Summary - Career and Education Advising Course

INVEST IN HELPING ADULT LEARNERS SUCCEED

Designed specifically for those who provide career and education advice to adults; this course will help participants apply career development theory to their work and assess the value of education and training related to career choices.

Explore Critical Topics for Career Advising

CAEL's 12-week CEAC intensive course covers the following key topics:

Apply career development theory to your work
Advising Adults: Approaches and Competencies
Exploring Career and Education Options
Advising Diverse Populations: understanding social, cultural and economic contexts
Advise a diverse workforce
The Career Planning Process: assessment; data-gathering; goal-setting; action plan
Ethics in Advising
Capstone: You will be required to exhibit understanding of the skills necessary for providing successful career and education advising

Learning Experience

The course is delivered online in a mostly asynchronous manner. This means that you can participate by watching presentations, reading content, completing activities, reflecting, writing, and discussing topics with your fellow students in the community forums at a time that is convenient for you. There will be options for live interaction with the course facilitator and other participants several times during the course.

The final week of the course is dedicated to presentation of and feedback on Capstone projects.

Delivery & Earning Your Certificate of Completion

This course is instructor-led, asynchronous, and offered online.
Participant engagement is approximately 7 hours per week.
The total number of points available for the course is 224. To successfully complete the course and earn a certificate of completion students must complete all assignments and earn at least 192 points.
There will be a penalty of one-half point per day on assignments and assessments that are turned in late unless the instructors are informed of extenuating circumstances.
Certificates of completion are emailed to successful students approximately three weeks after the final day of class

Cohort Models & Customized Training

If you are interested in purchasing a cohort model for up to 25 individuals for your institution, please contact Scott Campbell, CAEL's VP, Partnership Development at scampbell@cael.org to discuss our synchronous, virtual delivery options.

Interested in a customized credit for prior learning program for your institution? CAEL offers customized training programs designed to support your institution's specific CPL program needs. Please contact Scott Campbell, CAEL's VP, Partnership Development at scampbell@cael.org to discuss available options.

Cancellation Policy

Students who withdraw from the course within one week after the start of the course may request a full refund, minus a $150 processing fee.

Students who withdraw within two weeks after the start of the course may request to be re-enrolled in a future section for a $350 re-enrollment fee. Students who fail to re-enroll will forfeit their entire registration fee. All requests for refunds or re-enrollment must be made via email to your instructor and membershipservices@cael.org.

NAWDP Recertification

CAEL's instructor-led training counts towards recertification of NAWDP's CDWP credential! Hours spent in these courses will help participants gain job-relevant and future-ready knowledge towards NAWDP's five competencies:

Customer Service Methodology
Diversity in Workforce Development
Labor Market Information and Intelligence
Principles of Communication
Workforce Development Structure, Policies and Programs

Learn more about the value of becoming a credentialed workforce development professional and the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)'s work to connect job seekers, educators, and companies to advance the American economy.

Career and Education Advising Course:

Successful completion of this course will count as 24 hours of professional development in competencies 1,2,3 when applying for NAWDP's CWDP recertification.

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