Global Career Development Facilitator
History
NCDA (National Career Development Association) was an early partner with the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE) in developing and implementing the Career Development Facilitator concept. The CCE was incorporated in 1997 as a nonprofit affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) was the Center's first credentialing project.
In the mid 1990's, it was recognized that official credentialing was needed for career guidance practitioners from varied educational and employment backgrounds. The Global Career Development Facilitator credential was created to promote quality career guidance services by identifying practitioners who have met substantial requirements for training, experience and supervision.
The US Requirements for GCDF certification
include the following:
Highest Educational
Level CompletedExperience in the GCDF
Competency areasGraduate degree 1,400 hours (about 1 year) Bachelor's degree 2,800 hours (about 2 years) Two years of College 4,200 hours (about 3 years) High School Diploma 5,600 hours (about 4 years)
- Proof of completion of a 120 hour CCE-approved curriculum by an approved instructor
- Ethics attestation
Provisional GCDF Status - two ways to meet
provisional requirements:
| Not yet completed 120 - hour required training |
Must document the required combination of education and
experience; applicant has two years to complete training. |
| Lacking experience hours in GCDF competency areas |
Must show proof of successful completion of the required 120
hour training; must be able to document required experience within the 2 year time frame. |
An initiative is underway to improve the quality of career guidance services through the development of a world-wide credential for career guidance practitioners, with current country-specific certifications in Japan, New Zealand, Germany, and Romania, and several others under development.
Annual certifications continue to grow as more instructors and Master Instructors are trained. As of Feb. 20, 2007, the United States recorded 7021 total GCDF applicants and 4878 active certificants.