contact hours

Course Fee: $1,299 Pay in full by December 16 & SAVE $100 (Use Promo Code EARLYBIRD)

Course Materials

Facilitating Career Development Student Manual, most recent edition; available for purchase through the NCDA website.

3 College Credits available for an additional $435 (check-only payment)

Instructor

Linda Sollars

Linda has provided Facilitating Career Development (FCD) training for the past 17 years. She holds master's degrees in adult development and creative writing, is an affiliate professor at Regis University, and carries both the Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor (GCDFi) and the Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) credentials.

Who The FCD Training Course Is For

If you are a career practitioner interested in becoming a trained, certified career professional this class is for you. You’ll develop the skills to meet GCDF and CCSP credentialing requirements for jobs in many different sectors. And you’ll be more attractive to prospective employers because they know you have met national standards and have developed a clearly defined scope of practice.

Format

The 120-hour class meets over 5 months to prepare you for success in the growing field of career development. This course combines face-to-face training with e-learning to give you the skills you need to work in any type of career development setting.

You’ll spend five (5) days interacting with your instructor and peers in a live classroom setting (currently live Zoom sessions). The remainder of the class is a combination of engaging online learning, discussions, and fieldwork.

Live Class Schedule

All “Zoom-live” times below are 8:30 am – 12:30 pm (Eastern Time Zone)

CLASS 1 (2 half-days):  Thursday, February 13 & Friday, February 14

CLASS 2 (2 half-days):  Thursday, March 13 & Friday, March 14

CLASS 3 (2 half-days):  Thursday, April 10 & Friday, April 11

CLASS 4 (2 half-days):  Thursday, May 8 & Friday, May 9 

CLASS 5 (2 half-days):  Thursday, June 5 & Friday, June 6 

Note: The asynchronous online portion of the class continues 2 weeks after the final live class on June 20.

Technical Requirements

Must have Internet access with the ability to read Microsoft Word documents and Adobe PDF files and the ability to view videos (primarily YouTube videos).

Refund Policy

• Payment in full is due at least 1 week before the seminar begins unless other arrangements have been made.
• Cancellations less than 1 week before class begins will result in a $50 fee. The remaining amount will be sent promptly to you. (within 2 weeks from receipt of cancellation request).
• Cancellations once the seminar begins – no refund.

*For Credit Card purchases only. Due to changes in PayPal's User Agreement where PayPal still charges Peak-Careers their ~3% PayPal fee when refunding, if you cancel, we will refund your entire payment minus the PayPal fee.

If Peak-Careers cancels the seminar, a full refund will be granted.

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