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NCDA’s monthly web magazine for career practitioners

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Providing individuals with relevant skills and knowledge to assist others in planning careers and obtaining meaningful work

Credentialing

Diverse, high quality competency-based credentials that effectively uphold NCDA’s standards and ethics

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NCDA offers carefully selected products for all career development professionals

Welcome!

The National Career Development Association (NCDA) provides professional development, publications, standards, and advocacy to practitioners and educators who inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals.

 

Please see our Latest News section below for our response to COVID-19. 


Latest News

NCDA's COVID-19 Response

Our main message: Flatten the curve & practice social distancing

A Message about the Coronavirus from NCDA's Executive Director

Spring Issues Published

CDQ, CD, CCC available now!

NCDA Involved in Capitol Hill Briefing

POSTPONED until further notice

Credentialing Application System Open

Dr. Deborah Bloch, NCDA 1991-92 National President

E-books Available in the Career Resource Store

Purchase PDFs now!

Langevin, Thompson Introduce Bill to Strengthen Career Counseling in Middle and High Schools

Press Release reveals Bipartisan legislation would provide federal funding for states to develop career counseling frameworks

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Upcoming Events

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Thu
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April 2-3, 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2020 MCDA Annual Conference

Columbia, Maryland

Fri
17
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April 17, 2020

Michigan Career Development Association Annual Conference

Career Development as Social Justice: Reviving Our Roots

Grand Rapids, MI

Fri
8
2020
May 8, 2020
8:00AM-4:30PM

California Career Development Association Annual Conference

"Practical Strategies for Launching, Shifting, and Redesigning Careers"

Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA

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Featured Product

March Book Sale

Teaching Career Development

A Primer for Instructors and Presenters (2nd edition)

Teaching CD 2 Buy the print or e-book 
for $20 during the month of March!

This second edition of this monograph not only provides strategies for delivering key components of career development in enthusiastic, innovative and more meaningful ways, it covers updated standards and new technologies. An entire chapter offers 50+ active learning strategies useful for beginning and intermediate instructors of undergraduate and graduate career development courses and presenters of career development workshops. The author, Debra Osborn, has taught face-to-face and online university courses for over 20 years and has presented numerous national and international workshops on teaching career development.

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