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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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 International 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 ​every other week from 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. 


Upcoming Classes:

Sessions5-Week Term Dates 

Fall 2025

​November 13 - December 18, 2025

November 18 - December 23, 2025

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December 11, 2025 - January 15, 2026

December 16, 2025 - January 20, 2026

Winter 2026

January 6 - February 10, 2026

January 15 - February 19, 2026

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February 17 - March 24, 2026

February 24 - March 31, 2026

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March 19 - April 21, 2026

March 26 - May 5, 2026

Spring 2026

April 9 - May 12, 2026

April 16 - May 21, 2026

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May 14 - June 18, 2026

May 21 - June 25, 2026

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June 9 - July 14, 2026

June 16 - July 21, 2026

Summer 2026

July 16 - August 11, 2026

July 16 - August 18, 2026

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August 13 - September 15, 2026

August 20 - September 22, 2026

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September 10 - October 15, 2026

September 17 - October 22, 2026

Fall 2026

October 6 - November 10, 2026

October 13 - November 17, 2026

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November 12 - December 17, 2026

November 19 - December 24, 2026

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December 1, 2026 - January 5, 2027

December 8, 2026 - January 12, 2027


School Career Development Advisor (SCDA)

Training & Credentialing Program

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"Excellent! Melyssa was knowledgeable, patient, kind and helped to make the material relevant to our personal situations." - Meredith Chicklis,



​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.