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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL

Certified Career
Advisor Program

Empowering HR, Talent Development, Managers, Mentors, and Advisors with the evidence-based frameworks to drive mobility and retention across the modern workforce.

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$5k

The minimum average cost of individual entry-level turnover lost by companies.

SHRM

41%

Of people cite "lack of career advancement & development as a reason they left their current position.

McKinsey

23%

Increase in profitability experienced by organizations with highly engaged employees.

Gallup

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Career Advisor Certification
for Individuals and Teams

Build career advising skills through flexible professional development for workforce professionals and organizations. Choose self-paced individual enrollment or team training designed to support internal mobility and consistent advising practices.

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For Individuals

Self-Paced Training

Complete the certification at your own pace and gain practical tools for career advising and employee growth.

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For Organizations

Train Your Team

Build consistent career advising capability across teams with training that supports workforce development and internal mobility.

A Certification Designed
for Workforce Impact

Explore the journey to certification, the skills professionals gain, and the impact organizations experience when teams develop stronger career advising capabilities.

Enroll and
Get Access

Complete
the Modules

Earn Your
Credential

Start your certification journey with immediate access to ICAD courses.

Work through the certification training and build practical career advising skills.

Receive your verified digital credential and showcase your expertise.

Certified Career Advisor Courses

A comprehensive program designed to transform HR leaders and people managers into strategic career coaches.

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Introduction to 

Career Development

Introduces career development concepts that support employee growth, mobility, and organizational success across the workforce.

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Organizational Career
Planning Frameworks

Explores career development frameworks that help individuals and organizations align interests, values, roles, and career pathways.

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Utilizing Assessments in Career Coaching

Introduces assessment tools for understanding interests, skills, and
values, and applying results to workforce development decisions.

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Leveraging Data and Technology for Workforce Planning

Examines how data and technology support forecasting talent needs, identifying skill gaps, and improving workforce planning decisions.

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Foundational Career
Coaching Skills

Builds essential career coaching skills, including listening, questioning, goal setting, and motivating employees across career stages.

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Ethics & Compliance in Career Coaching

Reviews ethical guidelines, privacy, boundaries, and compliance in career coaching across workforce and organizational settings.

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Facilitating Career Planning Sessions

Develops practical skills for designing and leading effective individual and group career planning that encourages engagement and goals.

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Foundations of AI
in Career Advising

Introduces artificial intelligence in career advising, emphasizing ethical, human-centered use to support guidance and decisions.

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Trusted by Workforce and
Career Development Professionals

Organizations use ICAD training to strengthen their workforce teams, develop career advising expertise, and equip staff with practical tools to support employee growth and mobility.

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

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Private Cohort Participant

Internal Revenue Service

This was an incredible experience that exceeded my expectations. I’m leaving feeling inspired, empowered, and equipped with new skills and knowledge that I can’t wait to share.

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South Carolina Technical
College System

This is a very informative course that brings everything together for our career management program to be successful.

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Private Cohort Participant

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Take the Next Step

Build the knowledge and strategies needed to guide meaningful career development.

Enroll in the Certified Career Advisor certification or train your team to strengthen career advising across your organization.

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