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Moving Careers
Forward

The Institute for Career Advising & Development (ICAD) powers professional learning to maximize your impact on those you work with.

Featured Courses

Designed to meet the needs of professionals across the world, we offer both synchronous and asynchronous courses for you to complete at your desired pace. Choose from comprehensive Career Advisor Training programs or micro-credential courses to elevate your knowledge in a specific subject area.

Career Advisor Training: Advanced

Deepen your knowledge of career advising best practices with this comprehensive course and earn the internationally-recognized IACA credential.

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Career Advisor Training: Essentials

Gain a foundational understanding of critical career development concepts to help guide others and earn a certificate.

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Career Advising:
Micro-Credentials

Choose from a variety of career advising topics that interest you to expand your knowledge while also gaining industry recognition.

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Private Training

For organizations and schools looking to create a comprehensive training for their staff members to actively participate in under the guidance of an instructor, we offer a variety of options for custom Career Advisor Training: Advanced cohort trainings.

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Testimonials

TESTIMONIALS

“There are so many valuable things that I have learned from this course that I will be taking with me into not just my work life, but into my daily life.”

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ICAD Benefits

Learn on Your Time

ICAD courses allow for maximum flexibility. Choose our self-paced courses to learn on your own time, or register for a private cohort to learn with a live instructor.

Knowledge to Succeed

Earn Industry Recognition

When you complete a career advising training course with ICAD, you can feel confident in the strategies and knowledge you have to guide the individuals you advise.

Stay ahead of the latest trends and strategies in career advising while gaining badges, certificates, and credentials for all ICAD courses

ICAD Overview

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Expertly Crafted
Career Advisor Training

Individuals who enroll in a professional development course from ICAD can expect a highly engaging and thought provoking experience. Each module we offer pushes participants to uncover the "why" behind career development and reveal proven strategies for helping students and adults to create a purposeful career pathway.

Pursuing career advisor training can not only impact your professional life, but your personal one too. We're proud to say that many of our PD course participants have come away from our programs with a reinvigorated mindset on how to approach career pathway planning, and a plan toward achieving their goals.