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Instructor certification Programs

Anyone who is interested in becoming an instructor for the Career Development Facilitator (CDF) training program may apply to participate in one of the 3-day instructor certification programs listed below. The qualifications needed to be accepted for a CDF Instructor Certification Workshop can be found under Becoming an Instructor.

Typically, the cut-off date for accepting applications is 4-6 weeks prior to the training. Please contact directly the trainers listed for each CDF Instructor Certification Workshop below. They will provide you with application forms and additional information (such as locations and starting times) about each workshop.

The cost to participate in an Instructor Certification Workshop is $1500.  The cost includes a CDF Instructor Manual/eLearning Resource DVD. 

Custom Instructor Certification Workshops may be available by contacting a Master Trainer: Use the "Find a CDF Instructor" search function on the right and change "Type" to Master Trainer.  Use the resulting contact information to select a Master Trainer to inquire about custom instructor certification workshops.

NOTICE: As of July 1, 2012. All NCDA CDF Instructor Certification Workshops must be conducted as one integrated Instructor Workshop at a cost of $1500 (including traditional and eLearning training). 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to utilize the NCDA CDF Curriculum, CDF Instructors must successfully complete the 1-day eLearning Instructor Workshop OR complete the fully integrated CDF Instructor Workshop which includes training on both the Traditional Curriculum and the eLearning Resource DVD.

July

July 5-7, 2013

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Boston, Massachusetts

July 18-20, 2013

Event Trainer: Kelly Curry

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Boise, Idaho

August

August 15-17, 2013

Event Trainer: Malka Edelman

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Long Beach, New York (Long Island)

September

September 12-14, 2013

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

New Orleans, LA

October

October 18-20, 2013

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Denver, Colorado

October 23-25, 2013

Event Trainer: Constance Jenkins Pritchard

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Ocean City, New Jersey

October 24-26, 2013

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November

November 14-16, 2013

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Dallas, Texas

January

January 16-18, 2014

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Orlando, Florida

February

February 1-3, 2014

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Baltimore, Maryland

April

April 10-12, 2014

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Chicago, Illinois

May

May 1-3, 2014

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Las Vegas, Nevada

June

June 17-19, 2014

Event Trainer: Ellen Weaver Paquette and Cheri Butler

TRADITIONAL/eLEARNING

Long Beach, California

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