
Career Development Practitioner Certificate (PostGraduate)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Leadership Claims
Career Development Practitioner is the only Career Development graduate certificate program in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Graduation from the program provides the full academic component and partial fulfillment of work experience hours for certification by the Career Development Practitioners’ Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO).
Program Overview
George Brown College’s Career Development Practitioner (C406) program will prepare students to provide advice and guidance related to career exploration, skill acquisition, job search and maintenance. This one-year post-diploma certificate program provides training to enter and/or advance in the field of career development.
FULL DESCRIPTION
George Brown College’s Career Development Practitioner (C406) is a three-semester (one-year) graduate certificate program that prepares graduates to enter the career development sector. The program may also appeal to practitioners working in the field who want to gain additional formal training and job-coaching experience. The career development sector includes nonprofit/community-based, government, post-secondary and private/corporate organizations.
The key objective of the field is to assist clients to be self-sufficient in career exploration, skill acquisition, job search and maintenance. Career Development Practitioners coach and counsel others on:
- job search
- career planning
- career choice and change
- academic and training advising
- identifying and meeting staffing needs
Career Development Practitioners may work with specialized and diverse groups such as:
- youth
- women
- people with disabilities
- immigrants and refugees
This program has been designed to meet the changing needs of the sector and will help meet demand for trained Career Development Practitioners in the GTA and beyond.
The curriculum is designed to meet the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners.
Graduation from the program provides the full academic component and partial fulfillment of work experience hours for certification by the Career Development Practitioners’ Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO).
Fall 2023 intake is still available for domestic students
Start Date: September 5th, 2023- the first day of the F23 semester.
To learn more about this program, please contact Diane Moore at dmoore@georgebrown.ca.
Use this link to learn more about the application process: https://www.georgebrown.ca/programs/career-development-practitioner-program-postgraduate-c406?year=2023&creative=668006529109&keyword=george%20brown%20career%20development%20practitioner&matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrMKmBhCJARIsAHuEAPQe7Z_4eJMcVJz0mapouxq03_QuGt26tRRLSFJYhzsg87haMFlMnsYaAla7EALw_wcB
- Language: English

Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Sep 05 2023
- Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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