What is a School Career Development Advisor (SCDA)?

School Career Development Advisors work in many settings and help prepare students for meaningful work and managing their careers. These providers work with other staff to coordinate the design, implementation, and monitoring of school and community-based efforts to improve the chances of students entering the job market with skills, knowledge, and credentials to be competitive. Examples of this work may include providers of career education, key contacts with business and industry, and organizers of events such as career days, job fairs, or internships/externships.

The objectives for the SCDA Training are organized into two primary competency areas

(1) knowledge of skills related to student advising and

(2) knowledge of skills related to working with business and industry.

SCDA Training can be offered independently, for those with school experience, or it can be offered in collaboration with Facilitating Career Development (FCD) Training for those who want more information on providing quality career development services. SCDA Training is a total of 48 hours of instruction. 

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The training focuses on:

• Business Development and Relations
• Career Services in the K-12 Sector
• Working as a School Career Development Advisor
  

Training Format

Harrison & Associates East offers the SCDA Training as a stand-alone course. The SCDA Training is a total of 48 hours of online instruction consisting of 8 live virtual face-to-face (F2F) hours and 40 eLearning hours. The course is designed to be completed in 5- or 8-weeks, you decide. Live virtual F2F sessions are typically held 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST Tuesdays or Thursdays unless otherwise posted. The eLearning hours may be completed at your own pace within the term dates.

The Student Training Manual is included with your tuition fee and is only available in eBook format. ​

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​Training Objectives

The SCDA Training objectives are organized into two primary competency areas.

1. Knowledge of skills related to student advising.
   
2. Knowledge of skills related to working with business and industry.
   

Harrison & Associates East LLC has been qualified by the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE) as a Registered Credential Training Provider, RCTP No. RCTP1003-GCDF, to provide the FCD training course qualified for credit for eligibility for the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) credential. 

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